The Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions

Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions. Next conference: May 2-4 2025 at Oxford University

[Mandira Sharma @artjottings]

With all the wonderful people who gathered in Oxford to celebrate the 50th Spalding Symposium 2025.
A group photograph taken just before the customary dinner, this time hosted by Balliol College, Oxford. @SpaldingSymp

[Annalisa Bocchetti آنّالیسا @ResearchLife92]

More pictures from the recent Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions held in the beautiful location of Christ Church, Oxford. Had a great time there, attending inspiring presentations from other scholars! @SpaldingSymp

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Thank you to @BalliolOxford for hosting the dinner for the 50th Spalding Symposium celebration!

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A fascinating closing keynote address from Prof Ute Huesken on rhythm and disruption in South Asian festival traditions

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An ethnographic study of the Dasaim festival at Hanuman Dhoka in Kathmandu - from Liwen Liu

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Ewa Debicka-Borek on the ritual theft of jewellery in Ahobilam

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Our excellent postgraduate panel this morning: Kainat Bashir, Jackson Stephenson, Kush Depala and Sujata Chaudhury. Thank you to the Spalding Trust for funding our PG conference bursaries

[Dr Karen O’Brien-Kop @obrien_kop]

A second day of vibrant research talks and questions @SpaldingSymp

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A study of ecological and cultural rituals in the Nilgiri Hills with Daniela De Simone and Ramesh Nanjundan

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Aarti Patel on pandemic festivals and transcending geographies

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Legal aspects of the Rathayātrā of the International Sri Krishna Mandir in Singapore - with Nicole Karapanagiotis

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Christopher Fleming on the legal regulation of festivals in contemporary Indian law - with a focus on essential religious practices in relation to constitutional principles

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Between Eid and Holi at Shah Alam II’s court: ritualised power or powerful rituals? With Annalisa Boccheti

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Brahmin identities and divine kingship in a Thai festival with South Indian heritage - with Saran Suebsantiwongse

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Analysing material acts at a Catholic shrine in Pakistan - with Kainat Bashir

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A Tibetan Buddhist ritual song as a performative act - with Jackson Stephenson

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The performance of rituals in virtual worlds and shared properties of liminality with virtual & ritual worlds - with Kush Depala of Heidelberg

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It’s a wrap on a stimulating first day at the Spalding. Thanks to our speakers and especially our keynote presenter Professor Diwakar Acharya.

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Examining Shaiva literature to understand Shiva’s chariot festival in South India - with Dr Mandira Sharma