Kulachara

(“family practice”) Any religious practice
restricted to a family, either a group of
blood relatives or people sharing a common religious or sectarian lineage. The
authority given to kulachara allows for
almost infinite variation in religious
practice, particularly in the absence of
any established religious hierarchy
which has the authority to render judgments on such practices. For most
Hindus, such family practice is the predominant influence shaping their individual religious lives.