Author: London Swaminathan
Publisher: Pustaka Digital Media
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Hindu ‘Fire ceremonies’ called Yaga, Yagna, Homa, and Havan are observed by the Hindus for thousands of years. My book is a collection of my articles written over ten years on this subject. I have added the festivals celebrated by the Hindus as well. It is not a comprehensive one. There are many more not reported here. But important rituals and fasts are covered in it. In the last section of the book, I have included my articles on Boons and Curses and Haloes and Importance of Days of the Week. In a way, they are all related to the title of book.
Guide To Hindu Homa (Havan) And Festivals
Author: London Swaminathan
Publisher: Pustaka Digital Media
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Hindu ‘Fire ceremonies’ called Yaga, Yagna, Homa, and Havan are observed by the Hindus for thousands of years. My book is a collection of my articles written over ten years on this subject. I have added the festivals celebrated by the Hindus as well. It is not a comprehensive one. There are many more not reported here. But important rituals and fasts are covered in it. In the last section of the book, I have included my articles on Boons and Curses and Haloes and Importance of Days of the Week. In a way, they are all related to the title of book.
Publisher: Pustaka Digital Media
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
Hindu ‘Fire ceremonies’ called Yaga, Yagna, Homa, and Havan are observed by the Hindus for thousands of years. My book is a collection of my articles written over ten years on this subject. I have added the festivals celebrated by the Hindus as well. It is not a comprehensive one. There are many more not reported here. But important rituals and fasts are covered in it. In the last section of the book, I have included my articles on Boons and Curses and Haloes and Importance of Days of the Week. In a way, they are all related to the title of book.
Hinduism in Natal
Author: Alleyn Diesel
Publisher: University of Kwazulu Natal Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Describes the features of Hinduism in one of the world's largest Hindu communities outside India - South Africa. This book examines the beliefs and practices common to all Hindus, and those aspects which distinguish the main groups. It also looks at the teachings and doctrines, and aims to provide an understanding of the practice of the religion.
Publisher: University of Kwazulu Natal Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Describes the features of Hinduism in one of the world's largest Hindu communities outside India - South Africa. This book examines the beliefs and practices common to all Hindus, and those aspects which distinguish the main groups. It also looks at the teachings and doctrines, and aims to provide an understanding of the practice of the religion.
New Age Purohit Darpan: Durga Puja
Author: Kanai Mukherjee
Publisher: Association of Grandparents of Indian Immigrants
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
This book is compiled with the goal of explaining the hidden history, significance, and meaning of the mantras used in common Hindu puja rituals performed by the Bengalis to the Bengali immigrants.
Publisher: Association of Grandparents of Indian Immigrants
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
This book is compiled with the goal of explaining the hidden history, significance, and meaning of the mantras used in common Hindu puja rituals performed by the Bengalis to the Bengali immigrants.
All about Hinduism
Author: Swami Sivananda
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hinduism
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hinduism
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Ponniyin Selvan - The Crown - Part 4
Author: Varalotti Rengasamy
Publisher: Pustaka Digital Media
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
When I started translating Kalki’s Ponniyin Selvan in 2010, blissfully unaware of the depth and the magnitude of the work, several people tried to dissuade me. One potential publisher even lured me with an offer to translate another work of Kalki. Reason: there were already many translations around. Yes, there were. But most of them, though done with utmost sincerity, failed to create the emotional bond with the readers which the original author had effortlessly done in the Fifties when Ponniyin Selvan was serialised in a popular magazine. I did not rush up. I did not have a target or deadline. I let the translation work progress in its own pace. That explains the six long years I spent for this project. I read and re-read the first draft a dozen times before handing it over to my editors. There were many points of contention. There were issues where we could not reach a consensus easily. Finally the hard copy was ready for publication in 2016. The publisher had jitters and so did I. We got ready rough copies of two volumes. I gave it to two of my friends, who had read the original more than sixty times, with a mandate to read them in one go. They did and said “This is the best you can do in English.” The work culminated not when the book was released by a former Central Minister in 2016, not even when it went for three editions but when an ardent fan of Kalki sent a mail to me in 2019. “It was as if Kalki himself rendered his great work in English.”
