Part I: Framing
1. The Beginning of Rituals
1.1 The Solemn Intention (samkalpa)
1.2 Greeting and Ritualized Greeting (namaskāra)
Conclusion
Part II: Formality
2. Repetitive Rules (vidhi)
2.1 The Grammar of Rituals
2.2 A Preliminary "Grammar" of Newar Life-cycle Rituals
2.3 Rituals in Handbooks (paddhati)
3. Agency in Ritual
3.1 Ritual Competency (adhikāra)
3.2 Atonements for Ritual Mishaps (prāyaścitta)
3.3 The Comic Side of Ritual Formality
4. Performed and Played Rituals (līlā)
4.1 Music and Ritual Music
4.2 Dance and Ritual Dance
4.3 Emotions and Ritual Emotions
Conclusion
Part III: Modality
5. Individualized and Domestic Rituals (samskāra)
5.1 The Boy's Initiation
5.2 The Girl's Initiation
5.3 The Marriage
5.4 Death Rituals and Redemption
6. Collective and Public Rituals
6.1 Temple Festivals (utsava)
6.2 Vows (vrata)
6.3 Pilgrimages and Processions (yātrā)
7. Transcendence in Rituals
7.1 The Vedic Sacrifice (yajña)
7.2 The Fire Sacrifice (homa)
7.3 Worship and Prayer (pūjā)
7.4 E-darshan and Cyber-puja
Conclusion
Part IV: Meaning
8. Meaning and Function
8.1 The Cultural Studies Approach
8.2 The Cognitive Sciences approach
9. The Purvamimamsa Theory of Ritual Efficacy.