Hindu Festivals, Fairs and Fasts

Author: Chitralekha Singh
Prem Nath/
Publisher: Jaico
Year: 1999
Language: English
Pages: 220
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8124201641

Description

This book describes traditional sacraments, fasts, festivals and fairs to enable readers to aim at utilizing the rare opportunity to rise to the level of the divine.

The scriptures throw light on the philosophical texts and the performance of Samskaras. The scriptures contain the details of man's religious duties, the rites and rituals he should perform, customs, traditions and all other details help him to keep his mind pure and enable him to do good only and eschew evil.

The description of customs and ceremonies, given in this book, howsoever brief, will be found useful by the reader to enlighten his mind.