Kumbh Mela

I. Introduction Pilgrimages are the peaceful gatherings of people at sacred places such as, Kumbh Mela in India or Hajj in Saudi Arabia. The pilgrimages at places like Tirupati temple, Amarnath, Vaishnodevi, Jagannath Puri, Pandharpur are a few more examples in India. Millions of people from all around the world, gather to perform their rituals at these places. During these pilgrimages, pilgrims getting lost in the crowd is quite common. Finding the lost person is a difficult task not only for

Dear exalted leader Great Ponga, during the fascinating time Sethra and I have spent at this unique planet beaming with life we have witnessed and identified many cultures, traditions, and rituals based around religions. The earthlings also known as humans follow many of these which are all unique in different aspects. From all of these religions Sethra and I have selected two which we closely observed and researched for you. These two religions are Hinduism and Buddhism, both of which have significant

Other festival include Janmashtami (celebrates the birth of Krishna), Raksha Bandhan (when sisters thank their brothers for the love and protection they have shown them, Makara Sankranti (the day on which the sun begins it journey northwards) and Kumbh Mela (spiritual festival which takes place near Allahabad, India, every 12 years). Most Hindu festivals express spiritually in its happiest aspects. Group enegry attracts the gods to overcome evils, and humorous abandon helps merry-makers transform

Hindus do not eat meat, animals, therefore they are vegan or vegetarian. As a part of their culture, they do not believe in death instead they believe in rebirth, also known as reincarnation. Depending on how the follower lives their current life will determine of the cycle of rebirth continues or breaks the cycle. Hindus believe that one God that exist in everything. As a result, the followers strive to live in a productive manner. Everyday worship becomes a tradition at home or the Prana Pratishtha

Introduction: Good morning everyone. Today I want to talk to you about pilgrimage. I want to focus on two pilgrimages in particular; the Hindu pilgrimage to the Indian city of Varanasi, and the Catholic pilgrimage to St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. To quote Steve Branmn and Jim Rawls, “A pilgrimage is a journey inward as well as outward. Pilgrims seek to strengthen and renew their faith through travel." Therefore today I want to try and prove that the religious significance of a pilgrimage to

Comparative Religion was by far one of the most eye-opening courses I took as an undergraduate. Going into the course, I thought I would be simply comparing religions. I thought I would be learning about various religions and the similarities and differences between those religions. However, it was quite different. Yes, I learned about the major world religions and their practices, but more importantly, I learned how to approach the study of religion through various religious scholars. One of the

Hinduism Hinduism cannot be described as an organized religion. One individual did not found Hinduism. Hinduism is God centered and therefore one can call Hinduism as founded by God. Hinduism is based upon Eternal Principles. If a great scientist like Einstein discovered or realized laws of physics, Hinduism would call him a great Rishi (Maharshi or seer of truth.) Such seers of truth are not confined to any one age or country. Self realized persons like Jesus Christ would be called Rishis

CHITTORGARH - The land of Rajputana Valour A tourist guide By Diksha Sharma~ Source – Internet Chittorgarh, the crown jewel of Mewar, is one of the most beautiful cities in the desert state of Rajasthan. Located beside a high hill near the Gambheri and berach river, the city of Chittorgarh is the home to largest fort complex in India, surrounded all sides by many cliffs. The city is the standing testimony of chivalry of Rajputs,from which city derives its name where each

Cultural Diversity of India Inherited ideas, ways of people’s living, beliefs, rituals, values, habits, care, gentleness, knowledge etc. constitutes of culture in India. India is one of the oldest civilization of the world old culture of humanity and care is still followed by people. Culture shows the way we behave to others, how softly we react to things, our understanding towards values, ethics, principles, and beliefs. People of old generations pass their cultures to the coming new generation

INDIAN BRAND: THAT TAPPED THE NICHE SEGMENT SUCCESSFULLY. Author: Radhika Singh (9999067831,radhikasingh208@gmail.com) Sunil Kishore Sharma (8010484758,neel89@gmail.com) ABSTRACT This case study talks about the evolution of Emami as a brand in the rural market. Rural market is a market which is still not tapped by many well known brands but Emami took it as an opportunity and are successful in taking full advantage of it. Their major revenue is generated from rural market i.e. 40-45 % of revenue