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Saxena, Mamta. "Ashwamedha Yagya: Gupta Dynasty." Interdisciplinary Journal of Yagya Research 7, no. 1 (May 22, 2024): 09–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.36018/ijyr.v7i1.120.
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The Ashwamedh Yagya, an ancient Vedic ritual extensively documented in Indian epics and Vedic texts, holds significant historical importance. This ritual, detailed in texts such as the Rig Veda and Yajur Veda, is also elaborated upon in the Mahabharata’s Ashwamedha Parva. Despite its ancient prominence, the frequency and depth of the Ashwamedh Yagya declined over time after the Gupta dynasty. Archaeological evidence, including inscriptions and rock edicts, provides substantial insights into the practice of the Ashwamedh Yagya. The Gupta dynasty's inscriptions, particularly those issued by rulers like Samudragupta and Chandragupta II, provide critical genealogical and historical data regarding the Ashwamedh Yagya. These inscriptions mention the performance of the ritual and highlight its significance during their reigns. Samudragupta, in particular, revived the Ashwamedh Yagya and issued commemorative Ashwamedha coins, which serve as crucial historical artifacts. These coins depict the ritual’s elements and were used to honor the Ashwamedh Yagya, showcasing the advanced metallurgical technology of the Gupta period. Furthermore, archaeological discoveries, including inscriptions and rock edicts, illuminate the extensive practice of Ashwamedh Yagya among the Gupta rulers to build the nation and culture against foreign attackers of the time. Overall, the Ashwamedh Yagya's practice and its documentation through archaeological findings, inscriptions, and coins reveal its extensive significance in ancient Indian history, particularly within the Gupta dynasty, for reviving Vedic culture through Ashwamedh Yagya. \\
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Rao, Vibha. "Contribution of Science in Gupta dynasty." RESEARCH REVIEW International Journal of Multidisciplinary 6, no. 11 (November 12, 2021): 55–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.31305/rrijm.2021.v06.i11.009.
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The Gupta dynasty is considered the climax period of science and technology in ancient Indian history. During this period, there was unprecedented progress in various branches of science (physics, chemistry, medicine and biology and metallurgy etc.), which are proving useful in modern society as well. The Gupta dynasty has also made an important contribution in mathematics, astrology, in the field of astronomy, metallurgy and technology, the Gupta dynasty is maintaining its own identity. The invention of zero, the value of pi, the use of metal in medicine and surgery are the unforgettable gifts of the Gupta dynasty. The art of making various ornaments from metals and minting coins had developed during this period. The people of this period were well versed in sculpture making art and architecture. The caves of Ajanta and Ellora, Shiva temple of Bhumra, Dashavatar temple of Deogarh, Dhamekh Stupa of Sarnath are some of the best examples.
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प्राचीन भारतीय इतिहास में गुप्तकाल को विज्ञान और प्रौद्योगिकी का चरमोत्कर्ष काल माना जाता है । इस काल में विज्ञान के विभिन्न शाखाओ ( भौतिक विज्ञान , रसायन विज्ञान , चिकित्सा व जीव विज्ञान तथा धातु विज्ञान आदि ) में अभूतपूर्व उन्नति हुई जो आधुनिक समाज में भी उपयोगी सिद्ध हो रही है । गणित , ज्योतिष में भी गुप्तकाल का महत्वपूर्ण योगदान रहा है खगोल विज्ञान , धातु विज्ञान व प्रौद्योगिकी के क्षेत्र मे गुप्तकाल अपनी अलग पहचान बनाये हुए है । शून्य का आविष्कार , पाई का मान , चिकित्सा में धातू का प्रयोग तथा शल्य चिकित्सा गुप्तकाल की अविस्मरणीय देन है । धातुओ से विभिन्न आभूषणों का निर्माण व सिक्का ढालने की कला इस काल में विकसित हो चुकि थी । मूर्ति निर्माण कला तथा वास्तुकला में इस काल के लोग पारन्गत थे । अजन्ता व एलोरा की गुफाएं, भूमरा का शिव मन्दिर , देवगढ़ का दशावतार मंदिर , सारनाथ का धमेख स्तूप इसके कुछ उत्कृष्ठ उदाहरण है ।
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He, Liqun. "On the development of Buddhist sculpture in Ye City and the “Ye City Style” reflected by the Bei Wuzhuang hoard." Chinese Archaeology 16, no. 1 (November 27, 2016): 189–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/char-2016-0018.
