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Pandit Pankaj Dixit
Pandit Pankaj Dixit is practicing as a priest for
over 10 years. Educated in India, he holds a First Class Masters'
Degree in Sanskrit in Arts History from National Museum, New Delhi,
India. He studied Vedas (yajurveda) and Brahmanas in conventional
guru-shishya tradition and a specialized course on purohitya (priestly
worshipping and rituals) from Lai Bahadur Vidyapeeth, New Delhi. In
1993 he was awarded A scholarship and Grant for studying 'South Indian
temple architecture' from Nehru Trust for Indian collection at
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, U.K. Such a unique opportunity
gave him an insight into Temple Rituals, architecture and religious
literature. He has written more than 50 articles on various aspects of
culture in prominent periodical magazines of national and
international repute. To his credit, he has authored 3 books namely
Hindu Mythology Quiz, Essence of Puranas and Essence of Upnishadas.
Pandit Pankaj Dixit Presently he is working on his fourth book Ten
incarnations of Lord Vishnu. An eminent scholar, he is a multifaceted
personality on Hinduism. He is in final stages of a 3 year degree
course on Vaishnavism & Agamas in temple worship from Madras
university. He is mildly mannered and possesses astounding
intelligence. He is married & has 2 daughters & a son.
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