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Symbolism of Rituals

Rituals: [To red in Tamil click each English

 topic and see to your left side]

1. Why do we put Tilak on our fore-head? .

2. why light lamps

3. Use of Incense Sticks

3. Burning Camphor.

4.  Why is water given as prasad? 

5.  Water ritual for praying during bath? 

6.  What is the importance of purification ? 

7.  How 108 is significant ? 

8.  Why use right Hand? 

8. why pilgrimages.

9.  why festivals? 

Gods

 11.  Why many Gods? 

 12.  Is there a God that exists?

 13.  Why God is mentioned as "He"?.

12. Why God idols for worship

13. why ancestral worship.

14.  Why fasting? 

15.  Why yoga? 

16.  Why meditation? 

17. why shave head

18. why not wear shirts in temple.

19.  Why circumbulate temples? 

28. Why not circambulate shiva fully.

20.  Why death and birth inauspicious? 

21.  Why do we hold our ears and bend down before Ganesha? 

 

22. why chant mantras

23. How to get out of bed?.

24.  Why not step or leap over things? 

24.  Why touch the Earth while getting out of bed? 

25.  Why women put kolam? 

 26.  Tulasi leaves behind ears? 

Temples

 

10.  why temples? 

27. why removes shoes before entering temples and houses?

 21.  Why women impure during menstruation?   

 29.  Why hold ears and knock head while worshipping Ganesha? 

30.  What does kodi maram in temple represent? 

31.  What is Bali kallu represent? 

32. Why turtle under the temple lamps?

33. Why circambulate figus trees in temples?.

34.  Why do shastanga-namaskaaram? 

35.  Why give offerings to temples? 

36.  Why blow conch is auspicious? 

37. Why ring bells?

38. Why worship Nandi?.

39.  Why is Cow holy? 

40.  Why worship  snake grooves? 

41.  Importance of getting up early- Brahma Muhurtham? 

42. Why say Namsate?

43. Why is fasting good?.

44.  Why is Ekadesi fasting the best? 

45.  Why aadi month prohibited for new acts? 

46.  Why right hand and right leg usage first suggested? 

47. Why not sleep facing north?

48. Why names children with God's names?.

49.  Why not show mirror to children? 

49.  How to celebrate birthdays of children? 

50.  Why take bath after going to a funeral? 

 51.  How does eclipse occur- does snake swallow moon? 

52. Is cat crossing is bad omen

53. Significance of omens?.

54.  Why house should face east? 

55.  Why say live 100 years?

54.  What Good about Rudhraksha? 

55.  Why prathosha good?

56.  Why Worship Ancestors?

57.  How to remove negative energy?

58.  How to amplify positive energy?

 

 

6. Click here to read Swami Chinmayananda's answer to the above questions.

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1. "Journey to the Source" by Pradheep Chhalliyil .

 
 
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