#Shrines

Mir S

Meenwhile

A thread on “Aborgines” of Kashmir. Often we see Kashmiri Muslims being told to go to Pakistan and so that “real aborigines” could be settled. But who are they? Here

Yael Rice

Yael_Rice

One of the first things I did when I arrived at Amherst College was to ask the staff @meadartmuseum to see everything in the collection from South Asia. They kindly

Camellia Tea Ceremony

camelliakyoto

DECORATING THE NEW YEARAs soon as Christmas is over in Japan, and sometimes on Christmas day itself (depending on whether you celebrate on the 24th or 25th), the Christmas decorations

sai priya

priya_27_

Thread: Hinduphobic origins of the word ‘juggernaut’“Juggernaut” is the Anglicized name for the Hindu god Jagannath, the “Lord of the Universe.” “Juggernaut” entered English in the early 19th c. to

हठयोगी

hathyogi31

#Thread on Hoysala, the forgotten empire. The Hoysales, an indigenous dynasty who ruled for three centuries over almost the whole of Karnataka, leaving a rich heritage of imperishable monuments of

Anjali 🇮🇳

iamanjooti

There are many names by which Mahadeva is known- Neelakanta,Adiyogi,Mahakala. At Triprangode Shiva kshetram,Tirur, Malappuram he is called KaalaSamhara Murthy,one who gave death to the God of Death-Yama. @chathootti @radvind

η⊕ε†ïς- 13337 ωαrﾚ⊕ςκ šﾚαψεr

NoeticCrypto

In the Corpus Hermeticum there is a conversation between Hermes Trismagistus & Asclepius that is very relevant now.He speaks of Egypt but if you substitute it with “America” it fits

cicerfics

cicerfics

Switching gears for a minute:I am really very attached to A/B/O-verse stories where wangxian get together during the Cloud Recesses years.I haven't written one (yet?) but I have so many

Anand Ranganathan

ARanganathan72

7.2 on the Richter scale. Before some muppets start bemoaning the death of the Secular State, this happened at the induction ceremony of Tejas into the IAF. Secularism is TOTAL

Cultural Recall

CulturalRecall

Tonight on #RemembranceThreads I’ll take you for a quick spin about National level stuff in the UK. Warning: this contains some theory and some opinion. Stand back. The National level,

Will Maiden 🏠 - Black Lives Matter

wrmaiden

Reviewers saying Ghost of Tsushima is "not innovative", but I've seen so many charming, interesting or subtle improvements to the genre, that It's a shame everyone's looking for big banner

Amit Schandillia

Schandillia

[THREAD: HISTORY OF THE HINDU TEMPLE]1/102Four hours south of Aswan in Lower Nubia, right by the Nile, is a region dotted with temple complexes built more than 3,000 years ago.

Sis❁

_elissis_

Gods in the heavens arc1/ 𝙆𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙠𝙪𝙮𝙖-𝙝𝙞𝙢𝙚 (Sakuya-bime) is the goddess of Mount Fuji and all volcanoes in Japan. She is also the blossom-princess and symbol of delicate earthly life.

Arun

indtravelphoto

Here is a thread of images from Hampi / ಹಂಪೆ On the week of Kannada Rajyotsava, here is celebrating a place that gave birth to one of the greatest empires

Dana Mirsalis

danamirsalis

It was lovely to get to talk to @olliemox about modern Shinto! As promised, a bibliography with additional sources: (1/15)https://twitter.com/CJS_Uea/status/1362341997428826112 For more on the sticky issue of the concept of "religio

Śrīkānta

shrikanth_krish

Mt Kailāsa and the lake Mānasarovar occupy an exalted place in the imagination of HindusKailāsa is the abode of Shiva while Mānasarovar is viewed as an embodiment of purityBut the

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