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Arya Samaj
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Arya Samaj, the Arya Samaj is a reformist movement, believes in one God and in the Vedas as the books of true knowledge. It holds that it is the duty of every Arya Samaji to read the Vedas and have them read, to teach or preach them to others. It has a distinct organisation, the membership of which is open to all those who subscribe to its aims and objects. The Arya Samajis worship before the vedic fire and it begins with the burning or incence (the homa 'sacrifice') accompanied by the chanting of the Vedic verses, D.A.V. College v. State of Punjab, (1971) 2 SCC 269: AIR 1971 SC 1737 (1743).
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