Significant Practices in the Lives of Adherents (HSC SSCE Studies of Religion): Flashcards

Householder stage of life entered through marriage

Seven steps around sacred fire, most crucial part of marriage

13th samskara (important life event)

River ford/crossing place; pilgrimage representing transition

120 million people - largest gathering in human history

The Ganges River

To see and be seen by a deity

Divine image - actual incarnation of a god, not just a statue

Central shrine (womb chamber) holding main deity image

Compulsory daily, occasional festivals, optional rituals