Talk:Religious significance of rice in India

Close paraphrasing
This article contains extensive close paraphrasing of its cited sources. I've given a few examples below, but the problem is present throughout the whole article.


 * Source: Jayashankar et al. (2002) state that according to Dr. Richharia, the well-known rice scientist in India, 40,000 varieties of rice had existed in India during the Vedic period. He has estimated that even today 200,000 varieties of rice exist in India.
 * Article: According to Richaria, a well known rice scientist, in India, 400,000 varieties of rice existed during the Vedic period, and even at present the number is reported to be 200,000.


 * Source: Rice is vital in the ceremony of Annaprashana, a ritualised first feeding, which is conducted in the baby's sixth or seventh month of life. Mashed boiled rice or a sweet rice pudding called kheer is generally fed to the child accompanied with the chanting of sacred mantras.
 * Article: It is also vital in the Annaprashana, a ritualistic first feeding of a child, which is conducted in the child's sixth or seventh month of life. Mashed cooked rice or a sweet rice pudding called kheer is generally fed by the parents to their child with the priest chanting mantras.


 * Source: Rice cultivation rites form an important part in the life of the farmer in Manipur. Agricultural activity is initiated with the rite of Loutaba, when rice, flowers, eight Burma agrimony (Eupatorium birmanicum) buds, sweets, and a handful of rice are offered to the gods with a prayer for protection from all dangers. The farmer prays for a doubling of the previous year's yield.
 * Article: In Manipur, in Northeast India, rice cultivation rites form an important part in the life of the farmer. Loutaba is a rite performed for rice before the start of agricultural operations in their fields, in which fistful of rice with flowers, eight Burma agrimony (Eupatorium birmanicum) buds, and sweets are made to gods with the prayer that the yield would be double of the previous year's yield.


 * Source: In Pongal, the day's celebrations include an early morning ceremony of boiling rice with milk and sugar in clay pots, which is allowed to boil over, signifying prosperity.
 * Article: In Pongal festival in Tamil Nadu, the day's celebrations include a morning ceremony of boiling rice with milk and jaggery called Sakkarai pongal in Tamil, in clay pots individually or as a community, which is allowed to boil over, signifying prosperity.

—Sojourner in the earth (talk) 21:22, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I have made then changes in the artcile. Nvvchar . 06:12, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
 * The parts I quoted were just examples; there are still many instances of close paraphrasing remaining in the article. Sojourner in the earth (talk) 06:46, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
 * I would appreacite if you could kindly mention them so that I can make amends.  Nvvchar . 06:54, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

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