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Arya Samaj: see Saraswati, Dayananda Saraswati, Dayananda , 1824–83, Indian religious reformer, founder of the Arya Samaj movement. He was a Brahman from Gujarat who became the major spokesman for the 19th-century Hindu revival that placed exclusive authority in the Vedas.
..... Click the link for more information. . Arya SamajReform sect of Hinduism, founded in 1875 by Dayananda Sarasvati, in order to reestablish the Vedas as revealed and infallible truth. The Arya Samaj opposes idolatry, ancestor worship, animal sacrifice, a caste system based on birth rather than merit, untouchability (see untouchable), child marriage, pilgrimages, and temple offerings. It upholds the sanctity of the cow, samskaras, oblations to fire, and social reform, including the education of women. Strongest in western and northern India, it is governed by representatives elected to samajas (“societies”) at the local, provincial, and national levels, and it played an important role in the growth of Indian nationalism. Arya Samaj (in Hindi, Society of the Aryans), a religious, reformist, and educational society in India, which originated in 1875 and was basically composed of members of the petit bourgeois intelligentsia. Its founder was Dayananda Sara-svati. The Arya Samaj called for the independence of India and the rebirth of its national culture. It fought against the caste system and espoused the advancement of enlightenment and the enactment of religious and customary social reforms. The activity of Arya Samaj prepared the ground for the awakening of national consciousness and the development of the national liberation movement. In 1891 the society had about 40,000 members. In contemporary India it exists as a small religious group. L. I. IUREVICH Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | The following day, they went to the Arya Samaj Mandir in Ramganj Bazaar and got married in the presence of Harish's parents and a couple of his friends. Travel time will be reduced from two hours to one hour as the route covers Charkop, Malad, Kasturi Park, Bangur Nagar, Samarth Nagar, Shastri Nagar, DN Nagar, ESIC Nagar, JVPD, Juhu, Vileparle, Nanavati Hospital, Arya Samaj Chowk, Khar, National College, Bandra, MMRDA, IncomeTax office, Bharat Nagar, Complex Road, Kurla, SG Barve Marg, RC Marg, Shivaji Chowk, BSNL and Mankhurd. Arya Samaj Wedding:- Unlike all other Indian communities, the Arya Samaj people in India don't believe in the grand rituals of the typical Hindu wedding function. |
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