{"id":296,"date":"2017-06-15T14:57:53","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T18:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/?page_id=296"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:42:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:42:22","slug":"chapter-15-may-we-see-a-hundred-autumns-life-cycle-rituals-in-the-hindu-traditions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/a-hundred-autumns-to-live\/chapter-15-may-we-see-a-hundred-autumns-life-cycle-rituals-in-the-hindu-traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 15: \u201cMay we see a Hundred Autumns:\u201d Life-Cycle Rituals in the Hindu Traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"fullwidth-text-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container px-0 pt-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-start\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chapter 15: \u201cMay we see a Hundred Autumns:\u201d Life-Cycle Rituals in the Hindu Traditions<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Namakarana &#8211; ritual when a name is given to a baby<\/h3>\n\n\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-296 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/namingceremony1-300x208.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/namingceremony1-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/namingceremony1-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/namingceremony1-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/namingceremony1-200x138.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/namingceremony1.jpg 1719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-297'>\n\t\t\t\tThe child is put in a crib decorated with silk sheets and flowers.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/namingceremony2-300x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/namingceremony2-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/namingceremony2-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/namingceremony2-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/namingceremony2-200x135.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/namingceremony2.jpg 1760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/namingceremony3-300x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/namingceremony3-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/namingceremony3-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/namingceremony3-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/namingceremony3-200x135.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/namingceremony3.jpg 1542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-299'>\n\t\t\t\tThe child is put in a crib decorated with silk sheets and flowers.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Venki &#8211; Nov 1985; Shivani &#8211; April 1994<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chaula &#8211; the shaving of the head<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"http:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/haircut-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/haircut-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/haircut-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/haircut-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/haircut-200x135.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/haircut.jpg 1542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The child was given a bath before being taken to the temple.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"http:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/haircut2-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/haircut2-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/haircut2-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/haircut2-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/haircut2-200x131.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/haircut2.jpg 1550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A child&#8217;s great-uncle holds him while the barber gets ready to shave his hair.&lt;br \/&gt; The actual shaving was done in the balcony of a cottage in the holy site of Tirupati.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Venki &#8211; July 1987<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upanayana &#8211; investiture of the sacred thread<\/h3>\n\n\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-296 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana.jpg 766w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana-200x137.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana1.jpg 781w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana1-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana1-200x135.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-303'>\n\t\t\t\tThe sacred Gayatri mantra is given in secret by the teacher\n(here the father) to the young boy.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana2.jpg 781w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana2-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana2-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana2-200x134.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-304'>\n\t\t\t\tPutting the forehead mark on Venki. Madras, August 1993.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana3.jpg 770w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana3-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana3-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana3-200x136.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-305'>\n\t\t\t\tDesika gets the sacred thread. Madras, July 1992.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana4.jpg 769w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana4-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana4-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana4-200x136.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-306'>\n\t\t\t\tThe young boy, Ganesh, is carried into the house. He is received by the women bearing auspicious gifts and then participates in the yaga.\nSeptember, 2000\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana5.jpg 767w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana5-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana5-200x137.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-307'>\n\t\t\t\tUpanayana in Jacksonville &#8211; at the residence of Srimati Preeti and Sri Haran\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana6.jpg 775w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana6-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana6-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana6-200x135.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-308'>\n\t\t\t\tVedic recitation in Jacksonville\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana7.jpg 800w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana7-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana7-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/upanayana7-200x138.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vivaha &#8211; pre-wedding rituals<\/h3>\n\n\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-296 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/mehendi-1024x704.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/mehendi-1024x704.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/mehendi-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/mehendi-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/mehendi-200x137.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/mehendi.jpg 1209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/mehendi2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/mehendi2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/mehendi2-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/mehendi2-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/mehendi2-200x138.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"568\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/mehendi3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/mehendi3.jpg 568w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/mehendi3-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/mehendi3-200x282.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/mehendi3-300x423.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/mehendi4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/mehendi4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/mehendi4-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/mehendi4-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/mehendi4-200x140.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Putting mehendi (henna) on the hands of the bride and her friends.<br>\nGainesville, May 1995.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vivaha &#8211; south Indian wedding<\/h3>\n\n\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-296 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding1-682x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding1-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding1.jpg 1197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-314'>\n\t\t\t\tThe groom ties the tali (mangal sutra) around the bride&#8217;s neck\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding2-1024x689.