SOME RICE COOKING RITUALS AS GLEANED FROM ANCIENT INDIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE
Publication details: Man In India, Description: p.547-551 95 (3)Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: Rice is one of the natural Foods used by mankind from ancient times. Traditionally rice has been revered and has several rituals associated with its sowing, transplanting, harvesting, cleaning, cooking and other procedures. Some of these have been described in ancient Indian literature while other rituals and customs have been handed down through generations by the people working in the fields and also by Folklore. Although there exist several customs with regard to transplanting, harvesting and so on, the present paper focuses especially on rice cooking rituals as gleaned from literature beginning from Vedic times and upto tribal beliefs. These rituals are based on various rice preparations made for various religious ceremoniesItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Rice is one of the natural Foods used by mankind from ancient times. Traditionally rice has been
revered and has several rituals associated with its sowing, transplanting, harvesting, cleaning,
cooking and other procedures. Some of these have been described in ancient Indian literature
while other rituals and customs have been handed down through generations by the people working
in the fields and also by Folklore. Although there exist several customs with regard to transplanting,
harvesting and so on, the present paper focuses especially on rice cooking rituals as gleaned from
literature beginning from Vedic times and upto tribal beliefs. These rituals are based on various
rice preparations made for various religious ceremonies
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