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8/19/2019 Rites and Rituals- Hinduism

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Rituals and Rites

By: Ophelia Chiang and Meheak Singh


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Baby RitesGarbhadana - a prayer recited for fulllment of one's parental obligations

Punsavana- This ritual is performed during the third month of pregnancy, and is don

growth of the fetus

Simantonnyana ! This performed during the se"enth month and is e#ui"alent of a baby

translates to 'satisfying the cra"ing of the pregnant mother' %rayers are o&ered for th

child with emphasis on healthy mental development of the unorn child (indus a

mental state of a pregnant woman a&ects the unorn child

Jatakarma ! This is performed to welcome the child into the family, y putting a it of

child's mouth and whispering the name of )od in the it's ear

Namkarma ! This is the ceremony where the childs name is determined

-ituals egin efore a child is orn (indus elie"e it is the responsiility of each indi"idual to conrace


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$edding Rituals Jaymaala ! .irstly, the ride's parents welcome the ridegroom and his family at the ou

house where the wedding is taking place, and a red powder is applied to their forehefrom oth families are formally introduced, marking the start of relationship etween

ride and the ridegroom then e/change garlands, or a 0ayamaala and declare: 12et

persons present here know, we are accepting each other willingly, "oluntarily and pl

hearts are concordant and united like waters1

!adhu-Parka ! The ridegroom is rought to a specially decorated altar called 'mandapseat and a welcoming drink consisting of a mi/ture of milk, ghee, yoghurt, honey an

Gau %aan and &anya Pratigrahan ! 'The literal translation of ')au 3aan' is 'cow dona

nowadays, the symolic e/change of gifts, particularly clothes and ornaments takes

groom's mother gi"es an auspicious necklace, or a mangala sootra, to the ride Man

emlem of marital status for a (indu woman ' The ride's father declares that their

accepted the ridegroom and re#uests them to accept her


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$edding Rituals ()ont*+Paanigrahan ! This is the ceremony of "ows The husand, holding his wife's

hand, says 1$ hold your hand in the spirit of 3harma, we are oth husand

and wife1

Shilarohan and ,aaa .oma ! Shilarohan is the climing o"er a stone or rock

y the ride This symoli*es her willingness and strength to o"ercome

di6culties in pursuit of her duties Both gently walk around the sacred re

four times The ride leads three times and the fourth time the groom

leads The ride's rothers pour some arley into the 0oined hands of the

couple, which is o&ered to the re, symoli*ing that they all will 0ointly

work for the welfare of the society The husand marks the parting in his

wife's hair with red powder called 'sindoor' and is a mark of a married(indu woman

Sapta- Padi ! This is the main and the legal part of the ceremony The couple

walk se"en steps reciting a prayer at each step These are the se"en "ows

which are e/changed The rst for food, the second for strength, the third

for prosperity, the fourth for wisdom, the fth for progeny, the si/th for

health and the se"enth for friendship $n some regions, in stead of walking

the se"en steps, the ride touches se"en stones or nuts with her right toe

Shila(om


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(oli: Origins(oli was originally a spring festi"al of fertility and har"est, ut now also marks a few (ind

pro"ide some of the ingredients for the celerations One of the main (oli legends include

(olika, a female demon, was the sister of (iranyakashyap, the demon king (iranyakashya

himself ruler of the ni"erse, and higher than all the gods %rahalad, the king's son, was a

the god 9ishnu and for this, his father despised him

One day the king asked him 1+ho is the greatest, )od or $1

1)od is,1 said %rahalad, 1you are only a king1

The king was furious and decided to murder his son, ut the king's attempts at murder did

sur"i"ed eing thrown o"er a cli&, eing trampled y elephants, itten y snakes, and atta

So the king asked his sister, (olika, to kill the oy (olika sei*ed %rahalad and sat in the m

since she had recie"ed the gift of eing immune to it, and sat the oy in her lap She elie

would remain unscathed while the oy urned to his death, and considered her plan foolpr

ecause (olika was using her gift to do something e"il, her power "anished and she was

%rahalad stayed true to his )od, 9ishnu, and sat praying in the lap of his demon aunt 9ishand %rahalad sur"i"ed Shortly afterwards, 9ishnu killed ;ing (iranyakashyap and %rahad


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(oli: (ow it


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These photos were taken at the 9alle0o (indu Temple at their annual (oli cele4s you can see, e"erything ecomes cloaked in colored power, from people, to

the grounds

(oli in 9alle0o


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3iwali: Origins

One of the most common stories aout 3iwali is the return of 2ord -am and his wife Sita totheir fourteen year e/ile The story goes into e/tensi"e detail in the -amayana, which is fumythological stories $t tells the tale of how 2ord -ama, with the aid of the monkey warriorrother, 2akshman, "an#uished the e"il king -a"ana of 2anka and rescued his wife Sita wcaptured

4fter this "ictory, the entire city of 4yodhya was decorated with garlands and 5owers in cearri"al of 2ord -am


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3iwali: (ow it


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+orks Cited

1(induism1 BBC.co.uk BBC, @A 4ug @ +e @A Mar @

1(oli Celeration $n $ndia1 Theholidayspot.com =p, nd +@DE

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