Browsing: Rituals

SIGNIFICANCE OF AMAVASYA INTRODUCTION Amavasya means a no moon day, since during that day, moon would not be visible in the…

ANNABISHEKHAM INTRODUCTION Annabishekham means offering of cooked raw rice to Lord Shiva during the Full moon day of the…

SATHABHISHEKAM INTRODUCTION The celebration of the 80th Birthday by the Hindu couple is known as Sathabhishekam. When a person completes…

SIGNIFICANCE OF YAGNAS INTRODUCTION Yajna also known as Homam would be done during the performance of rituals, by sitting in front…

MAHALAYA AMAVASYA INTRODUCTION Among the Amavasya days, Mahalaya Amavasya is considered as very important for performing rites to our ancestors,…

THIRU VILAKKU PUJA INTRODUCTION Thiru Vilakku puja also known as Lamp Worship would be mostly performed during Fridays by lighting the…

THAILABISHEKHAM INTRODUCTION Thailabhishekham means performing oil bath to the deities, also called as oil Abhishekham. Similar to performing milk, curd,…

INTRODUCTION Puja means expressing our love and devotion on god by doing certain kind of activities, like worshipping the god…

While performing any ritual, it is mandatory to invoke / invite devta to be part of that yagna.

सनातन अथवा हिन्दू धर्म की संस्कृति संस्कारों पर ही आधारित है। हमारे ऋषि-मुनियों ने मानव जीवन को पवित्र एवं मर्यादित…

Brahmanya or spiritual superiority cannot be maintained without appropriateSamskaras. “By birth a man is but a Sudra; Samskarasmake him a…

To mark various stages of human life, Hinduism had a series of sacraments and rituals referred to as rites of…

In Hinduism, the ancient Vedic Seers prescribed sacraments or rites of passage known as Samskaras as they believed that every…

Hindu religion is one of the oldest religions that have been practiced by millions of people around the world. The…

Introduction Samskaras are personal sacraments in Hindu tradition observed at every stage of his life from the moment of birth…