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Hindu Rituals
How Hindu rituals spawned numerous advancements in science, maths and other arts
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It is normally stated, nowadays even more pronouncedly, that rituals are a waste of time and money. However, it’s at best a secular thought...
Balagam – A must-watch Telugu film on kula rituals that connects to the core beauty of Hindu civilization
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“Balagam - A Telugu Film on Kula Rituals that Belies Marxist Sociology - and no, it is not Scientific Hindutva or Hindutva as Modernity...
How Durga Puja is celebrated in Kolkata and its Cultural Significance
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Bharat is a land of festivals, more so Bengal where the common refrain of ‘Baro Maash, Tero Parbon’ (Twelve Months with Thirteen Festivals) is...
Rediscover Dharma – why do we keep food for crows during Mahalayam Shraddha?
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Once a devotee asked Mahaswamigal, why do we keep food for Crows during Mahalayam? Are our ancestors taking forms of Crows? Why do they...
This sprawling banyan tree in Gaya is most popular during Pitru Paksha
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Gaya is considered as the best place for Pind Daan in Pitru Paksha for the salvation of ancestors and peace of their soul. From...
Allahabad University to offer courses in Hindu astrology, rituals
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The department of Sanskrit in Allahabad University (AU) is introducing a new course in Hindu astrology and rituals with the aim of conserving the...
“This a Dravidian Model govt”, DMK MP stops Bhumi puja of center’s project
A DMK MP has objected to Bhumi puja being performed while initiating government projects. The MP demanded that a padre, imam and atheists also...
Permission denied to hold jagran in Muslim-dominated area of Meerut
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The Meerut administration has denied permission to few Hindu groups, who were planning to hold a 'jagran' (night-long Hindu ritual) in a Muslim-dominated locality...
To give or not to give: ‘Kanyādāna’ in an age of idiocy and instantaneity
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Kanyādāna’ is on the news this wedding season for strange – though not totally unexpected – reasons both in Bharat and globally. Part of...
Halal-certified jaggery used for offerings to Bhagwan Ayyappa at Sabarimala, rotten jaggery auctioned to ‘brew alcohol’
Even as more and more videos appear on social media where Islamists spit into food in the name of making it Halal ('pure' or...