The priest who is known as PANDIT JI
There various Hindu Religious ceremonies. Who participates in these ceremonies totally depends on what is the ceremony for.
A Hindu Priest!
priest
What kind of ceremony you are thinking about? Happy ceremonies themselves are a party.
Sanskrit is usually used at a Hindu wedding, which is the language of most holy Hindu ceremonies.
they share religion
bhagavad-gita
Great and interesting only if you knew what is happening and meaning of it.
There a very few rituals in Buddhism. The few I know of include ordination and initiation ceremonies and these are led by a monk or nun.
the son of the person who has died and if they have no son, a close nephew.
The ceremonies took place around the temple.
Like a baptism/naming ceremony. Hindus have a weakness for ceremonies and festivals. They just need an excuse. Actually there are 14 ceremonies for a child from conception to end of studies and entry into the house-holder stage. See Wikipedia -Samskaras (Hinduism). :)