How A Hindu Worships

Duration: 10:00

Year Published: 1968

Creator: Syracuse University Educational Resources Center (New Delhi India)

Complete Record: Shows a typical, middleclass Brāhmin, assisted by his wife, as he performs his morning rites of worship (grhārcana) at the home shrine. Portrays the role of domestic worship routines in devotional Hinduism, and suggests a rationale to explain why temple-oriented worship occupies a place of secondary importance for many Hindu theists. Filmed within the Tengalai brāhmin community of Srīvaisnavas.