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding2-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding2-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding2-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding2-200x135.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding2.jpg 1787w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-315'>\n\t\t\t\tExchanging of the garlands (above) between bride and groom.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding3-687x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding3-687x1024.jpg 687w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding3-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding3-768x1145.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding3-200x298.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding3-300x447.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding3.jpg 1205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-316'>\n\t\t\t\tGiving rice and coconuts to the bride and groom.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vivaha &#8211; north Indian wedding in Gainesville<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/kavitawedding981-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/kavitawedding981-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/kavitawedding981-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/kavitawedding981-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/kavitawedding981-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/kavitawedding981.jpg 1193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The bridegroom and bride circle the sacred fire.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" src=\"http:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/kavitawedding982-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/kavitawedding982-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/kavitawedding982-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/kavitawedding982-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/kavitawedding982-200x136.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/kavitawedding982.jpg 1774w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The couple with Dr. Keskar, who officiated at the wedding, and Dr. Srivastava (the bride&#8217;s father).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vivaha &#8211; Gujarati wedding in Gainesville<\/h3>\n\n\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-296 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"378\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding4.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding4.jpeg 378w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding4-189x300.jpeg 189w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding4-200x317.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding4-300x476.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-320'>\n\t\t\t\tWomen with ornamental kalash (jars of water) wait for the arrival of the bridegroom. Bijal&#8217;s wedding, Gainesville December 1997.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding5.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding5.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding5-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding5-200x133.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-321'>\n\t\t\t\tWomen with ornamental kalash (jars of water) wait for the arrival of the bridegroom. Bijal&#8217;s wedding, Gainesville December 1997.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding6.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding6.jpeg 418w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding6-209x300.jpeg 209w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding6-200x287.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding6-300x431.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-322'>\n\t\t\t\tThe bride, Suhag, is \ncarried into the wedding \nhall by her uncles. \nMay 1995.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding7.jpg 800w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding7-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding7-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding7-200x135.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-323'>\n\t\t\t\tThe bridegroom arrives on a white horse for the wedding.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding8.jpg 531w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding8-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding8-200x301.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding8-300x452.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-324'>\n\t\t\t\tThe newly married couple.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding9.jpg 800w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding9-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding9-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/wedding9-200x134.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-325'>\n\t\t\t\tGarlanding \nthe bride.\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simanta &#8211; rituals during pregnancy<\/h3>\n\n\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-296 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct981-1024x693.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct981-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct981-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct981-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct981-200x135.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct981.jpg 1774w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct982-1024x694.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct982-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct982-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct982-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct982-200x136.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct982.jpg 1774w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct983-1024x695.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct983-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct983-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct983-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct983-200x136.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct983.jpg 1774w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct984-682x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct984-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct984-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct984-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct984-300x451.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/seemantamoct984.jpg 1192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Simanta samskara rituals described in the dharmashastra literature are combined here with the local (social) rite of valakappu (protecting with bracelets). Women stack protective bracelets on the arms of the mother-to-be and apply kumkum on her forehead. This is a domestic sacrament but frequently performed in temples in the diaspora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Hindu Temple of Atlanta,<br>\nOctober 1998.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shashti abda purti &#8211; 60th birthday I<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shashti abda purti &#8211; 60th birthday II<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anteyeshti &#8211; death rituals<\/h3>\n\n\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-296 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/deathritual1-1024x689.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/deathritual1-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/deathritual1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/deathritual1-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/deathritual1-200x135.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/deathritual1.jpg 1788w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/deathritual2-1024x687.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/deathritual2-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/deathritual2-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/deathritual2-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/deathritual2-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/deathritual2.jpg 1794w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/deathritual3-1024x677.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/deathritual3-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/deathritual3-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/deathritual3-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/deathritual3-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/deathritual3.jpg 1793w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Rituals on the thirteenth day after death.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":884,"featured_media":0,"parent":152,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"featured_post":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-296","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/884"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":867,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/296\/revisions\/867"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}