{"product_id":"puja-and-samskara-deodhar-lalita-hb-mlbd-publications","title":"Puja And Samskara |Deodhar Lalita|HB|Mlbd Publications","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book treats two representative Hindu rituals of contemporary India,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePuja (offering service) and Samskara (initiation rituals at important\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eoccasions of life). Samskara rites are performed at significant junctures\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eof an individual's life, from birth to death, by the individual's family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePuja rites, rather than being performed in relation to the life cycle of an\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eindividual in a family, are more deeply related to the annual rituals of\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ethe cult to which an individual or the person's family belongs. Persons may\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ego to a temple and request priests to perform puja rites, or they may\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eperform them themselves at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor people living in India, Puja and Samskara are not at all uncommon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePuja rites are performed everywhere-at temples, in private homes, on\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003estreet corners-and although in recent times families observing all the\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003etraditional Samskara rites have declined in number, almost all Hindu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003efamilies still perform the major Samskaras. it is difficult, however, for\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ethose living outside India to know how these rites are performed. Hence,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ethis book presents a large number of photographs that enable readers to\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003egain an accurate grasp of them and indicates the place of ritual in the\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003etotal structure of religion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MLBD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53557379629419,"sku":"9788120817517","price":500.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0991\/0445\/7067\/files\/file_9a3d58d2-d407-4f8c-a5ec-f531d4ee0f74.jpg?v=1784199759","url":"https:\/\/www.mlbd.com\/products\/puja-and-samskara-deodhar-lalita-hb-mlbd-publications","provider":"MLBD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}