Talk:Tulasi in Hinduism

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Did you know... that the marriage of the Tulsi plant to the god Vishnu inaugurates the Hindu wedding season?

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Rubbish Inaccurate generalisation

"Though Tulsi leaves are necessary for Hindu worship, there are strict rules for it. Only a male must cut them and only in the daylight. Often, a prayer of forgiveness is offered to Tulsi before the act." There is a source cited, verifiability and not truth wins the day perhaps. Yogesh Khandke (talk) 19:47, 7 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

These are rules prescribed to be followed and the reference says orthodox Hindus and Vaishnavas do follow it. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 05:25, 8 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Then qualify it as such, also cite a reference that informs adherence to such orthodoxy in the 21st century, multiple sources that agree to this description, also it would be informative to present an idea of scale, what percentage of Hindus do orthodox Hindus and Vaishnavs form, and wouldn't it be UNDUE to describe practices of a microscopic minority as a "Hindu practice". Yogesh Khandke (talk) 03:36, 9 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]