Practice South Asian traditions
Upanayana
उपनयनसंस्कारः sa यज्ञोपवीत hi உபநயனம் ta
Hindu rite of passage when a student enters a school, particularly Vedic school
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Kumbh Mela
Hindu pilgrimage and festival celebrated in India -
Advaita Vedanta
school of Hindu philosophy; a classic path to spiritual realization -
bhakti
devotional love, a concept in Indian religions -
puja
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Durga Puja
Hindu festival in Indian subcontinent -
Pongal
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Hinduism and its schools, Jainism, Sikhism, and the Vedic material behind them.