... Brahmans and cows; abstention from meat (especially beef); and marriage within the caste (jati), in the hope of producing male heirs. Most Hindus chant the gayatri hymn to the sun at dawn, but little agreement exists as to what other prayers should be chanted. Most Hindus worship Shiva, Vishnu, or the Goddess (Devi), but they also worship hundreds of additional minor deities peculiar to a particular village or ... . Dharma - Sanskrit term incorporating a number of interrelated concepts central to Hinduism: the nature of the world, the social order, cosmic law, and social law. One of the ...

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