The goddess, the emperor and the Tantric: re-examining Śivāji in the light of the Śākta traditions of early-modern Maharashtra
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DOI: 10.1080/19472498.2020.1843301
Abstract: ABSTRACT Śivāji Bhonsle (1627–1680) is largely held to be the champion of Vaidika ‘Hindu’ identity, a view apparently demonstrated by his Vedic consecration by Banarasi priests in 1674. In this article, I present religious narratives… read more here.
Keywords: light kta; examining light; tantric examining; goddess ... See more keywords