Hindu Rituals And Routines Why Do We Follow Them? Pdf Download

You will find ANSWERS to all important

QUESTIONS in the attached document ...

01. Why do we light a lamp?
02. Why do we have a prayer room?
03. Why do we do Namaste?
04. Why do we prostrate before parents and elders?
05. Why do we wear marks (tilak, pottu and the like) on the forehead?
06. Why do we not touch papers, books and people with the feet?
07. Why is it considered an act of misdemeanor to touch anothers feet?

08. Why do we apply the holy ash (angaara)?
09. Why do offer food to the Lord before eating it?
10. Why do we fast?
11. Why do we do pradakshina (circumambulate)?
12. Why is pradakshina done only in a clockwise manner?
13. Why do we regard trees and plants as sacred?
14. Why do we ring the bell in a temple?
15. Why do we worship the kalasha?
16. Why do we consider the lotus as special?
17. Why do we worship tulasi ?
18. Why do we blow the conch ?
19. Why do we say "Shaanti" thrice ?
20. Why do we offer a coconut?
21. Why do we chant Om ?
22. Why do we do aarati?
8th October 2010 From India, Mumbai

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Thank you very much for posting. Please ensure that you are not violating any copyrights. I could not find the name of the author or the publisher. Have a nice day. Simhan
8th October 2010 From United Kingdom

Dear all,
It is a very good attempt to answer and justifying the causes which
were so far were considered to be vague and meaningless.
You have done a great job by posting which even the new generation need to know.
Umashankar Mukherjee
12th October 2010 From India, Calcutta

Thnx for the post, extremely happy to have it found...The fifth point is very much informative for me, i usually wear the tilak on my forehead, now i learnt where exactly it has to be put...thnx again:)
Jai Shri Ganesh
12th October 2010 From India, Hyderabad