FACT: Hindus undergo numerous traditional rites of passage at critical junctures throughout life. These ceremonies invoke divine blessings for the individual and help bind him with his community as he advances on the path of virtue. Name-giving, first feeding, commencement of learning, coming of ...
Ifugao burial rituals are centered around appeasing many different deities. In a ceremony prior to burial, participants pour rice wine on the ground in a symbolic offering to the spirits. In an effort to protect the spirit of the deceased in the afterlife, the body is wrapped in torn blanke...
Weddings are not conducted at the monastery. Couples may bring a Hindu priest to the islands for their wedding ceremony and come to the temple afterwards for blessings For more information on wedding options click here.Meet the monks…Free Resources on Hinduism...
(pre-breastfeeding ceremony) where the mother’s breast is washed and readied for nursing; or annaprasana, where the baby is given its first solid food, usually a rice and milk pudding]; and some for the purpose of training (for instance, vidyarambha, which marks the beginning of primary...
As part of the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience in Nepal executed by the International Financial Corporation, “agribusiness companies (such as processors of rice, maize, and sugarcane) have committed to provide training to farmers to reduce crop losses and increase productivity, with the long...