Topics on Tantric Cults and Practices

First Online: May 19, 2001
Page Last Updated: November 16, 2024

Tantra (thu-n-tra,  from Sanskrit, technique or methodology): Tantra refers to a class of Sanskrit treatises of theology, yoga, construction of temples, healing, and religious practices such as spells, rituals, and symbols.

Tantric Cults and Practices of India

 

Genitalia Worship
Indians have regarded creation as the grandest miracles and have found divinity in the organs that facilitate it.
Female Worship
"Without the Yoni, even the Lord cannot create", says a tantric prayer. Examples of female power worship.
Worship of Women in India
Dr. Kamat's paper on the tradition of worship of womanhood in India.

See Also:

  • Kamasutra Retold -- New interpretations of ancient text Kamasutra based on post-medieval Indian sculptures, paintings, and literature. Includes graphical interpretations of many sexual positions.

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