In India perfumes and scented articles were in use from pre Vedic and Vedic periods for religious practices, social customs, and domestic rituals and later gradually became part and parcel of human life. Perfumes were also used in cosmetics and beauty aids. Medicinal values of many perfumes were well known to ancient Indians and were used in both rituals and to treat diseases. Medicated fumigat...

Kingship in early medieval Kāmarūpa (Assam) was influenced by the collision of orthodox and heterodox Brahmanic traditions with various tribal cultures. Since the last part of the Śālastambha period (seventh–tenth century) the royal tutelary deity of Kāmarūpa was the menstruating Kāmākhyā, an ancient kirāta goddess. According to the Puranic tradition, the cult of Kāmākhyā was absorbed within Hi...

In Hindu communities, breastfeeding is nearly universal and continues for most children beyond infancy. This review examines the religious and cultural basis for the contemporary breastfeeding practices amongst the Hindu. Practices at the time of birth and feeding rituals like prelacteal feeds, importance and timing of complementary feeds, and protections for the breastfeeding mother are examin...

Hindu mathematics in the Vedic period (c.3000 B.C. or probably much earlier) is a rich and diverse field that encompasses wide range of mathematical concepts techniques. The Vedas are ancient religious texts contain vast collection knowledge, including mathematics. Śulbasūtras, which part Vedas, instructions for construction altars performance sacrificial rituals. In this paper, we explore foun...

Digital signal processor, image signal processor and FIR filters have multipliers as an important part of their design. On the basis of Vedic mathematics, Vedic multipliers have come out to be very fast multipliers. One of the image processing applications is edge detection. This research presents a small area and high speed 8 bit Vedic multiplier system comprising of compressor based adders. T...

drama has an ancient history in india. the sanskrit dramatic literature developed in an organized traditional infrastructure and continued during centuries. the main origins of drama in india are the dialogue-like vedic chants, vedic rituals, and epic recitation. related arts such as dance and music were important in appearance and development of drama in india. moreover, greek dramas may have ...

The paper presents the concepts behind the "Urdhva Tiryagbhyam Sutra" and "Nikhilam Sutra" multiplication techniques. It then shows the architecture for a 16×16 Vedic multiplier module using Urdhva Tiryagbhyam Sutra. The paper then extends multiplication to 16×16 Vedic multiplier using "Nikhilam Sutra" technique. The 16×16 Vedic multiplier module using Urdhva Tiryagbhyam Sutra uses four 8×8 Ved...

Vedic Physics contains a concept about radiation which differs from western physics, primarily in its simplicity. This paper compares the western from Wiki to the Vedic Physics concept.