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  2. Diet in Hinduism - Wikipedia

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    If they cannot find left overs, they seek fallen fruit or seeds left in field after harvest. [14] The forest hermits of Hinduism, on the other hand, do not beg for left overs. [14] Their food is wild and uncultivated. Their diet would consist mainly of fruits, roots, leaves, and anything that grows naturally in the forest. [14]

  3. Vegetarianism and religion - Wikipedia

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    Prior to this, in the Golden age of mankind in the days of the great Aryan Kings, man did not eat meat. Zoroastrian text Vidēvdād (4:48) praises eating meat. [93] The Pahlavi scriptures state that in the final stages of the world, when the final Saviour Saoshyant arrives, man will become more spiritual and gradually give up meat eating.

  4. Matsya - Wikipedia

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    'fish') is the fish avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. [2] Often described as the first of Vishnu's ten primary avatars, Matsya is described to have rescued the first man, Manu, from a great deluge. [3] Matsya may be depicted as a giant fish, often golden in color, or anthropomorphically with the torso of Vishnu connected to the rear half of a fish.

  5. List of foods with religious symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Burnt in the ritual of Aarti, offered to gods, and used as libation or anointment ritual. [citation needed] Modak - a sweet dumpling with a filling of fresh coconut and jaggery made specially during Ganesh Chaturthi. [40] Ghevar - is a Rajasthani sweet traditionally associated with the Teej Festival. [41]

  6. List of Indian dishes - Wikipedia

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    An Assamese fish stew cooked with any of a variety of sour fruits including tomatoes. [5] Bengena Pitika: A dish made of mashed brinjal. Bilahi Maas: A fish curry cooked with tomatoes. Black rice: A special local variety of rice: Bora Sawul: A breakfast cereal; an Assamese specialty. Sticky rice, sugar or jaggery. Brown Rice: A special local ...

  7. Food and drink prohibitions - Wikipedia

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    In Judaism all mammal and bird meat (not fish) is salted to remove the blood. Jews follow the teaching in Leviticus, [139] that since "the life of the animal is in the blood" or "blood was reserved for the forgiveness of sins and thus reserved for God", no person may eat (or drink) the blood.

  8. List of agricultural deities - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of agriculture gods and goddesses, gods whose tutelary specialty was agriculture, either of agriculture in general or of one or more specialties within the field. Each god's culture or religion of origin is listed; a god revered in multiple contexts are listed with the one in which he originated. Roman gods appear on a separate list.

  9. Jain vegetarianism - Wikipedia

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    The objections to the eating of meat, fish and eggs are based on the principle of non-violence (ahimsa, figuratively "non-injuring"). Every act by which a person directly or indirectly supports killing or injury is seen as act of violence (himsa), which creates harmful reaction karma. The aim of ahimsa is to prevent the accumulation of such karma.