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Abstract The Ye City was the important Buddhist cultural center of the Central Plains and North China since the 6th century CE. Since the 1950s, rather large amounts of Buddhist sculptures have been unearthed within the scope of the Ye City Site, of which the hoard at Bei Wuzhuang found in January 2012 was the most noticeable. Through the analyses to the materials, motifs, assemblages and sculpturing characteristics of some typical samples from this hoard, the Buddhist sculptures during the Northern Dynasties in the Ye City area could be divided into four phases, which are the mid through late Northern Wei Dynasty, the end of the Northern Wei through the early Eastern Wei Dynasties, the late Eastern Wei through the early Northern Qi Dynasties and the mid through late Northern Qi Dynasty. Moreover, referring to the given historic background, the derivation of the Buddhist thoughts and the cultural communication between China and the West at that time, this paper points out that the so-called dragon-tree-shaped back screen statues popular in the mid through late Northern Qi Dynasty was a brand-new sculpture type integrated the technical tradition and composition characteristics of the white marble sculpture in the Wuding Era of the Eastern Wei Dynasty and the Gupta sculpture style newly introduced in; the creation and diffusion of this sculpture type were tightly related to the Xianbeization and Western Barbarianization policies applied by the imperial court after the founding of the Northern Qi Dynasty and the reform of monastic restrictions managed by Fashang, the Buddhist comptroller-in-chief of the empire from Zhaoxuan Monastery.
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R., L., and Hemchandra Raychaudhuri. "Political History of Ancient India: From the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty." Journal of the American Oriental Society 119, no. 3 (July 1999): 552. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/605994.
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Dolvi, Dr Jayasree. "Administrative Stracture of Mughals an Explanatory Study." Journal of Legal Subjects, no. 11 (September 29, 2021): 18–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.55529/jls11.18.24.
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The management of operations is what we call administration. Even while entire empires can collapse and other rulers can take their place, the administration of a country will continue on indefinitely. It is neither susceptible to transformation by revolution, nor can it be uprooted by upheaval. There were many dynasties that ruled over India, but the Mughal dynasty is considered to be the most significant because it dominated the country on Indian soil for the greatest stretch of time and had its own unique administrative structure. Between the years 1526 and 1707, the Mughals left their imprint on Hindu culture as well as on Hindu history. The Mughals held sway over India for a total of 181 years, during which period the country underwent a number of significant transformations. The Mughal Empire was significant because it united practically the whole Indian subcontinent under its control and brought the various regions of the subcontinent closer together by enhancing both their overland and coastal commercial networks. In addition to this, it was famous for the cultural impact. It was thought to be the first major empire to arise in India after the fall of the Gupta Dynasty. The study provides an insight into the Mughal administrative hierarchy. In order to arrive at a conclusion, the research used a combination of descriptive, historical, and analytical method with qualitative approach.
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Ankita, Ankita. "Education and Empowerment of Women in Ancient India: Exploring a Glorious Past." Shodh Sari-An International Multidisciplinary Journal 03, no. 03 (July 1, 2024): 347–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.59231/sari7738.
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This comprehensive research article delves deep into the multifaceted history of women’s education and empowerment in ancient India. Spanning across various epochs, from the Indus Valley Civilization to the illustrious Gupta dynasty, it meticulously examines the progressive ideals and societal values that laid the foundation for gender equality and the pursuit of knowledge. Drawing from a rich tapestry of primary sources – the sacred Vedas, enlightening Upanishads, and captivating epics – as well as archaeological evidence, this study illuminates the educational opportunities that were availed to women, their active participation in intellectual discourse, and their indelible contributions across myriad spheres of life. Through a nuanced comparative analysis, the complexities and intricate nuances surrounding the status of women in ancient Indian society are brought to the fore. By curating a diverse array of case studies that spotlight notable female figures, delving into the intricacies of legal and social norms, and critically analyzing literary representations, this research endeavors to craft a holistic understanding of the multifarious factors that facilitated women’s empowerment, the formidable challenges they surmounted, and the enduring legacy of their remarkable achievements.
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Patra, Dipankar. "VERIES CITIES OF ANCIENT INDIA : AN ANALYTICAL SURVEY." International Journal of Advanced Research 9, no. 02 (February 28, 2021): 367–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/12457.
