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Synopsis Glimpses of Hindu Cults and Culture is an embodiment of thoughts and ideas of the people of traditional India. Cultural vibration encircling the nature and characteristic features of the varied and various cults have been portrayed in the writings included in this volume. The title of each paper incorporated in this volume is self-evident about the contents of discussion. The study has been made as thorough and exhaustive as possible from the religious and cultural perspective. While analysing the subjects the author has endeavoured to be guided by the spirit of a truth-seeker, neither defending the theories and practices of the schools, nor passing any personal comment on them in respect of their merit. There are four sections consisting of twenty three essays in all and they have an underlying semblance leading to an understanding pertaining to various aspects of Hindu cults and culture of the subcontinent. The aim has been to steer clear of controlversial issues and to offer the readers the essence of the specific cults vis- a-vis the culture in general. In the presentation the author has delineated a sketch of religious and cultural conceptions as they appear from history, anthropology, ethics, theology and religious philosophy. These glimpses may be considered as an initiation to the various topics; for more detailed and indepth knowledge of any particular religion, recourse may be had to work with a broader and larger perspective.