Sati Practice in Hindu mythology Essay

Khol, also known as “Kajal”, is basically black makeup that is usually placed around children’s eyes to ward of evil spirits. Although this may seem to have a direct relationship with Hinduism, it is also something that is practiced by Muslims . By exporting these containers, one would simply be selling items that are related to a semi-religious practice, if you’d like to call it that. So, one wouldn’t be taking advantage of a very serious religious item or symbol in my opinion, and these containers might not even be used to place khol around baby’s eyes. I believe that there is not enough religious or cultural meaning behind this practice for the purchase of these things to be considered cultural…

In contemporary times, Sati is rarely discussed as the practice has started to diminish although it most likely still occurs in rural areas. The idea of Sati does have positive aspects such as the devotion that is shown between a widow and her late husband. The beliefs of becoming a Goddess in her afterlife, gaining power and fuel to answer to blessings and place curses. The steps of sati: pativrata, sativrata and satimata, induces a thought of exhilaration for those who voluntarily perform the…

like, Raja Rammohan roy who introduced both the sati and brahmo samaj movements which are happened to be occurred in Bengal, the Prarthana Samaj in Maharashtra and arya samaj in Punjab introduced by the swami dayanand saraswati, and ishwar Chandra vidya sagar on age on of consent bill. From all contexts I will be mainly focusing…

In the period of British Imperialism specifically during the latter half (1750 until 1857) there were many areas of disagreement between the Indians and the British due to religious and cultural differences. One major controversy caused by those differences was the practice of Sati/Suttee. As is the case in most cultures, religious views justify actions and morals. When one group of people interact with another group of people with a different cultures or religion, there is bound to be…

The celebration of womanhood by epitomising the mythical or legendary Indian women like Sati, Sita or Savitri is common in the society. Women are expected to be passive or submissive. If they have to show resilience it is supposed to be for a noble cause, of which the “nobility” is defined by the dominant patriarchal perspective.In mythology, Sita is seen as the ideal woman. There is a long tradition of the Indian girls being advised to be Sita or Savitri who were the examples of “pativrata”(the…

In the Shiva tradition of Hinduism, Shiva is seen as the Supreme God. Lingam or Linga is the Sanskrit word for Shiva’s phallus it is used as a symbol for the worship of Shiva. The origin of the lingam dates back to the early Indus Valley civilization. The Lingam is not mentioned in the Vedas yet still the Lingam is a major symbol of worship to many. Even with its absence from the Vedas, the Shiva Lingam is of importance in many other major Hindu scriptures, including the Puranas. As stated by…