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Despite finding the scholars being divided in their opinions, the glorious antiquities of ancient India still continue to grow in stature since time immemorial. The rudimentary remnants of hoary tradition and a journey from the ancient, original and enriched nature of Indian culture to Gupta Dynasty with a passage through the epic age amply vouchsafes the very purpose of the article. With the subdivisions of historical ages, the cities in the Indus Valley Civilization with particular emphasis on the twin cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro along with some cardinal Archaeological credentials as well as discoveries have also been amply highlighted. In addition to that, archeologists, anthologists and ancient historians to the calibre of Sir John Marshall, Hieun Tsang, Daya Ram Sahni,Rakhal Das Bandyopadhya, Nani Gopal Mazumdar, E.J.H. Macky together with excavation samples, carbon analysis, pictograph,inscriptions,numismatic testimonies, different chronological references documented the erstwhile town planning, metropolitan civilization, societal pattern, rituals till the approach of the Aryans. The age of Rgveda and Mahabharata with the historical evidences of Epic cities like (1) Hastinapur, (2) Indraparastha, (3)Girivraja,(4)Mathura, (5) Dwarka, (6) Mahismati (7) Pragjyotishpur, (8) Prabhas, (9) Ayodhya, (10) Mithila have been cited alongside. Henceforth the article aims to allude the noteworthy references from Cities in the Period of Sungas&Guptas in reference of the populaces like Puruspur, Sakala, and historically famous provinces like Uttarapatha (including kandharpart) - Taxila ,(2) Avantrirattha (westrn part)- Ujjayini, (3) Dakhahinapatha - Suvarnagiri ,(4) Kalinga - Tosali (orisya) (5) Prachya, Prachina, Pras- Pataliputra. Thus with a renewed mission of rediscovering ancient India in light of the scientific skill and neatly organised enterprise of the erstwhile civilization, the article tends to delineate contemporary town plans, granaries, ports, tradings and prosperous populaces.
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Vikas, Kumar. "BANARAS: A PARALLEL SPACE OF THE COSMIC UNIVERSE AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO ARCHITECTURE." International Journal of Advanced Research 8, no. 10 (October 31, 2020): 936–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/11920.
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From its prominent position on the river Ganges , Banaras has borne testimony to a flourishing civilization and the many socio-political turmoil associated with a thriving territory from the ancient kingdoms of Aryans with its mention in Ramayana to the combats of medieval rulers of Mauryan and Gupta dynasty and the never ceasing instability during the dominance of Muslim and British regime.[1] The historical unrest has vanished and the city with its inhabitants of “grin-and-bear-it” attitude endured every phase of this turmoil and adapted to it and commemorated every such change in their stories and culture. Every paradigm shift gave Banaras its own unique Art and Culture which it (Banaras) has assimilated and made it its very own signature be it Food, Fabric, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Mode of communication, Weapons, Architecture, Mythology, Tales, Culture, Cult , Art and much more The citys divine image , its elaborate traditional rituals , its prodigious display of the hand-in-hand existence of art and the mundane activities of life. All give it a peculiar feel, though the city has tried to keep pace with time, it has modernized or commercialised but what has stayed with time is what satiates the quench of a mystic or an explorer of Art and Culture . This write up here is an attempt to bring to words the connection between what the oldest civilizations or cults have left to enrich the Art & culture or other-way-round , how by exploring the existing we are able to get a glimpse into the glorious past that has passed and enriched India .This manuscript is a study and construal of Varanasi from the perspective of one who is close enough to the hindu tradition to see its religious significance and also close enough to art , design and academics to know the understanding that Arts and Varanasi might pose. The journey towards the finalization of this script started with mapping the city and searching for the temples mentioned in various texts and my work is based on two primary sources : the city itself with its multitude of temples , its seasons of pilgrimage , the Akharas , voluminous literature on Banaras and its pandas and lay interpreters.
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Ali, Daud. "Hemchandra Raychaudhuri: Political history of ancient India: from the accession of Parikshit to the extinction of the Gupta dynasty. Revised edition with commentary by B. N. Mukherjee. xxxv, 849 pp., 5 foldout maps. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1996. £32.50." Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 62, no. 3 (October 1999): 619. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0041977x00019212.
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Cecil, Elizabeth A., and Peter C. Bisschop. "Idiom and innovation in the ‘Gupta Period’: Revisiting Eran and Sondhni." Indian Economic & Social History Review 58, no. 1 (January 2021): 29–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0019464620982258.
