Presented by Radhika fulpagar

India's history goes back to 3,200

BC when Hinduism was first founded. Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism. Judaism. Christianity and Islam all exist within the country today.

Braahmi

muhurtham

The time 90 minutes prior to sunrise is called Braahmi Muhurtham. This time is good for academics, purohits and the time where in the later hours, the night the last 48 mins. (2 ghadi) is called Braahmi Muhurtham.,

Basil (Tulsi)

The holy basil or Tulsi still retains its place in Indian hearts and homes. It represents the best in plant kingdom, for like a mother, the Tulsi nourishes, protects, cares, invigorates and heals. It nourishes all, making it worthy of reverence. Most Hindu homes pray to

marks on the forehead

The tilak covers the spot between the eyebrows,

which is the seat of memory and thinking. control the temperament.

 . Eating, distributing, consuming Sesame seeds

along with Jaggery (Til+Gud) during the festival of Makarsankranti. Why so only during that festival is this done. Because the time of the year is that of winter and cold climate prevails. The intrinsic quality of Sesame seeds and Jaggery are to produce internal heat in the body hence good to consume during that period.

 Traditionally made at the doorstep with rice

flour everyday afresh. This practice serves a very simple purpose that of feeding the lower organisms as ants and insects thereby keeping them at bay from entering the household.

 . Islam is a religion primarily formed and

developed in the desert environs hence the system to clean your hands fingers first and let the water to flow thru the elbow and down, thereby cleaning the hand using lesser amount of water. Conservation of water, which is a scare commodity in any desert, is the reason behind it. Same theory applies for eating out of one plate and using minimal utensils so as not

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per Kama Sutra, henna is one of the sixty four arts of women. The intricate motifs of the bridal henna also hide the husbands name. It is said that the husbands name in the intricate henna motifs is made for the groom who has to find out his name in his brides mehendi as an

 Natural

cleansing properties of haldi. Probably, it was an organic and traditional spa-like treatment meant to clear your skin of blemishes It is beyond doubt that turmeric has antiseptic characters. It is an anti-bacterial too

'Suhaag'.

The tradition of married women adorning themselves with the symbols of 'Suhaag'. this helps others realize and know even from a distance that the lady is married and hence must be respected and looked upon as a mother

 As we know water acts as a repellant to many tiny

creatures that roam on the floor seen and unseen, hence the circle of water stops them to approach the plate when kept on the floor also they are attracted towards the part of food kept outside the plate making it safe to consume the food in the plate..

 Pitru

Paksh Shraddh, Tarpanam or Shraddham are the various names used to describe the rituals performed for the dead relatives and ancestors in Hinduism from the immediate rituals after a death, there are also annual rituals like Pitru Paksh Shraddh in North India and East India, Aadi Amavasai in Tamil Nadu, Karikadaka

Apart

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