Synagogues are places of worship for Jewish people and Samaritans. Synagogues are not just physical structures as they embody the shared spiritual journey of the Jewish people. Everyone in the Jewish community can gather in synagogues to connect with the
In Hinduism, Shradh is the rituals performed by relatives for the departed souls of dead ancestors, parents and relatives. Shradh Dates in 2025 as per Hindu calendar followed in India is from September 8 to September 21, 2025. Below are the Mahalaya Pitru Paksha and Shradh 2025 dates. Tar...
Worship, or puja, is the central action of practical Hinduism. Scholars describe Hindu worship as a preeminently transactional event; through worship, humans approach deities by respectful interactions with their powers. At every level, from elaborate temple rituals to simple home practice, worship co...
(gods or spirits).Divinationby means of archery, in which the angle of the arrow on the target is significant, has been used in shrines to help determine the methods that should be used in securing a good crop. InHinduism, theMakar Sankranti, a New Year’s festival in the month of ...
Rites of initiation such as into age-graded groups or common-interest societies follow essentially the same pattern as those at coming-of-age, and their simplicity or elaboration may be correlated with the importance of the new statuses. More From Britannica Hinduism: Samskaras: rites of passage...
This was solidified by the reign of Krishanchandra in 1773, who constructed several temples in Khaspur in the Cachar district of Assam. Thus, the impact of Brahmanical Hinduism cannot be underplayed. The initial phase of the coming of Hinduism strengthened the state formation. However, during ...
The final rite of passage,death, has brought about numerous festival customs, all the way from the ritualsacrificeof the widow in Hinduism (until the 19th century) to the commercialization ofdeath ritesin Western societies. Just as the early Hebrews believed that life passes on to death when ...
Dharani, in Buddhism and Hinduism, a sacred Sanskrit phrase of great efficacy, used as a verbal protective device or talisman and as a support or instrument for concentration. The dharani is a short summary of the essential doctrine contained in a much l
InHinduismthere is an elementary form of prayer—i.e., an affirmation of homage and refuge with the divinity. More frequent is a more elaborate prayer in two forms:dhyana(“meditation”) and thestotra(“praise”). Thestotraoccurs in a variety of subforms and generally opens with an invocati...