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To show how kingship was enacted and materialised in specific contexts within the ‘Gupta Ecumene’, writ large, this article presents a detailed analysis of two sites that served as centres for political performance, devotional practice, and artistic production between the fourth and the sixth century CE: Eran and Sondhni in the Indian heartland of Madhya Pradesh. Eran is commonly held to be a key site for the study of Gupta art and architecture and holds several important inscriptions from the beginning to the end of the Gupta period, including one issued by Samudragupta. Sondhni is marked by two inscribed columns of Yaśodharman, a former Gupta subordinate who challenged the imperial rulers using metaphors borrowed from Samudragupta’s Allahabad Pillar Inscription. Examining these two sites in dialogue presents an opportunity to identify a shared cultural realm in which local polities participated and developed a transregional ‘Gupta’ political discourse. This study normalises a Gupta-centred imperial history and, in doing so, participates in a wider departure from dynastic history by emphasising the ways in which localised polities and rulers negotiated the political idioms of their day, challenged them, and created spaces for innovation.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Gupta dynasty"
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Hsu, Chia-Sui, and 徐嘉穗. "The Study of Buddhist Statuary In the Gupta Dynasty." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/03184583705139684652.
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碩士華梵大學
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Buddhism has a long history, which once became the main culture of India. After Mahayana emerges, Buddhism belief became many diverse styles. Maitreya and Avalokiteśvara have become the quite important belief. Buddhist Statues were originated from Kushan, The art from Kushan Gandhara and Mathura each a distinctive art style and characteristics. When the Kushan dynasty downfall, the Gupta dynasty was rise in Northern part of India. Mathura and Sarnath became the statuary center of the Gupta period. The harmonious work of Buddhist statues, which was to mark the Gupta period as the Classic Age in India. The consolidation of the empire under the Gupta king, bring the peace and progress of culture which won for Gupta rule the description of the Golden Age. The thesis focus on Buddhist statues in Indian during the Gupta dynasty for our study. Base on the iconography, we analysis the style and form of the statues and mural paintings. Study is based on Gupta dug caves: Ajanta, Ellora, Aurangabad and Bagh caves, we try to observe and conclude the distinguishing feature of the statues in each period. Through the analysis of style change and iconography on Bodhisattva statues, we intend to find out the possible factors influenced of statues style. Finally, the research on statues during the Gupta dynasty, influenced by the Mahayana Buddhism belief, and develop gradually into the Vajrayana. The art of statue is richer, appears the unique style. The art in the Gupta dynasty, has contribution to the India religion art.
Books on the topic "Gupta dynasty"
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Saran, Santosh. History of science and technology during Gupta period. New Delhi: Prachi Prakashan, 1994.
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Sharma, Tej Ram. A political history of the imperial Guptas: From Gupta to Skandagupta. New Delhi: Concept Pub. Co., 1989.
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Basak, Radhagovinda. The history of North-Eastern India: Extending from the foundation of the Gupta empire to the rise of Pala dynasty of Bengal (c.320-760 A.D.). Guwahati, Assam: Bhabani Print & Publications, 2011.
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Gupta gold coins with a Garuḍa-banner, Samudragupta-Skandagupta. Groningen, Netherlands: Egbert Forsten, 1994.
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Vikramaditya the Legend of a King of the Gupta Dynasty (Amar Chitra Katha). India Book House, 2006.
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Peep into the Early History of India: From the Foundation of the Maurya Dynasty to the Downfall of the Imperial Gupta Dynasty. Creative Media Partners, LLC, 2022.
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The rise of Mahāsena: The transformation of Skanda-Karttikeya in North india from the Kuṣāṇa to Gupta empires. Leiden: Brill, 2012.
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Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra, and B. N. Mukherjee undifferentiated. Political History of Ancient India: From the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty. Oxford University Press, USA, 1998.
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"The Gupta Dynasty." In Treasures of the Gupta Empire, 1–30. 2nd ed. Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/jj.17610828.15.
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Davis, Paul K. "Chitorgath." In Besieged, 111–12. Oxford University PressNew York, NY, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195219302.003.0034.
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Abstract In 1192 the forces of Islam under the leadership of Muhammad of Ghor established the Mogul dynasty in the wake of their victory at the second battle of Taraori (Tarain). The Hindus had dominated India since the days of the Gupta Empire after Alexander the Great’s failed invasion in the fourth century B.C., and they still maintained a strong presence on the subcontinent. The strongest, numerically and militarily, were the Rajputs, of modern Rajasthan. The were what later came to be called one of the “martial races” of India, with a strong military aspect to their entire society. Their military prowess had made them for a time the dominant group in northern India, but that came to an end after Taraori. The strongest cities in Rajputana were at Chitor and Ranthambhor, where the most imposing fortifications were built. Chitor GaTh (a fort) for centuries was considered the most impregnable fortress in India, and in the sixteenth century it was under the control of the powerful Sesodian clan. Unfortunately for the Rajputs, the Sesodians were at midcentury ruled by a weak raja (king), Udai Singh II.
