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Antyeshti |
Name of the Hindu sacrament (samskara) involving funeral rites.
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Keshanta |
Name of the Hindu sacrament (samskara) observed on the occasion of first time shaving of one's beard.
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Namakarana |
The naming ceremony of a child, celebrated as an importnt Hindu step to refinement (samskara)
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Samskara |
Refinement of soul. The samskaras are considered stepping stones in shaping a perfect individual in Hindu society. They were meant to be purify the person by observing of which a person became 'susamskrit' (civilized or refined)
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