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1. Topic : Scientific Reasons behind Indian
Costumes
Name : Ami Trivedi
Roll no : 03
Class : M.A
Sem : 2
Year : 2016-2018
Email id : amitrivedi4288@gmail.com
Submitted to : Smt. S. B. Gardi Dept. of
English M. K. B. University

3. Applying KumKum on the Forehead
? On the forehead, between two
eyebrows, is a spot that is
considered is a major nerve
point in human body since
ancient time.
 The Tilak is believed to
prevent the loss of “energy”,
the red ‘KumKum’ between the
eyebrows is said to retain
energy in the human body and
control the various levels of
concentration.
 While applying KumKum the
points on the mid-brow region
and Adnya-chakra are
autometically pressed. This

4. Why do Temples have Bells ?
 According to Agama Sastra,
the bell is used to give
sound for keeping evil force
away and the ring of the bell
is pleasant to god.
 However, the scientific
reason behind bells is that
their ring clears our mind
and helps us stay sharp and
keep our full concentration
on devotional purpose.
 The duration of echo is good
enough to activate all the
seven healing centers in our

5.  Our ancestors have
stressed on the fact that
our meals should be
started off with
something spicy and
sweet dishes should be
taken towards the end.
 The significance of this
eating practice is that
while spicy things
activate the digestive
juices and acids and
ensure that the digestion
process goes on
smoothly and efficiently,
sweets or carbohydrates
pulls down the digestive
process.
 Hence, sweets were
always recommended to
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6. Why do we applying Mehendi on the Hands and
Feet?
 Besides leading color to
the hands, mehendi is a
very powerful medicinal
herb. Wedding are
stressful, and often, the
stress causes
headaches and fevers.
 Application of mehendi
can prevent too much
stress because it cools
the body and keep the
verves from becoming
tense. This is the reason
why mehendi is applied
on the hands and feet.

7. Why You should not to sleep with your head
towards North?
 Myth is that it invites ghost or
death but science says that it is
because body has its own
magnetic field and Earth is
giant magnet.
 When we sleep with head
towards north, our body’s
magnetic field become
completely asymmetrical to the
Earth’s Magnetic field. This
causes problem related to
blood pressure and our heart
needs to work harder in order
to overcome this asymmetry of

8.  ‘Peepal’ tree is almost
useless for an ordinary
person, except for its
shadow.
 ‘Peepal’ does not have a
delicious fruit, its wood is
not strong enough for
any purpose then why
should common villager
or person worship it or
even care for it.?
 Our ancestors knew that
‘Peepal’ is one of the
very few trees which
produces oxygen even at
Ordinary
yet,

9. Religious and Scientific Significance of
conch (Shankh)
 In Hinduism, the Shankh is
regarded sacred and very
auspicious. To initiate religious
ceremonies, a Shankh is
blown.
 Leaving aside mythology part,
the conch shell’s significance
can also be corroborated by
science. If you try to holding
Shankh near your ear, the
sound of gently humming
ocean can be heard. This is
actually the natural vibration
or cosmic energy of the Earth
which gets magnified on

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• According to science, the blowing of a
conch shell enhance the positive
psychological vibrations such as courage,
determination, hope, optimism, willpower.

11. Nataraj Symbolism of the Dancing
Shiva
 The cosmic dance of Shiva is
called ‘Anandatandava’,
meaning the Dance of bliss,
and symbolizes the cosmic
cycles of creation and
destruction, as well as the daily
rhythm of birth and death.
 Scientific metaphor : Fritzof
Capra in his article “ The
Dance of Shiva : The Hindu
View Of Matter in Light of
Modern Physics,” and later in
The Tao of Physics beautifully

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•He says that “every subatomic particle not only
performs an energy dance but also is an pulsating
process of creation and destruction…without end.
• For the modern physicist, then Shiva’s dance is the
dance of subatomic matter.

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