1. Hindu Law & Ethics Cinderella Banzon

2. Worship in the home and temple

3. The home is most popular place for puja, for it is not obligatory for people to visit the temples.

4. Although the home has always been considered the focal point for most ceremonies, many Hindus call at their local temple whenever possible.

5. Apart from the shrines in the home and the temples, there are also numerous open-air shrines in India and other eastern Hindu cultures.

6. Murti

7. A murti is often regarded as a manifestation of the presence of the power of a deity…

8. Murtis are treated with great respect as if they are royalty and suggest the presence of the deity at puja proceedings.

9. The Hindu Family

10. Marriage is seen as a time of great purity…

11. The roles in a Hindu family are well defined between the sexes, where the men are the providers and the women are responsible for running the home and raising the children.

12. Motherhood is regarded as very important and a woman is considered to be a failure if she is without children, especially if she has no son.

13. A Hindu family is normally an extended one…

14. Food and Dress

15. Because life is sacred, it is considered wrong to kill animals for food, though many Hindus are not vegetarians.

16. There is no particular type of religious dress required in Hinduism and local regional styles differ considerably.

17. Indian women in general love jewelry and are particularly fond of bracelets and anklets.

18. Hindu men often wear Western clothing, but many will wear a kurta-pyjama

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