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Abstract: Śeṣasamuccaya is the authoritative manual regulating Śākta rituals across Kerala. Starting from Sarasvatī, Pārvatī, Jyeṣṭhā and Seven Mothers, Śeṣasamuccaya captures an array of Śākta pantheons. Focusing on this rarely studied tantric text from Kerala, this talk will deline-ate on the ritual practice of Seven Mothers or Sapta Matr Vidhaana. This study also presents the hypothesis that the Śākta tradition of Kerala is influenced directly by Kashmirian Śaivism.
Bio: Born in 1971 in a famous priestly family in Kozhikode district of Kerala,
Sudheesh Nampoothiri received traditional Vedic and Tantric education at
an early age. He is a post graduate in Physics and has also completed M Phil
in Tantra Sastra. He has written many books on Tantra śastra and Kashmira
śaiva philosophies and is currently doing research at Pondicherry Universi-
ty on ‘cosmological Implications of Tantric Deity Concepts’.
Abstract: Śeṣasamuccaya is the authoritative manual regulating Śākta rituals across Kerala. Starting from Sarasvatī, Pārvatī, Jyeṣṭhā and Seven Mothers, Śeṣasamuccaya captures an array of Śākta pantheons. Focusing on this rarely studied tantric text from Kerala, this talk will deline-ate on the ritual practice of Seven Mothers or Sapta Matr Vidhaana. This study also presents the hypothesis that the Śākta tradition of Kerala is influenced directly by Kashmirian Śaivism.
Bio: Born in 1971 in a famous priestly family in Kozhikode district of Kerala,
Sudheesh Nampoothiri received traditional Vedic and Tantric education at
an early age. He is a post graduate in Physics and has also completed M Phil
in Tantra Sastra. He has written many books on Tantra śastra and Kashmira
śaiva philosophies and is currently doing research at Pondicherry Universi-
ty on ‘cosmological Implications of Tantric Deity Concepts’.
