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- Hindu rituals after death, including Vedic rituals after death, are ceremonial rituals in Hinduism, one of the samskaras (rite of passage) based on Vedas...17 KB (1,966 words) - 15:50, 7 May 2024
- Hinduism (redirect from Hindu symbolism)Gita Govinda presents criticism via Radha. Most Hindus observe religious rituals at home. The rituals vary greatly among regions, villages, and individuals...302 KB (31,321 words) - 20:11, 15 September 2024
Veneration of the dead (redirect from Ancestor worship)Following the advent of Buddhism, rituals were sometimes performed at the gravesite after burial or cremation. In Korea, ancestor veneration is referred to by...63 KB (7,879 words) - 19:35, 12 September 2024
Yajna (redirect from Yagya (Hindu Ritual))completion of Yajna-like rituals was the focus of Mimansa school of Hindu philosophy. Yajna have continued to play a central role in a Hindu's rites of passage...28 KB (3,158 words) - 05:50, 28 August 2024
Pitru Paksha (category Hindu rituals related to death)paternal ancestors"', IAST: Pitṛ pakṣa), also spelt Pitri Paksha, is a 16-lunar day period in the Hindu calendar when Hindus pay homage to their ancestors (Pitrs)...20 KB (2,233 words) - 23:21, 5 September 2024
Śrāddha (category Hindu rituals related to death)a ritual that some Hindus perform to pay homage to their pitṛs (dead ancestors). They believe that the ritual would provide peace to the ancestors in...8 KB (824 words) - 08:17, 15 September 2024
Diwali (redirect from Hindu Festival of Lights)festival, although the days and rituals are named differently, with the climax being called the Tihar festival by Hindus and Swanti festival by Buddhists...123 KB (12,377 words) - 23:47, 30 August 2024
Samskara (rite of passage) (redirect from Hindu rituals)and rituals associated with marriage. While there are many rituals in Hinduism, vivaha (wedding) is the most extensive personal ritual an adult Hindu undertakes...73 KB (9,323 words) - 11:06, 1 July 2024
Puja (Hinduism) (redirect from Hindu puja)Puja (Sanskrit: पूजा, romanized: pūjā) is a worship ritual performed by Hindus to offer devotional homage and prayer to one or more deities, to host and...36 KB (4,372 words) - 06:52, 29 August 2024- marriage, Paishacha marriage. Cosmic rituals constitute an important part of Vedic practices/the Hindu religion. Rituals were designed to build a solid foundation...74 KB (10,420 words) - 12:33, 9 August 2024
Antyesti (redirect from Hindu funeral rites)The ceremonial offerings varies across the spectrum of Hindu society. Some of the popular rituals followed in Vedic religions after the death of a human...20 KB (2,348 words) - 02:37, 24 August 2024
Hinduism in Indonesia (redirect from Hindu Revival in Indonesia)and rituals of Balinese people. In contemporary times, Hinduism in Bali is officially referred by Indonesian Ministry of Religion as Agama Hindu Dharma...95 KB (9,395 words) - 04:10, 16 September 2024- Rituals are characterized, but not defined, by formalism, traditionalism, invariance, rule-governance, sacral symbolism, and performance. Rituals are...65 KB (8,192 words) - 04:11, 5 September 2024
Historical Vedic religion (redirect from Vedic rituals)religious traditions. Specific rituals and sacrifices of the Vedic religion include, among others: the Soma rituals; Fire rituals involving oblations (havir);...79 KB (8,862 words) - 21:02, 12 September 2024
transmit group and individual identities. Rituals and sacrifices are employed not only to seek blessing from the ancestors, but also to create a communal and...280 KB (32,489 words) - 21:38, 8 September 2024
Atharva Veda, a sacred Hindu text, where the word is used to refer to ‘clans’ or ‘groups’ descended from a common paternal ancestor. Subsequently, the Chandogaya...19 KB (2,310 words) - 00:55, 6 September 2024
Yama (redirect from Yama (Hindu))(Sanskrit: यम, lit. 'twin'), also known as Kāla and Dharmarāja, is the Hindu god of death and justice, responsible for the dispensation of law and punishment...41 KB (4,525 words) - 14:35, 2 September 2024- Pitrs (category Characters in Hindu mythology)the deceased to enter Pitrloka, the abode of one's ancestors. The non-performance of these rituals is believed to result in the fate of wandering the...16 KB (1,767 words) - 11:33, 12 September 2024
History of Hinduism (redirect from Neo-Hindu movements in the west)ritual hymns into the Veda-collections, and developing new rituals which gained their position in Indian civilization as the orthodox Śrauta rituals,...228 KB (23,490 words) - 08:58, 15 September 2024- Pinda (riceball) (category Objects used in Hindu worship)with ghee and black sesame seeds offered to ancestors during Hindu funeral rites (Antyesti) and ancestor worship (Śrāddha). According to traditions in...3 KB (311 words) - 18:32, 25 April 2024
- views, Swamiji, in regard to the relation of caste to rituals?" "Caste is continually changing, rituals are continually changing, so are forms. It is the
- Hindus are persons who regard themselves as culturally, ethnically, or religiously adhering to aspects of Hinduism. Historically, the term has also been
- most, if not all, religions. Religions have their own rituals attached to their beliefs. Some rituals across religions (like fasting) are specific to one