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Varier, M. R. Raghava. "Ancient Indian Medical Education." In A Brief History of Āyurveda, 95–100. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190121082.003.0006.
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Some Jātaka stories relate the story of how a bōdhisattva who studied at Taxila treated the king of Kāśi. Taxila remained a centre of excellence for several centuries until it was destroyed by the Huns who invaded India in the first century BCE. Towards the end of the Gupta dynasty there was a resurgence of the old tradition of universities as noticed and described by the Chinese traveller Hsuan-tsang. He has recorded an excellent account of the mahāvihāra and the university at Nālanda. According to Hsuan-tsang students from distant places came to Nālanda for higher studies in all subjects, including medicine, under great scholars. Teaching and learning were properly systematized during the time of the samhitas and this can be explicitly found in the Carakasamhita that lays specific rules and regulations for various stages of learning medicine. It is assumed that side by side with the university stream of education, the ancient gurukula system also flourished for the training of physicians and that mode of teaching and learning attracted great masters as well as talented students. It may be learnt from the description of the process of learning given in the section śisyōpanayanīya in the Sūtrasthāna that teaching was following the method of face-to-face instruction.
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Brighenti, Francesco. "A “Sulphurous” Śakti: The Worship of Goddess Hiṅgulā in Baluchistan." In Soulless Matter, Seats of Energy: Metals, Gems and Minerals in South Asian Traditions, 28–50. Equinox Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/equinox.29651.
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Hiṅgulā is a Śākta goddess associated with underground fire, volcanic activity, and jets of flammable gas on the Makran coast of Pakistan and in Orissa. Her shrine in Makran is the westernmost among the Śākta-pīṭhas. Known to her Muslim devotees as Bībī Nānī, Hiṅglāja (Hiṅgulā) of Makran is connected by some scholars with the Iranian goddess Anāhitā worshipped by the Śakas and Kuṣāṇas and, through the latter, with the Mesopotamian/Elamite/Bactrian goddess Nanā. Hiṅgulā’s Sanskrit name means ‘she of cinnabar’. Cinnabar, hiṅgula, is a reddish ore consisting mainly of red sulphide of mercury (HgS) deposited in rocks from volcanic activity. As a pigment, cinnabar has been used in South Asia from very early times to besmear the cult icons of Hindu divinities. According to the principles of Tantric alchemy, sulphur symbolizes Śakti and menstrual blood, while mercury symbolizes Śiva and male seed. The alchemical union of sulphur with mercury, resulting into cinnabar, is regarded as the most powerful panacea by the Tantric tradition. Likewise, in Indian medicine cinnabar is attributed aphrodisiac properties. The “sulphurous” qualities of hiṅgula or cinnabar are easily associated with volcanic and gas-jet phenomena in mythological thought. In Makran, believed to be the place of origin of this Śākta cult, the shrine of Hiṅglāja is located in an area rich in mud volcanoes at times erupting with flaming gas. Some other Śākta goddesses in N.W. South Asia — e.g., Jvālāmukhī in Himachal Pradesh — are represented by ignited jets of natural gas issuing from the ground or from rocks. The worship of Hiṅgulā has, in course of time, migrated from Makran/Sind to Gujarat and Maharashtra, perhaps following the migrations of Hindu nomadic castes of north-western origin. In eastern Maharashtra and Bastar, Hiṅgulā may have been a family deity of the Nala dynasty in the post-Gupta period. In a later epoch she began to act as the family deity of the rājās of Talcher in central Orissa. Here Hiṅgulā is believed to appear a few days before her annual festival in the dream of her temple priest and to indicate to him the exact spot of her manifestation as a jet of gas issuing from the local coal fields. The priest then proceeds to the spot and finding the natural fire, keeps the flame burning by adding coal till the appointed hour of worship arrives. The present paper is a first attempt at discussing the polarity of sulphur vs. mercury, the symbolism of cinnabar, and the worship of volcanic and gas-jet phenomena against the background of the cult of Hiṅgulā.