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Shaving / Haircut / Nailcut - what days are allowed / prohibited?

Are we in Kali-Yuga's pre-Sandhi period?

Why are Hindus vegetarian? What is the real meaning of the word 'mamsah' (मांसः) or meat?

What is source for claim that Sruti is more important than Smriti ? That Itihasa/Purana can be discarded if they conflict with Vedas?

Did Bhishma (or any other characters in Itihasas) know he was born on earth due to a curse?

Is science any different from religion when it comes to "falsifiability" of claims? Which Pramana is different between the two? [closed]

Does Vedic karma yield fruit in foreign countries? Will it give adverse results?

What are the 84 lakh (8.4 million) species?

What Lokas and Andas are destroyed during Naimittika and Prakrita Pralayas?

Which scripture deals with horoscope matching for marriage? [duplicate]

How do Hindu scriptures define Ākāśa? Is it space or vacuum or something else?

Which Dharma Shastra books is Devdutt Patnaik referring to here? [closed]

Divide & Conquer in scriptures?

Have Hindu philosophies dealt with subjective vs. objective pramana (evidence)?

In Kali Yuga, how do devas get havir bhaaga, since yagnas are rarely performed?

What daily practices (achara - anushtana) should a brahmana follow?

74 simhasana-adhipathi established by Sri Ramanuja-acharya?

Do scriptures change over time? Or they're static but different for each Yuga? Can customs of one Yuga be ridiculed by people in earlier or next Yuga?

Is Manu Smriti anti-brahmin? "A brahmin who drank alcohol must drink red-hot wine until his body is fully burnt", but no such punishment for Shudras?

What are the different hasta (hand-postures) which Sri Vishnu holds in temples?

What is the Vedic ritual for Bhumi Puja of Mandir?

In modern era debates, was calling your opponent's source “Interpolated” a debating tactic?

What restrictions should we follow when visiting temples?

Are there any instances in scriptures of husband & wife separated AND remarried, because of reasons accepted by shastras?

Depicting Mahabharata (and other scriptures) misleadingly [duplicate]

Can ladies take head bath after dark?

Who was Koushika (of Koushika gotra)?

Which verse in Ramayana is Devdutt Patnaik referring here? [duplicate]

Are there scriptural citations denigrating eating during war?

What are the नव व्याकरण ( Nava Vyakaranas )?