Rituals
India is a land of many cultural hues. In India , many religions coexist happily under same sky. Each religion has set of its own rituals. Indian society boasts of a wonderful blend of rituals of different religions. A true follower of any religion knows how to respect rituals of other religions. People belonging to other religion also know, at least, a bit about another religion. One can see equal devotion in aarti, aazan, carols or shabads in this wonderful of land of God .
India is a land of fairs and festivals. There is some kind of festival on each day in India . Each festival is celebrated with great devotion, fervour and enthusiasm. Each festival is celebrated with particular kind of rituals. Rituals are very important part of festive celebrations because behind each festival, there is some kind of significance which is achieved by following rituals.
Daily worshipping of God and deities also call for following rituals. These rituals are followed because they have spiritual and meditative significance attached to them. Rituals of festivals are followed in every religion for centuries. The highly important thing about rituals is they are respected in the same way as they were respected centuries ago. Science, technology and any advancement in society and culture have not been able to diminish sanctity of these rituals. This can be witnessed by the fervour and enthusiasm seen during festivals.
Though Hindus follow large number of rituals but people of other religions like Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs also follow their own rituals on a particular occasion.
Apart from festive rituals and rituals for worshipping of God, there are other rituals too related to the life cycle of a person. There are rituals associated with birth, education, wedding and death of a person. Whenever a person starts a new and important task, there are another set of rituals associated with that to seek blessings of deities.
Rituals are the important part of one’s culture and upbringing. It needs faith and devotion to follow them rather than logic.
