Contrary to the popular imagination of Kerala as a secular, rational left bastion, state is witnessing Sangh Parivar’s active presence in domain temples and everyday culture. This study attempts examine anxiety Rashtriya Swayamsevak its sympathisers about ‘true’ knowledge on temple culture, their efforts teach Brahmanical rituals other forms worship such srividya kuladevathas. I argue that Pari...

An analysis of 131 Greek temple orientations is presented with the aim to determine whether specific architectural orders can be linked certain orientations, whilst seeking conventions for a number temples, which combine two or even all three orders. The results this study indicate an apparent preference Doric temples towards declinations visited by sun during year, although not necessarily mos...

The early history of medicine clcarly proves that diseases which are now of ordinary occurrcncc were known to the ancients, and that they were well acquainted with many remedies for the treatment of them which we still esteem valuable. The reason of this is obvious. The practice of mcdicinc was originally founded on observation and experience. AV e accordingly find that the priest-physicians?na...

The epigraphic record from Palmyra brings light on the organization of temples: personnel, management feasts, economy and ritual practices towards certain deities like Allat Shai ‘al-Qaum. These texts were previously called in research literature “sacred laws”and what scholarly debate nowadays labels with term “ritual norms.”The aim this paper, divided temple behavior, is to understand through ...

Worshiping is a way of life in India; the state Tamilnadu India, being called Land Temples, prominent religious destination due to presence more than 30000 temples, where people visit and make different offerings deities, form oil organic products, with floral most common. As result, temple garbage contains various types unsegregated wastes which their into municipal waste or are abandoned as w...

Zoroastrian Women in Temples: Places of Worship the Perspective Zoroastrians Diaspora USA In this article, I approach issue temple visits by women living USA. analysed field material terms motivations and circumstances these visits. The analysis showed that visit both Zarathushtrian places worship immediate area, as well those located further away, including their old homelands, although they v...

Devotional literature helped to spread the vegan and Vaishnava religions during period when Palki was growing in Tamil literature. considered Pancha Bhootas be a form of deity. It is said that Lord Panchaputra. In Twelve Trimesters messages has attributes five elements land, water, air, fire, sky are subtly highlighted. The Saiva devotees went site worshiped Lord. These temples were backdrop fo...