Traditions

The practices of the world's faiths, one observance at a time: what each practice is, how it is kept, and what it means to the people who keep it.

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Hindu

Kumbh Mela

Hinduism Kumbh Mela The great bathing festival where millions of Hindus gather at the meeting of sacred rivers, the largest religious gathering on earth. In a twelve year cycle, rotating among four river cities

Puja

Hinduism Puja The offering worship at the centre of Hindu daily life, in which a deity is honoured as a royal guest with water, flowers, food, and flame. Daily, at home or in the temple

Diwali, the Festival of Lights

Hinduism Diwali, the Festival of Lights The festival of lights that celebrates the victory of light over darkness and good over evil, kept with oil lamps, sweets, and fireworks. Each autumn, on the darkest night of the month of Kartik

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