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prevailed in Kamrupa. All these have made it confirmed that Assam
(Kamrupa) was a land of 'natural instincts' in which along with
others, the infinite varieties of sexual relationship and the sexual freedom
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59 have given a wide berth to Vamacara practices. Putting a step
forward it can further be stated that Kamrupa was the main centre
of Tantric Vamacara practices in which five ma-karas are physically
or literally applied. The Vamacara sadhana can simply be defined
as an actual Tantric practice with due emphasis on physical
availability of ma-karas. And that because of its realistic
appropriation it might have been more esoteric in nature comparing
to Samayacara, the only other Tantric procedure, in broader sense
of term where the five ma-karas are used in principle and the purpose
is served by simple symbolic substitute of the same.
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As mentioned earlier depending on the secret nature
of Tantric practices, Devangana Desai refused to recongise the erotic
sculpture to the Indian shrines, specially of late 9th century as a
Tantric art and instead of that she preferred to call them as an art
produced under the influence of Tantric rites. Supporting her
observation, here we would simply like to add that Assam is a
land of the both form (Vamacara and Samayacara) of Tantric
practices and accordingly, the people of this tribal dominated
region look to be acquainted more with Tantric ideologies,.
comparing to the other parts of greater India. At the same time,
people of this region are also highly devoted to those performances
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Kakati, B.K.: Op-cit, 1989, p.47.
Shastri, Op-cit, 1990, p.82.
Barpujari, H.K.: Op-cit, 1990, p.317.
Ibid.
Desai, D. Op-cit, p.200.