Hindu Law & EthicsCinderella Banzon

Worship in the home and temple

The home is most the popular place for puja, for it is not obligatory for

people to visit the temples.

Although the home has always been considered the focal point for most ceremonies, many Hindus call at

their local temple whenever possible.

Apart from the shrines in the home and the temples, there are also

numerous open-air shrines in India and other eastern Hindu cultures.

Murti

A murti is often regarded as a manifestation of the presence of

the power of a deity…

Murtis are treated with great respect as if they are royalty and suggest the

presence of the deity at puja proceedings.

The Hindu Family

Marriage is seen as a time of great purity…

The roles in a Hindu family are well defined between the sexes, where the men are the providers and the women are responsible for running the home and raising the children.

Motherhood is regarded as very important and a woman is

considered to be a failure if she is without children, especially if she has

no son.

A Hindu family is normally an extended one…

Food and Dress

Because life is sacred, it is considered wrong to kill animals for food, though

many Hindus are not vegetarians.

There is no particular type of religious dress required in Hinduism and local regional styles differ considerably.

Indian women in general love jewelry and are particularly fond of bracelets

and anklets.

Hindu men often wear Western clothing, but many will wear a

kurta-pyjama

The End

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The Study Of Hinduism. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1988. Print.

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