Hindu Manners, Customs, and Ceremonies

Abbé ablutions akshatas allowed amongst ancient animals appear aratti belong betel body Brahma Brahmins Buddhism called caste ceremony clothes colour consecrated considered customs darbha grass defilement deity devotees drink DUBOIS earth earthen Europeans eyes father feast forehead gayatri give Glory gods greater number guests gurus hand head Hindus homam honour husband India inhabitants Jangamas kind Kshatriyas latter lingam Lingayats live looked Mahomedans mantrams marriage married means Mysore natives neiveddya never obliged observed occasion offer origin pandal Pariahs peculiar penitent performs the sam-kalpa person possess prayer present priests princes provinces puja punishment purify purohita recite religion religious respect rice round rule sacred sacrifice sandalwood sandhya Sanskrit sect singing sins Siva Smartha Sudras superstition temples tion touch triple cord unclean upanayana Vaisyas Vedas vessel village Vishnavites Vishnu wear wife women word worship yagnam