The ritual anointing or bathing of an idol with offerings such as milk, honey, sugar and water. It is practised in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. Within certain Buddhist traditions, it is performed as an initiation rite. Historically, it was also a consecration rite performed at a monarch’s coronation.
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Deeply grooved ritual bead derived from the cleaned, dried pit of the fruit of the blue marble tree (Elaeocarpus angustifolius…
A Hindu festival, it is primarily celebrated by women in northern India during the Hindu month of Kartika. On this…
A ritual act in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, it is a clockwise circumambulation in which a devotee takes a…
A temple festival held annually at the Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu to mark the ritual coronation of Meenakshi…
The sacred thread worn Brahmin men after initiation rites of upanayana, which marks the advent into adulthood.
A religious and social practice of seclusion in some Hindu and Muslim communities that involves the physical segregation of women…
A rite performed during a Hindu wedding ceremony in which the groom holds the bride’s hand. It is considered one…
Processional idol in Indian temples, usually made of metal. During temple festivals, a representation of the temple’s central deity/deities is…