27-Mar-2013, 10:38 PM
The following is a compilation intended to be a ready reckoner of earlier posts discussing the adverse influence of ritual practices ranging from purportedly Vedic Yajnas to the more historically recent Pujas in Indian society.
Thoughts and Questions on Homas and Yajnas (Ranganath R)
Claims of boosted agricultural productivity around the Panjal Atirathram venue
Kariri Yajna (5-day sacrifice claiming to bring rain)
Examining risks of firewood burning
Funeral rites : Religion's exploitation of death
Postulated historic origins of modern-day Pujas
Claims of therapeutic effects of oppressive Made Snana ritual
Animal cruelty in ritual worship (Nag Panchami)
Food wastage in Hindu rituals
An attitude of bribery inculcated via rituals eg. Satyanarayana Vrata
Puja in the office : Hindu privilege in action
Vahan Pujas in India (Meera Nanda)
Pujas prior to space launches
A rationalist response to ritual excesses
Thoughts and Questions on Homas and Yajnas (Ranganath R)
Claims of boosted agricultural productivity around the Panjal Atirathram venue
Kariri Yajna (5-day sacrifice claiming to bring rain)
Examining risks of firewood burning
Funeral rites : Religion's exploitation of death
Postulated historic origins of modern-day Pujas
Claims of therapeutic effects of oppressive Made Snana ritual
Animal cruelty in ritual worship (Nag Panchami)
Food wastage in Hindu rituals
An attitude of bribery inculcated via rituals eg. Satyanarayana Vrata
Puja in the office : Hindu privilege in action
Vahan Pujas in India (Meera Nanda)
Pujas prior to space launches
A rationalist response to ritual excesses