Ananda Vuerdon in Hindu religion, is a festival celebrated in the fall, to participate in which only they are in duty bound who have inherited the usage from their parents, or who have voluntarily taken it upon themselves; for, once begun, it must be repeated yearly. During the festival the participant fasts, and days and nights are spent in prayer, in which time a little food is taken only once. The Brahmins assemble in the house of the participant, and call upon the three great deities Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva — in whose honor the festival is kept — to come down.
The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature was edited by John McClintock and James Strong. It contains nearly 50,000 articles pertaining to Biblical and other religious literature, people, creeds, etc. It is a fantastic research tool for broad Christian study.
John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More