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  2. Chudakarana - Wikipedia

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    Originally, the arrangement of the śikhā was the most significant feature of the Chudakarana and the number of tufts was determined by the number of the pravaras belonging to the gotra of the child. Later, in northern India, keeping only one tuft became universal. But in the Deccan and southern India, earlier traditions remained alive to some ...

  3. Indian rituals after death - Wikipedia

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    Once the pyre is ablaze, the lead mourner and the closest relatives may circumambulate the burning pyre one or more times. The ceremony is concluded by the lead cremator, during the ritual, is kapala kriya, or the ritual of piercing the burning skull with a stave (bamboo fire poker) to make a hole or break it, in order to release the spirit. [6]

  4. Samskara (rite of passage) - Wikipedia

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    It is a ritual conducted when the pregnancy begins to show, typically in or after the third month of pregnancy and usually before the fetus starts moving in the womb. The ceremony celebrates the rite of passage of the developing fetus, marking the stage where the baby begins to kick as a milestone in a baby's development.

  5. North Texas Hindu Mandir - Wikipedia

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    North Texas Hindu Mandir (NTHM), is a Hindu Mandir in Dallas, Texas and is one of the many Hindu Temples located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Its located on 10309 Baronne Cir, Dallas, TX 75218.

  6. Historical Vedic religion - Wikipedia

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    The historical Vedic religion, also called Vedicism or Vedism, and sometimes ancient Hinduism or Vedic Hinduism, [a] constituted the religious ideas and practices prevalent amongst some of the Indo-Aryan peoples of the northwest Indian subcontinent (Punjab and the western Ganges plain) during the Vedic period (c. 1500–500 BCE).

  7. Kalpa (Vedanga) - Wikipedia

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    Vedic sacrifice rituals at a wedding West of the (sacred) fire, a stone (for grinding corn and condiments) is placed and northeast a water jar. The bridegroom offers an oblation, standing, looking towards the west, and taking hold of the bride's hands while she sits and looks towards the east.

  8. Mundan ceremony - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 26 March 2010, at 13:56 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may ...

  9. Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of Kansas City - Wikipedia

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    HTCC bought 5 acres of Land in an undeveloped part of Shawnee, Kansas, relatively close to where the majority of Hindus in the Kansas City Area lived. [2] On October 27, 1985, the groundbreaking ceremony began and on May 22, 1988, the Hindu Temple was opened and held an opening ceremony with thousands in attendance.