<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662695521410054976</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2024 01:58:21 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Hinduism and Its Rituals</title><description></description><link>http://hinduism-rituals.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (prasadreddy)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>23</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662695521410054976.post-230946747669371599</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:24:00 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+0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-03T02:37:57.030-07:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://hindu-ism-rituals-om.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Why do we chant Om?&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://hinduism-rituals.blogspot.com/2009/08/why-do-we-chant-om.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (prasadreddy)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662695521410054976.post-1717445414013308125</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-03T01:44:05.257-07:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://hinduismrituals--blog.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Why do we do aarati?&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://hinduism-rituals.blogspot.com/2009/08/why-do-we-do-aarati.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (prasadreddy)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid 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(prasadreddy)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662695521410054976.post-4515005028970112609</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-29T23:25:05.304-07:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://spiritualquotes-hinduism.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;1. Why do we light a lamp?&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://hinduism-rituals.blogspot.com/2009/07/1-why-do-we-light-lamp.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (prasadreddy)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662695521410054976.post-6401555635892354465</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-30T00:58:59.879-07:00</atom:updated><title>INTRODUCTION</title><description>&lt;span&gt;Hinduism is not a religion but a way of life. Unlike other religions, Hindu dharma has many specialties. This is not known as a religion, it is known as the dharma; Sanaathana Dharma. Sanaathana means, according to Bhagavath Geetha, which cannot be destroyed by fire, weapons, water, air, and which is present in all living and non living being. 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