The Vedas prescribe certain sounds to be recited & certain actions to be performed by certain people at a certain time & place to get a specific result. It's quite scientific.There are Vedic Pundits who have the knowledge of this performance passed down by oral tradition from father to son.One can give some money in return for a yagya or specific ritual.The word ritual makes it sound a bit "hugerbuger" or like magic but that can be said of anything one doesn't really understand. It's an ancient art & science.One can avert the danger that has not yet come by these means.One can have a Jyotish consultation to see what things are coming to you in the future & have a yagya prescribed to mitigate any negative influences coming to you.
Ritual is the things a Hindu must do, in order to qualify as Hindu. Ritual represent Ancient civilization & their thoughts.
The Archaeology of Hindu Ritual was created in 2009.
The ISBN of The Archaeology of Hindu Ritual is 978-0521518741.
The Archaeology of Hindu Ritual has 375 pages.
Archana holds the meaning of "Honoring," "Praising," in Sanskrit.It is also the name of a Hindu ritual.
A yajna (also yadnya, yagna, or yagya) is a Hindu ritual of sacrifice.
the son of the person who has died and if they have no son, a close nephew.
Once a Hindu's husband died the wife would have to be burned to death
Hindus dont have christenings or any ritual that converts you to a Hindu.
An agnihotra is a Vedic ritual or sacrifice (yajna) performed in orthodox Hindu communities.
For Hindus every day is a ritual and a festival since time is GOD.
Havan, also known as Homa, is any type of Hindu ritual involving a sacred fire. They have various specific purposes, such as warding off evils or ensuring good health. Like many religious rituals, they are outside of the realm of science.