Publisher: Pustaka Digital Media
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 425
Book Description
When I started translating Kalki’s Ponniyin Selvan in 2010, blissfully unaware of the depth and the magnitude of the work, several people tried to dissuade me. One potential publisher even lured me with an offer to translate another work of Kalki. Reason: there were already many translations around. Yes, there were. But most of them, though done with utmost sincerity, failed to create the emotional bond with the readers which the original author had effortlessly done in the Fifties when Ponniyin Selvan was serialised in a popular magazine. I did not rush up. I did not have a target or deadline. I let the translation work progress in its own pace. That explains the six long years I spent for this project. I read and re-read the first draft a dozen times before handing it over to my editors. There were many points of contention. There were issues where we could not reach a consensus easily. Finally the hard copy was ready for publication in 2016. The publisher had jitters and so did I. We got ready rough copies of two volumes. I gave it to two of my friends, who had read the original more than sixty times, with a mandate to read them in one go. They did and said “This is the best you can do in English.” The work culminated not when the book was released by a former Central Minister in 2016, not even when it went for three editions but when an ardent fan of Kalki sent a mail to me in 2019. “It was as if Kalki himself rendered his great work in English.”
Handbook of Hinduism in Europe (2 vols)
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004432280
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1677
Book Description
Handbook of Hinduism in Europe portrays and analyses how Hindu traditions have expanded across the continent, and presents the main Hindu communities, religious groups, forms, practices and teachings. The Handbook does this in two parts, Part One covers historical and thematic topics which are of importance for understanding Hinduism in Europe as a whole and Part Two has chapters on Hindu traditions in every country in Europe. Hindu traditions have a long history of interaction with Europe, but the developments during the last fifty years represent a new phase. Globalization and increased ease of communication have led to the presence of a great plurality of Hindu traditions. Hinduism has become one of the major religions in Europe and is present in every country of the continent.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004432280
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1677
Book Description
Handbook of Hinduism in Europe portrays and analyses how Hindu traditions have expanded across the continent, and presents the main Hindu communities, religious groups, forms, practices and teachings. The Handbook does this in two parts, Part One covers historical and thematic topics which are of importance for understanding Hinduism in Europe as a whole and Part Two has chapters on Hindu traditions in every country in Europe. Hindu traditions have a long history of interaction with Europe, but the developments during the last fifty years represent a new phase. Globalization and increased ease of communication have led to the presence of a great plurality of Hindu traditions. Hinduism has become one of the major religions in Europe and is present in every country of the continent.
Bereavement and Final Samskara (Antyeshti) in Hindu Tradition: Psychology of Bereavement, Last Rites in Hinduism, Religious Ceremonies During Mourning
Author: Sri Dhira Chaitanya
Publisher: Sri Dhira Chaitanya
ISBN: 9780977700813
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Bereavement and Final Rites in Hindu Tradition. Religious ceremonies during mourning period. Vedic insights into Life, death and God in Hinduism.
Publisher: Sri Dhira Chaitanya
ISBN: 9780977700813
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Bereavement and Final Rites in Hindu Tradition. Religious ceremonies during mourning period. Vedic insights into Life, death and God in Hinduism.
Thirty Years of Buddhist Studies
Author: Edward Conze
Publisher: Munshirm Manoharlal Pub Pvt Limited
ISBN: 9788121509602
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Description: Dr. Conze, widely known as a leading Buddhist scholar through his many publications (among them Buddhism: Its Essence and Development, which has become a classic), has published during the thirty years of his working life a great number of important articles which are scattered over many periodicals difficult or almost impossible to obtain. To meet a growing demand for the most important of these articles to be re-published we are presenting this volume which contains both translations and original essays: the indispensable report on Recent Progress in Buddhist Studies; the survey of Mahayana Buddhism which is still the only account based on the actual sources; the comparisons of Buddhist and European philosophy; the essay on Buddhist Saviours. The remaining articles deal with the Prajnaparamita on which the author is the leading authority in the west. The translations included will be specially welcome because reliable English translations of Buddhist texts are still rare. Thus this volume will be invaluable and indispensable for all students of religion and philosophy.
