Tea vessel tipped up in Hindu centre (6)
I believe the answer is:
chakra
'hindu centre' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'tea vessel tipped up' is the wordplay.
'tea' becomes 'cha' (cha is a type of tea).
'vessel' becomes 'ark' (ark is a kind of vessel).
'tipped up' says the letters should be written in reverse (in a down clue, letters go up).
'ark' backwards is 'kra'.
'cha'+'kra'='CHAKRA'
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chakra that I've seen before include "One of seven bodily centres of spiritual power" , "In Indian thought, one of the centres of spiritual power in the body" , "A centre of spiritual power in the body (yoga)" , "One of seven centres of spiritual power in the human body" .)