right|thumb|A wedding is the most extensive personal ritual an adult Hindu undertakes in his or her life. A typical Hindu wedding is solemnised before Vedic fire ritual (shown). Most Hindus observe religious rituals at home.. "rituals daily prescribe routine" The rituals vary greatly among regions, villages, and individuals. They are not mandatory in Hinduism. The nature and place of rituals is an individual's choice. Some devout Hindus perform daily rituals such as worshiping at dawn after bathing (usually at a family shrine, and typically includes lighting a lamp and offering foodstuffs before the images of deities), recitation from religious scripts, singing bhajans (devotional hymns), yoga, meditation, chanting mantras and others.
right|thumb|a wedding is the most extensive personal ritual an adult hindu undertakes in his or her life a typical hindu wedding is solemnised before vedic fire ritual (shown) most hindus observe religious rituals at home "rituals daily prescribe routine" the rituals vary greatly among regions villages and individuals they are not mandatory in hinduism the nature and place of rituals is an individual's choice some devout hindus perform daily rituals such as worshiping at dawn after bathing (usually at a family shrine and typically includes lighting a lamp and offering foodstuffs before the images of deities) recitation from religious scripts singing bhajans (devotional hymns) yoga meditation chanting mantras and others