Daily Archives: February 19, 2007

Babylon and India: Mesopotamian hymns

The great Lokamanya Tilak believed that he saw similarities between the Mesopotamian ritual texts and the vedas, and called the former the “Chaldean Vedas”. He thought that the atharva veda bore words suggesting an influence of these Mesopotamian texts. He … Continue reading

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vaikhAnasa childhood rites pertaining to kumAra

Childhood rites in connection kumAra, ShaShThi and their gaNa-s are widespread in Hindu tradition. An early example of this offered by the vaikhAnasa tradition. In the ceremony of nAmakaraNa a series of blessings are bestowed on the child by the … Continue reading

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