by Buhnemann, Gudrun
29 cm., pp. xlii+156, col. pl. 18, b/w 22, US$ 32.05 or Rs. 1250
(The present study contributes to an understanding of the aims of Tantric puja, which is intentionally hidden from the common man, and about which many strange notions prevails both in India and the West. As an example of regular Tantric puja practice it presents, with an elaborate introduction and commentary, the Sanskrit text (in English transliteration) and English translation of the second chapter of the Nityotsava. This text was written in 1745 A.D. by Jagannatha Pandita alias Umanandanatha, a Maharastrian Brahmin and disciple of Bhaskararaya Makhindra. It is one of the best known and most respected works of the Srividya school of Hindu Tantrism, a school which is still alive today. The deity worshipped in this ritual is Mahaganapati, a ten-armed form of Ganesa with consort, who is worshipped mainly in Maharastra and South India. The book presents illustrations of different acts of the puja ritual and the ritual gestures (mudra) employed in it.
Gudrun Buhnemann is a Prof. at the Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.
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written by P. Desikan, 2008-03-11 04:21:52
Has any one among you visited Kasaragod in kerala?
I am told that the Mahaganapati installed in a Shiva shrine there is worshipped with great fervour. Have not had the privilege of a visit myself yet.
While Ganapati shrines and Ganapati worship in Shiva shrines are both well attended all over South India, I have not come across many shrines dedicated to this manifestation of Ganesa bhagavan in Tamil land.
Wonder whether the pooja rituals followed in Kasaragod are of Maharashtrian or Namboodiri origin?
Regards. Partha
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Regards. Partha.