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Paths of sādhanā — pūjā, japa, yoga, fasting, and daily remembrance.

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How the 38 spiritual practices are categorized — by tradition, school, and era.

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Ahimsa Practices

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Ahimsa Practices

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Bhakti Yoga Practices

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Bhakti Yoga Practices

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Dinacharya: The Daily Routine

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Dinacharya: The Daily Routine

HinduPramāṇita

Divya Prabandham Recitation (Āḻvār Hymnody)

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Divya Prabandham Recitation (Āḻvār Hymnody)

HinduPramāṇita

Ekadashi Vrata: The Sacred Day of Fasting and Devotion

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Ekadashi Vrata: The Sacred Day of Fasting and Devotion

HinduismPramāṇita

practicesPramāṇita📷 Symphing12 · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

Gayatri Mantra

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Gayatri Mantra Japa

practicesNew📷 Raja Ravi Varma · Public domain

Gayatri Mantra Japa

Havana/Homa: The Fire Ritual

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Havana/Homa: The Fire Ritual

HinduPramāṇita

Jnana Yoga Practices

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Jnana Yoga Practices

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Karma Yoga Practices

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Karma Yoga Practices

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practicesPramāṇita📷 [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

Kundalini Yoga

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Langar Service: The Sacred Practice of Community Kitchen in Sikhism

practicesPramāṇita📷 Harisingh at en.wikipedia · [CC BY-SA 3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)

Langar Service: The Sacred Practice of Community Kitchen in Sikhism

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Mahamrityunjaya Japa: The Great Death-Conquering Mantra

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Mahamrityunjaya Japa: The Great Death-Conquering Mantra

HinduismPramāṇita

Mantra Yoga: The Practice of Sacred Sound

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Mantra Yoga: The Practice of Sacred Sound

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Meditation Practices

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Meditation Practices

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Mindfulness of Breathing

practicesNew📷 Unknown authorUnknown author. · [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

Mindfulness of Breathing

Nama Japa: The Powerful Practice of Divine Name Repetition

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Nama Japa: The Powerful Practice of Divine Name Repetition

HinduismPramāṇita

Navjote: The Parsi Initiation

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Navjote: The Parsi Initiation

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Nitnem (Daily Prayers)

practicesNew📷 Hari Singh from Ilford, Essex, UK · [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)

Nitnem (Daily Prayers)

Panchayatana Puja: The Five-Place Worship System

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Panchayatana Puja: The Five-Place Worship System

HinduismPramāṇita

Pranayama Practices

practicesPramāṇita📷 Biswarup Ganguly · [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)

Pranayama Practices

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Puja Vidhi: The Complete Worship Procedure

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Puja Vidhi: The Complete Worship Procedure

HinduPramāṇita

Qawwali and Sama: The Sufi Concert of Remembrance

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Qawwali and Sama: The Sufi Concert of Remembrance

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Raja Yoga Practices

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Raja Yoga Practices

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Raja Yoga: The Royal Path of Meditation

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Raja Yoga: The Royal Path of Meditation

HinduPramāṇita

Samayika and Pratikramana: Core Jain Spiritual Practices

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Samayika and Pratikramana: Core Jain Spiritual Practices

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Sandhya Vandanam: The Twilight Devotional Practice

practicesPramāṇita📷 User:Rhariram · Public domain

Sandhya Vandanam: The Twilight Devotional Practice

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Shaiva Practices

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Shaiva Practices

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Shakta Practices

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Shakta Practices

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practicesNew📷 Navneesh Ramessur · [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

Shivaratri

Siddha Practices

practicesPramāṇita📷 AnonymousUnknown author · Public domain

Siddha Practices

SacredPramāṇita

Surya Arghya: The Ancient Practice of Sun Worship

practicesPramāṇita📷 Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain

Surya Arghya: The Ancient Practice of Sun Worship

HinduismPramāṇita

Tantra Practices

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Tantra Practices

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Tarpana: Offering to Ancestors

practicesPramāṇita📷 Biswarup Ganguly · [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)

Tarpana: Offering to Ancestors

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Vaishnavite Practices

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Vaishnavite Practices

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Vipassana Meditation

practicesPramāṇita📷 Pradeep717 · [CC BY-SA 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

Vipassana Meditation

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