a moot question‚ viz.‚ who is a “Hindu”? Under the codifying Acts‚ namely‚ the Hindu Marriage Act‚ 1956; the Hindu Succession Act‚ 1956‚ the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act‚ 1956 and the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act‚ 1956. The orthodox concept of the term “Hindu” has undergone a radical change and it has been given an extended meaning. These codifying Acts not only apply to Hindus by Birth but also to a large number of other persons. The term “Hindu” is not very precise in its significance
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PAPER – (Need Title) Extravagant clothing‚ succulent victuals‚ exquisite flowers‚ spectacular photography and many other grand decorations are the foundation of a Hindu marriage. Hindu marriages‚ like most other cultural wedding ceremonies‚ are deeply concerned with their religious rituals and customs. Most ceremonies in the Hindu culture are family oriented with great emphasis on entertainment and inspiration. Also‚ off course‚ the amount of decorations and the extent to which the rituals are
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CURRENT TREND AND CHANGES The traditional Hindu Marriage has changed a lot following the modernisation and globalisation of the world.Nowadays peple spend thousands to conduct a grand wedding wit decorations.The decorations now also has changed.They really take iniative to decorate the wedding hall and made it like a palace unlike last time.Now many people prefer to marry in hotel ballrooms rather than in a temple.People are spending money to decorate the hall with fresh flowers that cost
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upon this. The importance of this myth is that the caste system’ of Hindu society is founded in it though. The caste system shows that certain sections of society are meant by birth for certain tasks. The priests were born from the mouth of the cosmic man‚ the nobles from his arm‚ the general populace from his thighs and the servants from his feet. 5. Trimurti‚ meaning‚ "having three forms"‚ is applied to the three main Hindu gods; Brahma‚ Vishnu and Shiva. Three major gods represent all aspects
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| |Ram (center)‚ with consort Sita‚ brother Lakshmana and devotee Hanuman | |Observed by |Hindus | |Type |Hindu | |Significance |Birth day of Ram; Marriage ceremony of Ram and Sita | |Ends |Chaitra Navami‚ Ninth day of Chaitra month | |2013 date |19 April
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Parental Figures in Human Development The importance of parental figures in human development throughout childhood and adolescence is fundamental; parents provide their children with a foundation on which to lead their lives. Parents are expected to provide their children with food‚ shelter and other necessities for survival along with love and kindness which helps to develop the child’s personality. In the novel Frankenstein‚ Mary Shelley explores the roles in which a parental figure can affect
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Hindu Religious Traditions Paper The purpose of this paper is to describe the Hindu religion. The paper will describe what the Hindu religious traditions consist of. It will describe what sacred elements characterize the Hindu religious traditions and their significance and meaning. Hindu Religion Hinduism is the described as the world’s oldest organized religion and is the world’s third largest religion. Hinduism consists of "thousands of different religious groups that have evolved
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Hindu Undivided Family Hindu undivided family (abbreviation: HUF) is a legal term related to the Hindu Marriage Act. Due to the development of Indian Legal System‚ of late‚ the female members are also given the right of share to the property in the HUF. In CIT vs Veerappa Chettiar‚ 76 ITR 467 (SC)‚ Supreme Court had occasion to decide on an issue whether after the death of all the female members in a HUF‚ the HUF would still exist. HUF as a partner in a partnership firm HUF is a joint family
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children is expressed in the schema ordered by him for the functioning of Nature and the law he has laid down for trees is a part of it. There is something that somehow turns people all over the world towards dharma. It is this something that inspires human beings everywhere to go beyond their material needs and do things that appear strange. How? One man reads the Bible‚ cross in hand; another smears ashes all over his body; and a third man wears the Vaisnava mark. From generation to generation mankind
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The architecture of a country acts like a mirror for understanding the way of living and also the developments of the place that have led to the creation of the country as it looks today. The architecture of a country gives an insight into a country’s developments over the years. Many times architecture also helps us predict what type of traditions have been followed in the country over a large span of time. The thesis mainly deals with analyzing whether the direction of development of architecture
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