Questions tagged [culture]
Culture is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, defined by everything from language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts.
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Why do chanting malas have 108+1 beads?
I have often heard that the number 108 has a special significance in the Vedic culture; when mantras are chanted using beads, it is done in a cycle of 108 times. And when 108 times are completed, the ...
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Does the colour of turban in India have any specific meaning?
The above question is posed as far as the following photo is concerned..
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Is it wrong to hug a friend of the opposite gender?
I was listening to a katha and the katha vachak said that in our shastras, it is forbidden even to touch a female wooden toy. In which shastra is it mentioned that you shouldn't touch/hug females?
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Does Taylor Swift's 'Karma' song even remotely have anything to do with the Hindu notion of Karma?
Not a Hindu here, but I'm wondering if this new song is getting under the skin of Hindus the way Alanis Morrissette's 'Ironic' annoyed English teachers. In the song, she mentions several dozen things ...
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"Topi pehnana" association with deception [closed]
How and when did the phrase "topi pehnana" become associated with deceiving someone? My mother tongue is Kannada which also has a similar phrase.
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Do we have references to Ramaleela being enacted in the previous yugas?
Rāmalīlā/Ramaleela (रामलीला) —
Name of a dramatic performance or play, on the story of Rāma & Sītā based on
the Rāmāyaṇas; (Literally - ‘Rāma's līlā or divine play/pasttime ’) is any
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What are panths (पंथ)?
I'm from a place in India where some groups like panths have existed for a long time. Since we are in a modern age they aren't seen or heard about much but still as the older people do coexist so does ...
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Is it ok for me (Not Hindu) to wear a turban/head wrap to represent the Hindu character I am playing in a play?
I have done a bit on research into this, and I plan to do more, but I am looking for a more personal answer from people who are Hindu. If you can help, please do, as I need it. I am attempting to ...
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Mudi kanikkai at oppiliappan [closed]
Namaskaram,
We are a south Indian brahmin family. As per our tradition, we have to give mudi kanikkai thrice for infants borne in our family after ayushyahomam. For my second daughter, We could not ...
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How to type पत्ते with half त् as in त्य [closed]
I know this is not directly related to Hinduism but as this community seems to have a background of typing in in Devnaagari / Hindi / Sanskrit. I have searched a lot. I hope someone will answer...
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Is the popular practice of applying Mehndi (Henna tattoo) during weddings supported by scriptures?
From Wikipedia:
Mehndi is a form of body art and temporary skin decoration usually drawn on hands or legs, in which decorative designs are created on a person's body, using a paste, created from the ...
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Who are some ancient Singers of Sanskrit in the past? [closed]
Sanskrit is a phonetically active language that vibrates brain and heart and makes the environment positive. Could you suggest a few Sanskrit singers of ancient India whom one may listen to?
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Why do people divide the great Sanskrit language into Vedic Sanskrit and Classical sanskrit?
Is the language of Vedic era Sanskrit, different from the Classical era Sanskrit?
I have heard, read and listened at almost all the forums regarding this prevalence of difference.
Some of the people ...
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Can evidence for ideas/beliefs/practices we would now call part of Hinduism be found from before the Rig Veda? [closed]
Is there any scholarly work that argues that ideas/beliefs/practices that are part of Hinduism are from before the Rig Veda, e.g., Indus Valley Civilization?
This questiion follows up on Were Aryans ...
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Origin of Vikram-Beetal stories?
The Vikram-Betaal stories are derived from the Vetālapañcaviṃśati (वेतालपञ्चविंशति) or famously called, Baital Pachisi ("Twenty-five (tales) of Baital").
Do these stories find any kind of ...
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