Second lecture – Tue 5th November 2024 at 5pm: 

Irumbai temple as yantram: Timeless union of physical and subtle planes

by Christoph Kluetsch, Veedushi Malik and Kalaivani

This session will explore the architectural and symbolic significance of Chola temples, focusing on the concepts of Vastupurushamandala and the intricate relationships between mantra, tantra, and yantra within the temple space, grounded in the Agamas.

Future Lectures

Tue Dec. 3rd 2024 – Retinal Art and the Ruins of Representation: Revisiting Plato’s Cave and the Notion of Rasa in the Natyashastra

Tue Jan 7th 2025 – Who is Seeing When Seeing: The Kena Upanishad and the Sensation of Logic

Tue Feb 4th 2025 – Film is Thought: H. Bergson’s Cinematograph and How J. L. Godard Shocks the Viewer into Reality

Tue Mar 4th 2025 – Reading Deleuze in India: Plane of Immanence, Rhizome, Brahman, and Conversations with AI