Indian wedding

Showing 10 of 47 results for "Indian wedding"

Indian wedding

ARTICLE

A Hindu Bar Mitzvah

When does a Hindu boy become a man? Like a bar mitzvah, a ceremony happens--with father passing on a secret mantra to his son.

Related Topics: Faiths, Hinduism, Ceremony, Family, religious nature, Peer Pressure, sons ears, thread, boys family, tremendous learning experience, Goddess, boys father

ARTICLE

Star-Crossed

We wanted an Indian wedding. But could two hip young professionals abandon perfectly good dates because of Vedic astrology?

Related Topics: Faiths, Hinduism, auspicious, auspicious date, Astrology, young professionals, lunar day, inauspicious, planets arent, solar day, Horoscopes, Indian wedding

ARTICLE

Mira Nair: The Lessons of Our Parents

Filmmaker Mira Nair's latest movie, 'The Namesake,' portrays cross-cultural family relationships--a story from her own life.

Related Topics: Entertainment, Celebrity Interviews Profiles, Film, Family, parents generation, parent, Love Story, Christmas lights, Life, interracial love story, Story, cross cultural family relationships

ARTICLE

Spiritual Honeymoons

Forget about the singing Elvises- we've searched the globe for the best spiritual honeymoon hotspots.

Related Topics: Love Family, Relationships

ARTICLE

Death at the Door: Part 8

In part eight of this Indian tale, Ramana tells Savitri of the different meanings of illusions.

Related Topics: Holistic Living, savitri, Savitris, elses soul, someones soul, Soul, hides reality, Death, banyan tree, Ramana, Illusion

ARTICLE

An Altar of My Own

Despite my teenaged rebellion, I've come to embrace my father's way of worshipping and even set up my own home altar.

Related Topics: Faiths, Hinduism, Home, Home altar, altar, offering prayers, fathers way, family truncates pujasthana, Family, beautiful brass representation, Father, ancient Indian system

ARTICLE

The Widows of 'Water'

Driven out of India, filmmaker Deepa Mehta managed to finish her movie, which tells the story of Hindu widows in an ashram.

Related Topics: Faiths, Hinduism, Ashram, widow, young girls, Film, centuries old religious practices, rich male clients, Water, national freedom struggle, characters transform, chuyia

ARTICLE

My A La Carte Hindu Wedding

Faced with the task of creating a traditional Hindu ceremony in a Western context, I chose two rituals most meaningful to me.

Related Topics: Faiths, Hinduism, Wedding, Family, wedding ceremony, dream wedding, brides mother, wedding rituals, brides father, Ceremony, religious rituals, kanyadaan ceremony

ARTICLE

Donkeys Married to Appease Hindu God

Praying for rain, south Indian villagers marry off two donkeys

Related Topics: News, donkey, rain god, ceremonial wedding, Wedding, wedding feast, southern India, Rain, donkey wedding, Tamil Nadu, heat wave

ARTICLE

Reclaiming the Swastika

It's understandably reviled as a symbol of Nazism, but the swastika is really a Hindu symbol of good luck.

Related Topics: Faiths, Hinduism, Swastika, symbol, swastikas symmetry, draw swastikas, wedding ceremony, Meaning, floral patterns, swastika symbolizes involution, invitation, traditional wedding ceremony

DIDN'T FIND WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR?

About Beliefnet

Our mission is to help people like you find, and walk, a spiritual path that will bring comfort, hope, clarity, strength, and happiness. More about Beliefnet.

Legal

Copyright © Beliefnet, Inc. and/or its licensors. All rights reserved. Use of this site is subject to Terms of Service and to our Privacy Policy. Constructed by Beliefnet.

Advertisement

DiggDeliciousNewsvineRedditStumbleTechnoratiFacebook