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Why ? Hindu Customs, Rituals And Rites

Why ? Hindu Customs, Rituals And Rites






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Item Code: IDH314

by Pt. Kisanlal Sharma English Version Igen B.

Paperback (Edition: 2005)

Manoj Publications
ISBN 8181339932

Size: 8.4" X 5.3"
Pages: 172
Weight of the Book: 305 gms
Price: $16.50   Shipping Free
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Why has marriage mandapam five green pillars? Why is urn a sign of good? Why is cow milk sacred? Why does Laxmi press the feet of Lord Vishnu? Why is tenth day of the dead person specially marked? Why Shani is offered Oil? Why do gods and goddesses reside in stones? Why go around the fire? Why flowers are offered to God? Why is Peepal tree worth a worship? Why oil lamp is lit at prayers?

CONTENTS
Chapter-I
DAILY CONDUCT (ANHIK)
25
Why Get Up In Brahm Muhurtam?28
Why Stick to Daily Routine?28
Why Recitation In The Morning?30
Why Look At Palms In The Morn?32
Why The Provision of Auspicious Sighting?32
Why Symbolic Bath?33
Why Yellow Robes For Religious Conducts?34
Why Gold-Silver Ware For Religious Conducts?35
Why Go Around Deity Idols?37
Why Sit On Forehead?39
Why Special Mats For Rites?40
Why Keep Shikha (Skull-Top Hair Lock)?41
Why Wear Janeoo (Sacred Thread)?43
Why Different Directions For Different Rites?45
The Directions-Good Or Bad?47
Why Drink Water In Small Measures?48
Why Pranayama?50
What Is Sankalpa?51
Religious Sankalpa Types53
Why Chant On Stringed Beads?53
Why 108 Beads In A Mala?55
Exceptions56
Why Chant On Lala?56
Why Evening Prayer?58
Sandhya Norms59
Why Provision Of Panchamahayajna?59
Why Invoke 'Swaha' During Yajna Offering?61
Why Worship Yantra?62
Why Shriyantra Is The Greatest?62
Why Keep Silence (Maun-Vrata)?63
Why Bells Are Rung In Temples?65
Why Celibacy?67
Why Avoid Alien Food?69
Why Not read In Lying Position?70
Why Is Flesh Eating Bad?71
Why Onion And Garlic Are No Good?73
Why Touch Belly After Eating?75
Why 100 Paces to Digestion?75
Why Sleep On The Left Side?76
Why Propriety?76
Chapter-II
DAILY-PLADGED MEDITATION AND WORSHIP
78
What Shastras Rule On Yajna And Pooja?81
Why Idol Worship?83
Why Do Idol Worship, Symbolic Worship, Abstract Worship And Spiritual Worship?84
Why Abhishekam (Anointment)?85
Anointing Process86
Why Flowers Are Offered To God?87
Why Lotus Is Important?89
Why Sound Conch Shell?90
Why Move Anti-Clockwise?91
Why Greet with Folded Hands?92
Why Panchamrita?94
Why Prasadam?95
Why Naivaidya (Food Offering)?96
Why Consign Idols To Waters?96
What Is Special About Shiva Pooja?99
Why Shiva Worship At Night?100
Why Fast And Jagrana On Mahashivaratri?101
Why Should Women Recite Vedic Mantras?102
Why 'Om' Is So Significant?104
Why Chant Mantras?107
Why Worship Guru Along Side Deity?110
Why Pay Guru Dakshina?111
Why Make a Wish?111
Why We Need God's Mercy?114
Why Religious Rites And Customs Are Different?115
What is Rudraksha?116
What's Meditation117
Chapter-III
PERIODIC FASTS-FESTIVALS
118
How Do Women Retain Sanity?120
Why Keep Fasts?120
Why Worship Virgin Girl?122
Kaali Ma123
Why Consign Ganapati Idol To Waters?124
Why Wish Upon A Banyan?125
Why Vishnu In the Sea Of Milk?126
Why Does Laxmi Press The Feet Of Vishnu? 127
Why Laxmi Rides An Owl?128
Why Animal Incarnations?129
Why Not View Moon On Chaturthi?131
Why Avoid Eating During Eclipse?132
Why Is Tulsi Good?133
Why Peepal Tree Is Worshipable?134
Why Swastika Is Holy Sign?135
Why Caste System?139
Why Co-Gotra Marriages Are Forbidden?142
Why The Knot In Marriage?142
Why Seven Rounds Around Fire?143
Why Married Women Apply Vermillion?144
Why Should A Wife Wear Mangalsutra?146
Why Marriage Rituals?148
Why So Much Bother?148
Why Vanprastha149
Chapter-V
LAST RITES-SHRADDHA IMPIETY PERIODS
151
Why Electric Cremation Is Okay?152
Why Flour Lamp For The Dead?153
Lamp Tradition154
What Is The Significance Of Oil Lamps?154
Why Kapaalkriya?155
Misconceptions156
Why Observe Daswan (Tenth Day)?156
Why One Year Mourning Period?157
Why Shraddhas Of Dead Ones?157
Why Shraddha On Amavasyas?158
Why The Rituals?159
Why Offer Water To Sun?160
For Missing Persons162
Why Impurity Periods-Ashauch?162
Why Maternity Untouchability163
What Is The Logic Behind This?164
Why Death Untouchability?165
Why Women In Periods Are Untouchable?165
APPENDIX
Why Water Is Offered To Sun?167
Why Ganga Water Is Sacred?168
Why Kalasha Is Sign Of Good?168
Why Shani Idol Is Ointed With Oil?169
Why Red Vermillion For Hanumana?171
Why Five Green Pillars In A Wedding?171
Why Mundana?172
Why Moon Worship On Karva Chauth?173
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