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śrāddha

Sanskrit term, lit. an act performed with faith (śraddhā); in Hinduism, refers to rites for the dead
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śrāddha

Summary

śrāddha is a ritual[1]. śrāddha draws 69 Wikipedia views per month (ritual category, ranking #32 of 101).[2]

Key Facts

  • śrāddha's instance of is recorded as ritual[3].
  • śrāddha is a type of ancestor worship[4].
  • śrāddha's language of work or name is recorded as Sanskrit[5].
  • śrāddha's dedicated to is recorded as Pitrs[6].
  • śrāddha's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • śrāddha's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[8].
  • śrāddha's different from is recorded as faith in Hinduism[9].

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Context

śrāddha's instance of is recorded as ritual[3].

Why It Matters

śrāddha draws 69 Wikipedia views per month (ritual category, ranking #32 of 101).[2] śrāddha has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] śrāddha is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Moheen · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Sraddha
    Language of work or name → Sanskrit
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
    Subclass of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P373]]: Sraddha"
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