International Foundation for
Tantra and Vedic Heritage

The International Foundation for Tantra and Vedic Heritage has been conceptualized by Rajib Sarma and founded, established, managed and operated by a team of Sadhakas initiated in the Kulachara Tantra Marga of Kamakhya as a multidisciplinary religious, spiritual, educational, cultural, research and heritage research, conservation, documentation and academic organization with a special emphasis on Tantra, Vedic knowledge, Indic spiritual traditions, cultural & historical heritage, religious socio-anthropology and lineage-based sādhanā systems.

The International Foundation for Tantra and Vedic Heritage is registered under the Indian Trusts Act 1882 as a Public Charitable, Religious and Educational Trust. The institutional framework of the Foundation ensures that all activities are guided by scholarly integrity, cultural responsibility, and a non-commercial ethos.

In Guwahati, Assam, India (26.166426°N / 91.705509°E), you will discover Kamakhya Temple and an interconnected network of Mahavidyas and other deity temples often collectively referred as Kamakhya Temples' Complex.

The Temples' Complex is dotted with stunningly vibrant temples of Maa Kamakhya, Dashamavidyas, Pancha Shiva, Mahakaal & 4 Dwarpal Ganesha, Vishnu, other Devi & Devatas, Kundas, and more. The Kamakhya Kula and Kulachara Tantra Marga of Kamakhya, the only surviving Vamachara Shakta Tantra Tradition in its purest form, is still in practice in this Temples' Complex.

For centuries, Kamakhya Temples' Complex has been a pilgrimage destination for Hindus, Buddhists, and followers of different Tantric practices, resulting in the emergence of a unique syncretic religious culture. Every year, millions of devotees from around the world, regardless of their belief systems, visit the Kamakhya Temples' Complex.

Specific elements of the Kulachara Tantra Marga practiced at Kamakhya are not disclosed to the public. Initiation (Diksha) under the Guru of the lineage is the primary criteria for becoming a Kaul (eligible member).

The Kulacara Tantra Marga of Kamakhya has evolved under the Vamachara Tantra as a unique tantra tradition and taken shape as a unique Shakta tradition. It is also called Yogini Kaula — a complex mixture of Hindu, Buddhist and contributions of practitioners of various streams of Tantrism, influenced by indigenous Tibeto-Mongoloid, Austro-Asiatic, Tibeto-Burman, Chino-Tibetian, and Dravidian elements for thousands of years.

The teachings, rituals and techniques of the Kulacara Tantra Marga of Kamakhya have been very carefully kept as a guarded secret by the Sadhakas till date. The tradition runs through the system of Guru-Shishya Parampara (teacher-student tradition) and most of the knowledge and technique is passed down orally to an initiate by the Diksha Guru and/or Siksha Guru.