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25 June 2019
Samavartana (समावर्तनम्)
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Snataka (स्नातकः)
उभयस्नातकः || Ubhaya Snataka: added content
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Snataka (स्नातकः)
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Snataka (स्नातकः)
व्रतस्नातकः ॥ Vrata Snataka: added content from Paraskara Grhyasutras
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Samavartana (समावर्तनम्)
॥ Snana
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Samavartana (समावर्तनम्)
॥ Snana: adding content
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Gurukula (गुरुकुलम्)
Preceptors and Receptors of Education
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Gurukula (गुरुकुलम्)
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Gurukula (गुरुकुलम्)
Preceptors and Receptors of Education: adding content
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Gurukula (गुरुकुलम्)
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Antyesti (अन्त्येष्टिः)
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Antyesti (अन्त्येष्टिः)
Created page with "The Saṃskāra to be performed at the end (of life), i.e. at the time of death of a person. The earlier fifteen Saṃskāras are performed while a person is alive. The last o..."
Sandhyavandana (सन्ध्यावन्दनम्)
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Sandhyavandana (सन्ध्यावन्दनम्)
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Sandhyavandana (सन्ध्यावन्दनम्)
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Marriage (विवाह: संस्कार:)
Major events of marriage: added content
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Marriage (विवाह: संस्कार:)
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Upanayana (उपनयनम्)
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Godana (गोदानम्)
Created page with "{{ToBeEdited}} Godana literally means "shaving the head and other parts of the body, including Śikhā” (tuft on the head). In Caulam tuft is exempted from shaving. <block..."
Samavartana (समावर्तनम्)
Created page with "{{ToBeEdited}} Literally it means "return from teacher's house to one's house". This Saṃskāra is not needed if the student learns under his own father or if the student do..."
Vedavratas (वेदव्रतानि)
Created page with "{{ToBeEdited}} There are four Vratas (Saṃskāras) for starting the learning of different branches of Veda. Each Vrata can be performed for a year or six months or one month..."
Samskaras (संस्काराः)
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Chaulam (चौलम्)
Created page with "{{ToBeEdited}} Chaulam is also called Cūḍākarma and Cūḍākaraṇam. Cūḍā means tuft (of hair) that is kept on the back side of the head while the remaining part is..."
Annaprashana (अन्नप्राशनम्)
Created page with "{{ToBeEdited}} {{StubArticle}} Annam means cooked rice and prāśanam is feeding. The child is to be fed rice –<blockquote>जन्मनोऽपि षष्ठे म..."
Namakaranam (नामकरणम्)
Created page with "{{ToBeEdited}} Namakarana is the naming ceremony. Nāma means name. It should be done on tenth day or on a date after tenth day –<blockquote>दशम्याम् उत..."
Jatakarma (जातकर्म)
Created page with "{{ToBeEdited}} Jatakarma Saṃskāra is performed before the navel string is cut.<blockquote>प्राङ्नाभिवर्धनात्पुंसः जात..."
Samskaras (संस्काराः)
Definition: adding content
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Simantam (सीमन्तः)
Created page with "{{ToBeEdited}} Sīmantaḥ is also called Sīmantonnayanam. Sīmanta means parting of hair on head.<blockquote>सीमन्तोन्नयनं प्रथमे ग..."
Pumsavana (पुंसवनम्)
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Pumsavana (पुंसवनम्)
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Pumsavana (पुंसवनम्)
Created page with " Pumsavana is a rite which takes place to a pregnant lady.<blockquote>पुमान् सूयते अनेन इति पुंसवनम्। pumān sūyate anen..."
Garbhadhanam (गर्भाधानम्)
KSubrahmanyam moved page Garbhadhanam (गर्भाधानम्) to Garbhadhana (गर्भाधानम्): Title correction
Garbhadhana (गर्भाधानम्)
KSubrahmanyam moved page Garbhadhanam (गर्भाधानम्) to Garbhadhana (गर्भाधानम्): Title correction
mSamskaras (संस्काराः)
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Author Help
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Author Help
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Samskaras (संस्काराः)
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Garbhadhana (गर्भाधानम्)
Created page with "{{NeedCitation}} Literally it means "implanting an embryo (into wife)". The name suggests the first sexual intercourse of husband and wife. It can be traced to Atharvaveda (5..."
Samskaras (संस्काराः)
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Samskaras (संस्काराः)
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