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• Upanayana (उपनयनम्)
  ...e Saṁskāras with [[Varnashrama Dharma (वर्णाश्रमधर्मः)|Varna and Āśramas]] in the sense of duty has been established by many authors and historians. ...e upadesha of Gayatri mantra which prepares him for the study of vedas, or in more modern terms the child enters the schooling phase of life ([[Brahmacha
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• Puranas (पुराणानि)
  ...as show the significance and ancientness of these texts. They are eighteen in number and are associated with the Upapuranas. They describe a wide variety ...that the puranas were the main source of bhagavata katha traditions found in India; the bond that has woven the cultural threads among different peoples
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• Veera Narayana Temple, Belavadi, Chikmanguluru, Karnataka
  ...illage of Belavadi, Chikamagalur district, Karnataka. The temple was built in the 12^th century CE by the Hindu dynasty of the Hoysalas, based ...his story from ''The Mahabharata'' is famously associated with many places in [[Bharatavarsha (भरतवर्षम्)|Bharatavarsha]]. Belavadi is
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• Nachiketa (नचिकेताः)
  ...gend is one of the oldest in Vedic literature. Nachiketa is also mentioned in the Kataka Brahman, which is now part of Taittriya Brahmana. The Kathopanis There are many versions of the name Nachiketa, as seen in different texts
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• Vidya (विद्या)
  ...uired for attaining the higher worlds). Whatever is studied is all unified in the word Brahman.... Therefore they speak of an educated son as being condu ...0 owing to several causes.<ref name=":0">Altekar, A. S. (1944) ''Education in Ancient India.'' Benares : Nand Kishore and Bros.,</ref>
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• Jatakarma (जातकर्म)
  ...hild-birth. The primitive wonder, supernatural fear and natural care were, in course of time, combined with the cultural devices and aspirations to prote == वेदेषु जातकर्म विषयाः ॥ Jatakarma in Vedic times ==
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• Sadvrutta (सद्वृत्तम्)
  ...This code of conduct is described under the section of preventive medicine in Ayurveda. It is believed that, when religiously observed, this code of cond ...ideline on how these activities and behavioral patterns should be observed in order to have their only positive impact on life.
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• Dharma and Women’s Rights
  ...woman who suffers irreparable physical, mental and socio-economic damage.  In particular, sexual assault is the most heinous crime which ruins the whole ...hat the right to protection is important especially of women who were seen in Vedic times as ‘sustainers of our society’.
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• Nakshatras (नक्षत्राणि)
  ...(1900), Shabda Sagara, First Edition, Entry: [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.195943/page/n375/mode/2up Nakshatra.]</ref> ...sm or asterismal group (nakshatra) near which the moon was seen, resulting in calling the asterism as the day's nakshatra, from which the 27 asterismal s
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• Yama Deva (यमदेवः)
  ...he god of death. Following are a few important aspects about Yama as given in various texts. ...r vices, he assigns suitable punishments depending on the severity of sins in their earthly lives and are all sent to naraka (hell).
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• Ramanujacharya (रामानुजाचार्यः)
  ...Samskrit : रामानुजाचार्यः) belonging to the 11th century, was instrumental in the establishment of the doctrines pertaining to Visishtadvaita (the philos ...was born on Thursday 4th April 1017 A.D. (Pingala Chaitra Sukla Panchami) in the star of Arudra corresponding to Saka year 939, and Kali year 4118. His
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• Gurukul in the 21st century
  ...n front of us is that of a natural environment in a jungle with an ashram, in the ashram there are many small, thatched huts and rishis are doing yagya. ...imagery of a traditional Gurukul. A lot seems to have changed since those days. This includes the uniforms, language, subjects, context, mentality of the
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• Vidyarthi's Qualities (विद्यातुराणां लक्षणानि)
  ...ls and inferiors. These rules afforded an imperceptible but effective help in the formation of character of a student.<ref name=":0" /> We find many good qualities that a student should have given in texts like Smritis, Mahabharata, Chanakyaneeti and later day sources like S
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• Snataka Dharma (स्नातकधर्मः)
  ...(स्नातकः ॥ a graduate), that is, those who have completed their education in the [[Brahmacharyashrama (ब्रह्मचर्याश्रमः) ...्मः)|Varnashrama Dharma]] in the various Smrti texts. Manusmrti elaborates in detail about the code of conduct for a Snataka. His personal as well as soc
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• Class 1 Curriculum at Vidyakshetra
  Class 1 starts at the age of 6 years and forms a part of the age group called Baal-Avastha (बाल अवस्था) which ranges from ...is phase of the child is handled tactfully, purposefully, keeping the goal in mind, without losing one’s self-control and patience, then the objective
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• Raktamokshana (रक्तमोक्षणम्)
  ...levant details on Raktamokshana have been described in Ayurveda literature in depth.
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• Jnana Sopanam (ज्ञानसोपानम्) - Buddhi Yoga (बुद्धियोगम्)
  ...rsha. Today, countless number of people play this game all over the globe. In this series of articles presented here we bring forward to you the evolutio Snakes and Ladders is game can be found in various versions with various names across Bharatavarsha. Vaikuntha Pali, M
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• Namakaranam (नामकरणम्)
  ...s: Vikrama Publications. (Pages 130-144)</ref> To give individual identity in relation with the father, family and society, a name is selected for the ch As quoted in Viramitrodaya, Brhaspati with a poetic exaggeration remarks about the desir
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• Pataka (पातकम्)
  ...3) ''History of Dharmasastra (Ancient and Medieval Religious and Civil Law in India), Volume 4.'' Poona : Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute</ref> ...e concerned here with the growth and development of the doctrine of Pataka in India from Vedic times to the medieval digests and commentaries on Dharmasa
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• Agnihotra (अग्निहोत्रम्)
  ...tyakarma. The procedure to perform Yajnas including Agnihotra is described in Brahmanas and Aranyakas of Veda (also called as Shrutis), thus they are cal ...tually maintaining Agni at home is vested with a grihastha. In the present days, very rarely, grihasthas are maintaining Agni at homes nor are conducting r
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