NEW DELHI, INDIA, February 3, 2002: Soon there will be 21 universities giving lessons in various Hindu rituals such as annaprashan, mundan, mahurat, naamkaran, Karvachauth and more. The new course for aspiring priests, named Paurohitya Pathyakram, will have its own Department of Karmakand to teach students Vedic rituals as varied as observing shraadh, putting up a wedding mandap, and ways to maintain grahshanti in your home. Like the controversial Vedic astrology course being taught in several universities, this one will offer graduate, post-graduate and Ph.D degrees, and get a special grant from the UGC.
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