Recent research has identified nostalgia as a powerful motivator for engaging in these rituals. This engagement, in turn, enhances the meaning people ascribe to their lives. Specifically ...

Ugadi and Gudi Padwa 2025, marking the Hindu New Year, will be celebrated on THIS date with traditional rituals, prayers, and ...

Paideuma: Mitteilungen zur Kulturkunde Bd. 66, 2020 LEARNING DEATH RITUALS FROM SCRATCH: The... LEARNING DEATH RITUALS FROM SCRATCH: The search for meaning and recognition of Hindus on Réunion This is ...

This is really what we mean by ‘ritual’ – actions that have to be performed simply because it’s the ‘done’ or ‘proper’ way to act in the group to which you happen to belong.

Devotees engage in fasting, prayers, and rituals like Abhishekam to purify themselves and seek blessings. This observance represents the divine union between Lord Shiva and Goddess Shakti ...

Bhadra Punchha Consideration: If Bhadra continues past midnight, the ritual can be performed during Bhadra Punchha (the tail-end of Bhadra), which is considered less inauspicious. Avoiding Bhadra ...

At Christmas time, even hardened sceptics are able to enjoy some beloved rituals again. Writer Madeleine Bunting considers whether it’s time to revalue ritual. Show more In her final Essay ...

This research, developed by WARC Advisory and MSQ, examines the role of rituals in our lives as consumers and the opportunities brands can unlock to observe, facilitate and participate in those ...

Then, devotees empty the vessels when the last circuit is complete. After the Holika Dahan bonfire ritual, tilaks are smeared on the foreheads of devotees. Baked or roasted crops of the season are ...

Holika Dahan 2025 Significance: Since Holi is observed on the following day, Rangwali Holi will be celebrated on Friday, March 14, 2025. Holika Dahan 2025 Date and Time: The festival of Holika ...