CONTENTS:- 1. Samskaras-then and Now. 2. Vivaha-what God Hath Joined. 3. The Moment of Birth, the Years of Growth. 4. Upanayana-ceremony of the Sacred Thread. 5. Sandhyavandana. 6. The Other Ashramas. 7. Antim Samskaras-funerals Rites. 8. Traditions. 9. Parallels in Other Religions. 10. Prayer.