Kapalika
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For the 2013 Malayalam film, see Kapalika (film). For the 1973 Malayalam film, see Kaapalika.
The Kāpālika tradition was a Tantric, non-Puranic form of Shaivism which originated in Medieval India between the 4th and 8th century CE.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The word is derived from the Sanskrit term kapāla, meaning "skull", and kāpālika can be translated as the "skull-men" or "skull-bearers".[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]