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Live TV. This Day In History. History Vault. Hinduism Beliefs Some basic Hindu concepts include: Hinduism embraces many religious ideas.
The aarti lamp is usually waved in front of the deities at the end of the puja. Worship at home The shrine A lot of Hindus worship every day at home, at a shrine in their house. For this a Hindu needs the following: Object Use in worship Sense used A bell To awaken the god and let them know you are ready to worship.
Hearing Food offerings Food, usually fruit, is given as an offering to the gods. Taste Murti A image or statue of the god being worshipped. Sight Incense Incense is burnt. It fills the room, which reminds worshippers that Brahman is always there.
Incense is also burnt to purify the atmosphere. A shrine can be anything: a room, a small altar or simply pictures or statues of the deity. At the temple for a festival Temple worship At a Hindu temple, different parts of the building have a different spiritual or symbolic meaning. The central shrine is the heart of the worshipper The tower represents the flight of the spirit to heaven A priest may read, or more usually recite, the Vedas to the assembled worshippers, but any "twice-born" Hindu can perform the reading of prayers and mantras Religious rites Hindu religious rites are classified into three categories: Nitya Nitya rituals are performed daily and consist in offerings made at the home shrine or performing puja to the family deities.
Naimittika Naimittika rituals are important but only occur at certain times during the year, such as celebrations of the festivals, thanksgiving and so on. Kamya Kamya are rituals which are "optional" but highly desirable.
Pilgrimage is one such. Worship and pilgrimage Pilgrimage is an important aspect of Hinduism. Indian women worshipping Shiva on the Ganges Popular pilgrimage places are rivers, but temples, mountains, and other sacred sites in India are also destinations for pilgrimages, as sites where the gods may have appeared or become manifest in the world.
Kumbh Mela Once every 12 years, up to 10 million people share in ritual bathing at the Kumbh Mela festival at Allahabad where the waters of the Ganges and Jumna combine. River Ganges The river Ganges is the holiest river for Hindus. Varanasi This city, also known as Benares, is situated on the banks of the Ganges and is one of the most important pilgrimage centres.
Find out more Caste Top. They mark specific seasons, specific events in the lives of the different gods and goddesses, and specific concerns of life—wealth, health, fertility, etc. Two of the most well-known in the United States are Divali and Holi. Divali , the festival of lights that falls somewhere in October or November, honors Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and good fortune, and lasts roughly four to five days. Families often visit the temple during this time and make offerings to Lakshmi there, but they also worship at home, perhaps even arranging a special place on their home altar for Lakshmi.
Doors are left open to welcome her into the house, and the whole period of celebration is a time of great joy, in which Hindus fill their houses with light. Holi is celebrated with great abandon and gusto all over India. It inaugurates the coming of spring and is celebrated primarily by throwing colored paste and water on anyone who happens to be out walking around. It, too, is celebrated over a period of days.
For Hindus, there is no weekly worship service, no set day or time in which a community is called to gather publicly.
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