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RAMA DEVI WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY Rama Devi Women's University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha has been established by an Act No.5 of 1989 of State Legislature of Odisha as a State University vide Notification No.-HE-FE-I-B-MISC-9/2015 dated May 30, 2015. Its emblem has a multi-foliate lotus encircled by the sun, diffusing its rays and has a deep spiritual significance. The lotus stands for purity, love and beauty. In the esoteric tradition, it stands for the inner consciousness. The sixteen petals signify the sixteen mystical totems of Prana (life), Sraddha (love), Akasha (sky), Vayu (air), Jyothi (light), Apah (water), Prithvi (earth). Indriya (sense), Manas (mind), Annam (food), Veeryam (strength), Tapas (heat), Mantra (sacred utterance), Karma (duty), Loka (world) and Nama (name) as described in the Prashna Upanisad. The sun represents the cosmic light and wisdom. The relation between the lotus and the sun signifies the inseparable relation between the individual consciousness and t

KALAKSHETRA FOUNDATION  Kalakshetra  literally means a holy place of arts (Kala: Arts, Kshetra: Field or Holy place). Deriving inspiration from this noble ideal, Kalakshetra Foundation was established, in the words of Rukmini Devi, "with the sole purpose of resuscitating in modern India recognition of the priceless artistic traditions of our country and of imparting to the young the true spirit of Art, devoid of vulgarity and commercialism." The training of young and talented people by masters of art, with the background of a religious spirit, has been its main aim. Kalakshetra today is a is a vital centre for the study and performance of fine arts. Kalakshetra Foundation as it is known today was recognised by the Government of India as an Institute of National Importance by an Act of Parliament in 1993 and is now an autonomous body under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Its logotype in gold colour ‘kalakshetra’ is written in calligraphic style

SAKTA TILAK Sakta or Shakta sect is the name of a Hindu sect, whose members worship the female principle of energy, which is the counterpart of the god Siva. The metaphysical ideas of Saktism are thus described by Sir Edward Gait, “Saktism is based on the worship of the active producing principle, Prakriti, as manifested in one or other of the goddess wives of Siva (Durga, Kali, Parvati) the female energy or Sakti of the primordial male, Purusha or Siva. Saktism reveres the Supreme as the Divine Mother, Sakti or Devi, in Her many forms, both gentle and fierce. Saktas use mantra, tantra, yantra, yoga and puja to invoke cosmic forces and awaken the kundalini power. The Sakta sect, when they avow themselves, mark either with a saffron or with turmeric and borax.