Important Fertility symbols and Rites (Northern India)
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چکیده
Man has always been fascinated by miscellaneous elements in nature. Amongst them all, the most astonishing is the principle of world i.e. ‘ seed’ and ‘womb’, and the vital role played for their existence is by ‘prana’ or breath. This theory led to the evolution of the cult of fertility. In almost all religious practices fertility is represented with symbols, rituals and prayers. In plain language symbols used to depict fertility , can be living or no-living , diagrams or may be just gestures.
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