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Hindu Rituals – Sacraments – Shodasa Samskaras

Why are these Hindu Rituals / Samskaras? Hindu Scriptures, places human species as a part of animal kingdom in lines with the modern evolutionary biologists and shows the way to divine and make human life sublime. All the activities of animals are directed towards i) food, ii) sleep, iii) procreation and iv) security. If human […]

Fasting in Hinduism | Why do you fast on Important Days

Most loyal Indians fast regularly or on special occasions such as festivals. In these days they do not eat at all, they eat once or they eat with fruit or a special diet of simple foods. Fasting in Sanskrit is called upavaasa or upavasam. Upa means “near” + vaasa means “to stay”. Upavaasa, therefore, means […]

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