Originally Posted by
Twilightdance
If you Google and study the books of leading authors in the field, it becomes clear KS is an intellectual obsession among a section of Indologists at this point and not a living practice.
Those who want to practice get into Shakta tantrism [particularly Sri Vidya] which directly drew inspiration from Trika & Kaula of Kashmir, and study KS to enhance their intellectual basis of the practice. Nepal may have shakti and shaiva cults which are still very archaic and close to KS in practice. But Newar ritualism is not open to outsiders generally.
This has been my understanding, of course there can still be an authentic lineage holder of Abhinavagupta's tradition but it seems highly unlikely.
People who have claim to be practicing Kashmir shaivism directly are Siddha Yoga Muktananda & Nithyananda. I will not place my bets on them.
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