Kurumbas of Attappady area has the tradition worshipping nature and make offering to land. As is a hilly region, they follow same lifestyle people living in other areas. They live harmony with worship earth as their God. do not give importance religion are interested nature. Thus, this differ from Nature was given priority by ethnic minorities. It customary for these woman. Plowing, hunting bee...

Although human society is divided due to various reasons, it only in God that all are united. We know always present the hearts of those who have peace mind and purity mind. Some devotees submissive Lord love affection. There some other endowed with morality punish disturb their anger express devotion The Lord. Similarly, Periyapuranam, Chandesura Nayanar punished his father for causing harm In...

The Xhosa, an African people united by language and history, occupied a large portion of what is now eastern South Africa prior to the arrival of Europeans. After the arrival of Christianity through the Europeans, one of the earliest Xhosa converts, Ntsikana, was also the first Xhosa to compose music meant to worship their newfound Savior. Though this music in the traditional Xhosa style lay do...

The article is devoted to the analysis of Arnold van Gennep's study invariant structure funeral rituals in his famous work "The Rites Passage" (1909). In scientific concept scientist, rites passage (initiation rites) accompany most important periods and events human life are associated with changes position (including social) status an individual. Analyzing cycle, A. Gennep emphasizes that prel...

The ancient Vedic texts Provides us with valuable information and guide lines on various multi-faced aspects of human life. The present discussion is limited to the medical treatment and medicinal charms mentioned in the Atharvanic literature with specific consideration to Kausikasutra for better understanding of the rites and actions mentioned in Atharvanaveda.

Cynodon dactylon commonly known as Durva is considered as a sacred herb by the Hindus and is used in religious rites. It is widely used by the people of India as a traditional medicine for diarrhea, dysentery, catarrhal opthalmia, dropsy, etc. This paper discusses the pharmacognostical and preliminary phytochemical studies of the herb.