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Food for the Departed

Religion - No Comments » - Posted on March, 16 at 6:14 pm

The custom of providing food for the dead appears in all ages, civilisations and in most parts of the world. It is based on the animistic conception of the soul, which after the departure from the body is imagined to be a feeble entity with needs similar to a living being; thus in need of […]

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The Vedas

Religion - No Comments » - Posted on January, 15 at 2:11 pm

The Vedas are the ultimate source of all of Indian thought and culture. Composed by seers over centuries in an age that is difficult to date, they were passed on by the aural tradition for several generations before they came to be written down. Though time estimates of their origin vary greatly, the centuries between […]

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