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Pandit Pankaj Dixit began practicing as a priest over 10
years ago. He holds a First Class Masters Degree in Sanskrit
and Art History from The National Museum, New Delhi, India.
He studied Vedas (yajurveda) and Brahmanas in conventional
guru-shishya tradition and a specialized course on purohitya
from Lai Bahadur Vidyapeeth, New Delhi. In 1993 he was
awarded a scholarship and grant to study South Indian Temple
Architecture from The Nehru Trust for Indian Collection at
The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, U.K. This unique
opportunity provided him with insight into temple rituals,
architecture and religious literature. He has written more
than 50 articles on various aspects of our culture in
prominent periodical magazines of national and international
repute. He is the author of 3 books: Hindu Mythology Quiz,
Essence of Puranas, and Essence of Upanishads. Currently, he
is working on a book with the title: Ten Incarnations of
Lord Vishnu. An eminent scholar, he is a multifaceted
personality on Hinduism and is in the final stages of a
degree on Vaishnavism & Agamas in Temple Worship from Madras
University. Pandit Pankaj Dixit Ji is married and is the
blessed father of two daughters and one son. |
