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198 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Why using left hand is forbidden?
This question may seem silly. I want to know the reason why using a left hand during our daily life and in rituals. I have even seen some people who say not to accept anything with left hand. Some ...
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Is the Jallikattu festival connected to Hinduism? If so, what is its significance?
The famous Jallikattu festival of Tamil Nadu, India was temporarily banned and then reinstated recently. My questions are:
Is the Jallikattu festival connected to Hinduism?
If so, what is the ...
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Who is the god Pratyanika worshipped before Hindu marriages?
In this chapter of the Shankhayana Grihya Sutras, a text associated with the Rig Veda, part of the Hindu marriage ceremony is described. In preparing the bride for the marriage, the bride's family ...
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Is burning bamboo sticks really prohibited in Hinduism?
There is a popular Zee News video circulated around claiming that burning bamboo sticks are prohibited in Hindu religion. That video also shows how harmful it can be for the environment inside the ...
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What is the source of a mantra called Mahā saṃkalpaṃ?
Many are aware about the saṃkalpaṃ which is recited during rituals like saṃdhyā vandanam, vratas etc., But there is another mantra called Mahasankalpa(pronounced Mahā saṃkalpaṃ in IAST). Sankalpa ...
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References from scriptures about prohibition of menstruating women from temples, pujas etc
I am doing a research on this topic and searching for references for it. I am especially looking for references to Ashaucha related to menses, any specific guideline regarding what actions are ...
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How to worship Dvārapāla?
Dvārapāla
Doorkeeper, gatekeeper, guardian of a Hindu temple.
The Hindu temple is a sacred space, a divine home for the gods when invoked by their devotees. At most temples, sculptures of deities and ...
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Tapping temples (on forehead) and worship of Mahaganapaty
It is usually believed that tapping temples on forehead five times with closed fists, accompanied with the recitation of the "Suklambaradharam..." sloka is a shortcut method of worshiping Lord ...
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Correct way of receiving Aarti
Aarti(आरती) is one of the popular Hindu religious ritual of worship in which light from wicks soaked in ghee (purified butter) or camphor is offered to one or more deities. Aarti also refer to the ...
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Can son perform a tarpanam to his mother when father is alive
Can the son perform tarpanam and pitru paksha rituals to his dead mother while his father is still alive? Some people say he can perform tarpanam to his mother, grandmother, great grandmother only not ...
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Which mantras (in metres other than Gayatri) are prescribed for the Sandhya of Non-Brahmins?
It is said that one must follow the mantra in Gayatri metre of the Upasya (generally main Gayatri), granted by the Guru. There’s a whole list of them in the Taittiriya shakha. There also seems to be a ...
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Why the Gaya Tirtha is so special for performing Shraddh and Pindadan?
I have heard that Pindadaan is given in Gaya. Why can't "any place" be suitable for Pindadaan? Does Gaya (or Pinda-eligible places) contain any sort of spiritual momentum or subtle spiritual forces, ...
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Why certain impurities (related to birth/death) are considered to be as ever lasting in a Sannyasi's life?
The Maitreya Upanishad, which is regarded as one of the Sannyasa Upanishads, gives two interesting reasons as to why a Sannyasi can not perform Sandhya worship. Among which,one reason is related to ...
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Have the Baudhayana Grihya Sutras ever been translated into English?
There are six Vedangas or supplements to the Vedas: Siksha or prounciation, Chandas or poetic meter, Vyakarana or grammar, Nirukta or etymology, Kalpa or rituals, and Jyotisha or astrology. My ...
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Why five brothers of bride are invited in "chori/mandap" while marriage is going on and what ritual is performed for what results?
I have seen till date that in Hindu wedding ceremony five brothers are asked or invited to do some ritual.
They just drop some piece of tree in their sister's jholi one by one and some hymns or ...
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