Publisher: Munshirm Manoharlal Pub Pvt Limited
ISBN: 9788121509602
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Description: Dr. Conze, widely known as a leading Buddhist scholar through his many publications (among them Buddhism: Its Essence and Development, which has become a classic), has published during the thirty years of his working life a great number of important articles which are scattered over many periodicals difficult or almost impossible to obtain. To meet a growing demand for the most important of these articles to be re-published we are presenting this volume which contains both translations and original essays: the indispensable report on Recent Progress in Buddhist Studies; the survey of Mahayana Buddhism which is still the only account based on the actual sources; the comparisons of Buddhist and European philosophy; the essay on Buddhist Saviours. The remaining articles deal with the Prajnaparamita on which the author is the leading authority in the west. The translations included will be specially welcome because reliable English translations of Buddhist texts are still rare. Thus this volume will be invaluable and indispensable for all students of religion and philosophy.
Shakti
Author: Alleyn Diesel
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The word 'Shakti' means the power or energy of women as personified and expressed by divine females, the alter egos of every-woman. 'Shakti' is amply portrayed in these women's accounts of their experiences.The stories collected here record the lives of Indian women from Hindu, Muslim and Christian backgrounds living in the Pietermaritzburg area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and they demonstrate the pride these women have in their ancient cultures as well as their strength and determination in adversity.The value of this collection does not merely lie in its ability to entertain; the stories reveal the women's sense of their own worth in an at times hostile society, as wives, teachers, political activists, professionals and religious leaders.There is an urgent need to appreciate and celebrate the religious and cultural beliefs and practices of others. In recent years, stories of people in 'previously disadvantaged' communities have tended to overlook the experiences of Indian women. Shakti: Stories of Indian Women attempts to give expression to voices that represent a vibrant and vital section of this county's diverse population.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The word 'Shakti' means the power or energy of women as personified and expressed by divine females, the alter egos of every-woman. 'Shakti' is amply portrayed in these women's accounts of their experiences.The stories collected here record the lives of Indian women from Hindu, Muslim and Christian backgrounds living in the Pietermaritzburg area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and they demonstrate the pride these women have in their ancient cultures as well as their strength and determination in adversity.The value of this collection does not merely lie in its ability to entertain; the stories reveal the women's sense of their own worth in an at times hostile society, as wives, teachers, political activists, professionals and religious leaders.There is an urgent need to appreciate and celebrate the religious and cultural beliefs and practices of others. In recent years, stories of people in 'previously disadvantaged' communities have tended to overlook the experiences of Indian women. Shakti: Stories of Indian Women attempts to give expression to voices that represent a vibrant and vital section of this county's diverse population.
Ritual Worship of the Great Goddess
Author: Hillary Rodrigues
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791488446
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
During a nine-day period every autumn, Hindus in India and throughout the world worship the Great Goddess, Durgā--the formidable deity who is loved like a mother. One of the most dramatic and popular of these celebrations is the Durgā Pūjā, a rite noted for its visual pageantry, ritual complexity, and communal participation. In this book, Hillary Peter Rodrigues describes the Bengali style of Durgā Pūjā practiced in the sacred city of Banaras from beginning to end. A romanization of the Sanskrit litany is included along with an English translation. In addition to the liturgical description, Rodrigues provides information on the rite's component elements and mythic aspects. There are interpretive sections on puja, the Great Goddess, women's roles in the ritual, and the socio-cultural functions of the ritual. Rodrigues maintains that the Durgā Pūjā is a rite of cosmic rejuvenation, of empowerment at both the personal and social levels, and a rite that orchestrates manifestations of the feminine, both Divine and human.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 0791488446
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
During a nine-day period every autumn, Hindus in India and throughout the world worship the Great Goddess, Durgā--the formidable deity who is loved like a mother. One of the most dramatic and popular of these celebrations is the Durgā Pūjā, a rite noted for its visual pageantry, ritual complexity, and communal participation. In this book, Hillary Peter Rodrigues describes the Bengali style of Durgā Pūjā practiced in the sacred city of Banaras from beginning to end. A romanization of the Sanskrit litany is included along with an English translation. In addition to the liturgical description, Rodrigues provides information on the rite's component elements and mythic aspects. There are interpretive sections on puja, the Great Goddess, women's roles in the ritual, and the socio-cultural functions of the ritual. Rodrigues maintains that the Durgā Pūjā is a rite of cosmic rejuvenation, of empowerment at both the personal and social levels, and a rite that orchestrates manifestations of the feminine, both Divine and human.