<P> In Reformed Christianity, ritual purity is achieved though the Confession of Sins, and Assurance of Forgiveness, and Sanctification . Through the power of the Holy Spirit, believers offer their whole being and labor as a' living sacrifice'; and cleanliness becomes a way of life (See Romans 12: 1, and John 13: 5 - 10 (the Washing of the Feet)). </P> <P> Various traditions within Hinduism follow different standards of ritual purity and purification; in Smartism, for example, the attitude to ritual purity is similar to that of Karaite Judaism . Within each tradition the more orthodox groups follow stricter rules, but the strictest rules are generally prescribed for brahmins, especially those engaged in the temple worship . </P> <P> An important part of ritual purification in Hinduism is the bathing of the entire body, particularly in rivers considered holy such as the Ganges; it is considered auspicious to perform this form of purification before any festival, and it is also practiced after the death of someone, in order to maintain purity . Although water pollution means that in modern times there is a need for care during bathing in such rivers, the physical impurities within the river do not diminish the attributed power they have to bring ritual purity . Lesser aspects of Hindu purification ritual include achamana - the touching and sipping of pure water while reciting specific mantras - and the application of a tilaka on the forehead . </P> <P> Punyahavachanam is a ritual performed before any ceremony such as Marriage, Homa etc . Mantras are chanted and then water is sprinkled over all the people participating and the items used . </P>

All of the following would be considered rites of purification except