In cases where a religious ceremony is present, a Brahmin ( Hindu priest ) arranges a sacred yajna ( fire-sacrifice ), and the sacred fire ( Agni ) is considered the prime witness ( sākshī ) of the marriage.

After demanding the expulsion of Muslims from Calicut to the Hindu Zamorin, the latter sent the high priest Talappana Namboothiri ( the very same person who conducted da Gama to the Zamorin's chamber during his much celebrated first visit to Calicut in May 1498 ) for talks.

In his third discourse, published in 1798, Sir William Jones mentions a conversation with a Hindu priest who told him that the script was called Zend, and the language Avesta.

Hindu priest sounding a ritual trumpet made from Turbinella pyrum

Among the Dharmmadhyaksa officials there is Dharmmadhyaksa ring Kasewan ( State's highest Hindu Shivaist priest ) and Dharmmadhyaksa ring Kasogatan ( State's highest Buddhist priest ), both are the religious laws authorities of each dharmic faiths.

Prior to that date the only Hindu ceremonmy permitted was a Hindu priest performing a yearly puja for the icons there.

A Hindu priest performs a Yajna with offerings and chants into a consecrated fire.

) As a young girl, Baby Kochamma had fallen in love with Father Mulligan, a young Irish priest who had come to Ayemenem to study Hindu scriptures.

A former head priest in Hamilton testified that Bagri stated " the Indian Government is our enemy, the same way the Hindu society is our enemy ” Bagri told the congregation " Get your weapons ready so we can take revenge against the Indian Government ".

In Hindu mythology, Kamadhenu is often associated with the Brahmin (" priest class " including sages ), whose wealth she symbolizes.

“ A few months before the session of the Surat Congress, Suranath traveled in the guise of a Tantric priest all over Bengal (…) preaching sedition … went Calcutta and stayed there for a month at the Sandhya office … He then formed a central committee (…), Mokshada, Shyamsundar Chakravarti, Arabinda Ghose, Tara Khepa, Annada Kaviraj and others as members .” A few days before the publication of the Yugantar, at Benares, Preonath with Hrishikesh and Suranath “ convened a public meeting as well as a meeting of the pundits wherein it was settled by quotations from the Hindu Astrology and Astronomy and announced firmly that the sinful Iron Age was now over …”

A Taoist who says for example that " Tao is not a religion, rather is a way of life " may find a very different view from a Christian minister, or a Hindu priest.

Chanda Vyas, born in Kenya, was the first female Hindu priest in the United Kingdom.

* 1994: Indrani Rampersad was ordained as the first female Hindu priest in Trinidad.

Here he experienced a shock to find the temple in the hands of a Saivite priest, the Buddha image transformed into a Hindu icon and Buddhists barred from worship.

The synergy between certain Sufis and Bhaktas in many regions of India led to Muslim and Hindu laity worshiping together at a mazar ( Sufi shrine ) attended by a Vaishnav priest.

A Hindu priest administering his blessings

* Vidyaranya was a Hindu high priest in the Vijayanagara Empire.

Sabdapalon was a priest and adviser to Brawijaya V, the last ruler of the Hindu empire Majapahit in Java.

In 1891, while on pilgrimage to the recently restored Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, the location where Siddhartha Gautama ( the Buddha ) attained enlightenment, Anagarika Dharmapala had experienced a shock to find the temple in the hands of a Saivite priest, the Buddha image transformed into a Hindu icon and Buddhists barred from worship as a result of which he began an agitation movement.

The usual four-tier Hindu caste system, involving the varnas of Brahmin ( priest ), Kshatriya ( warrior ), Vaisya ( business person, involved in trading, entrepreneurship and finance ) and Sudra ( service person ), did not exist.

On pilgrimage to Bodh Gaya in 1891, the Sri Lankan Buddhist leader Anagarika Dharmapala was shocked to find the temple in the hands of a Saivite priest, the Buddha image transformed into a Hindu icon and Buddhists barred from worship.

In the Hindu tradition, the conch shell is used in ceremony as the sound it makes is said to correspond with higher frequency universal sounds associated with music of the spheres.

The painted wooden shell forming both figures likely draws upon South Indian traditions of Hindu religious sculpture.

In 2002, the McDonald's Corporation agreed to donate $ 10 million to Hindu and other groups to settle lawsuits filed against the chain for mislabeling French fries and hash browns as vegetarian, because their French fries and hash browns were found to contain beef extract added during production.

* Shahjahan during his rule destroyed hundreds of Hindu temples.

During this period, Gandhi claimed to be a " highly orthodox Hindu " and in January 1921 during a speech at a temple in Vadtal, he spoke of the relevance of non-cooperation to Hindu Dharma, " At this holy place, I declare, if you want to protect your ' Hindu Dharma ', non-cooperation is first as well as the last lesson you must learn up.

The two biggest and most important Hindu festivals — Dashain and Tihar ( Dipawali )— arrive during this period, about one month apart.

At least until the beginning of the 20th century it was a Hindu custom to present a completely new, undrilled pearl and pierce it during the wedding ceremony.

In South Asia, the formation is known as Rama's Bridge, as, according to Hindu mythology, it was constructed during the rule of Rama.

The majority of Hindu followers only seem to be related during the early periods of development through their religious creed and staunch worship of Kali, one of the Hindu Tantric Goddesses.

According to Hindu scriptures, a journey was made during the Mahabharata by Balrama along the banks of the Saraswati from Dwarka to Mathura.

There were several independent Hindu states established in Bengal during the Mughal period like those of Maharaja Pratapaditya of Jessore and Raja Sitaram Ray of Burdwan.

According to Hindu tradition, the Ramayana takes place during a period of time known as Treta Yuga.

Hence, it is traditionally recommended during early summer in Ayurveda ( that is, the month of Chaitra as per the Hindu Calendar which usually falls in the month of March – April ).

As in many Hindu festivals and their association with some food to avoid negative side-effects of the season or change of seasons, neem juice is associated with Gudi Padva to remind people to use it during that particular month or season to pacify summer pitta.

The swastika is made with Sindoor during Hindu religious rites.

Afghanistan and Pashtun nationalists did not exploit Pakistan's vulnerability during the nation's 1965 and 1971 wars with India, and even backed Pakistan against a largely Hindu India.

Popular stairway trails include the Stairway Trails in Bernal Heights, East-San Francisco, and the stairs at many hilltop Hindu temples such as the Palani Murugan Temple located in Tirumala, used during pilgrimage & Machu Picchu.

Godse dropped out of high school and became an activist with Hindu nationalist organizations such as the Hindu Mahasabha, and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ( RSS ), although the RSS has claimed he left during the mid-1930s.

The children describe their dramatic recruitment and participation in the Maoist People ’ s Liberation Army during the eleven-year civil war between the Maoist insurgents and the Hindu monarchy controlled government of Nepal.

They observe all the Hindu festivals of Dashain, Tihar and Sakrantis besides their own tribal festival Nwagi, which is performed on a Tuesday during third week of Bhadra ( some day in August and September ).

Sel roti is a Nepali homemade, ring-shaped, rice doughnut prepared during Tihar, the widely celebrated Hindu festival in Nepal.

In the Hindu scripture Devi Mahātmyam, Mahāmāyā ( Great māyā ) is said to cover Vishnu's eyes in Yoganidra ( divine sleep ) during cycles of existence when all is resolved into one.