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Re: REQUEST: Marriage Rites In Hindi?
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Subject: Re: REQUEST: Marriage Rites In Hindi?
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From: "Jaldhar H. Vyas" <jaldhar@braincells.com>
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Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 05:09:17 GMT
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Apparently-To: soc-religion-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Newsgroups: soc.religion.hindu
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Organization: Consolidated Braincells Inc.
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References: <ghenDxuA7o.76@netcom.com>
> jang@eis.comm.mot.com (Saurabh Jang) wrote in article
<ghenDxuA7o.76@netcom.com>...
> I was wondering if it is possible for Hindu marriage rites to be
> conducted in Hindi instead of Sanskrit. Do Hindi translations of
> the Vedas and/or other scriptures that are used by Pundits on
> such occasions exist?
>
I'm sure there are but why would anyone need them? The Sanskrt portion of
the marriage ceremony isn't that complicated for most jatis and I don't
that Illinois is that far out in the boondocks you couldn't find a
qualified Pandit if you searched a bit.
> What are the differences between an "Arya Samaj wedding" and
conventional
> Hindu marriage rituals?
>
The Arya Samaj rituals are basically romantic 19th century notions of
"Vedic civilization" that never actually existed. They basically sprang
from the imagination of Dayanand. However hardly any of todays Arya
Samajists actually pay any attention to Dayanands ideas and for all
practical purposes the Arya wedding is just like a proper one expect
shorter and cheaper.
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