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Science behind diwali-2 : 175 sweet items!!

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This is Second Part of the article. (Picture from Wikipedia)

13.What do they use for making crackers and sparklers?

Some chemistry lesson can also be taught through Diwali.
Barium gives green colour for sparklers.
Magnesium gives a glow and silvery light.
Strontium gives red colour.
Potassium Nitrate, Sulphur and Carbon are used to make crackers.
So Diwali is based on science!


150 sweet Items+ 25 Payasam Items!!

14. Now let us look at medical science. The largest number of diabetics is in India. Why?
Like pyromania, Indians have another mania called SUGAR MANIA. We are sugar maniacs or “Sucromaniacs”. I counted the Indian sweets and it came to 150 different sweets and 25 types of Payasams (equivalent to puddings, desserts of western countries). If I read the long list of Indian sweets it will take another ten minutes.

We are excellent in mathematics, computers, chess, Ayurveda, Siddha, Yoga, breathing techniques and………….……………and FOOD!


Go to any book shop or library and go to Food or Cookery Book section. India has the biggest volumes. We have invented the highest number of food items in the world. If you go to Annakut festival at Swaminarayan Temple,London you can literally see a Mountain of Food/sweets.
We have a special food for every god and every festival. No religion in the world has got so many gods, so many festivals and so many different Prasadam/foods. This is our strength and weakness. If you say to any Indian D for…………………… he or she will say D for Diabetes. This is the medical science behind Diwali. We have to be careful about our innovative foods. In those days our forefathers ate well, but they did their Yogasanas and Pranyamas as well!

15. Wherever you take bath on Diwali Day,that becomes a Ganga Shower. Goddess Ganges occupies every water source on the day. The traditional greeting on the day is Have you had Ganga Snanam?

16.Talking about Diwali, who can forget Gold and beautiful and colourful silk saris? India is a land of colours. Hinduism is a colourful religion. They see god in colours, Rangolis, Kolams Alpanas and Henna decorations. Tonnes of gold jewellery and millions of clothes were sold just before Diwali boosting our economy. This is the economics behind Diwali.

In Kasi,Hindus’ holiest city, a golden Annapurani idol will be displayed for Dharsan for three days.


17.Old and New Deepavali (Gist of Sadhashiv A.Dange’s article)
“In the olden days Deepavali was celebrated differently. The four day celebration started on Dhana Trayodasi and ended on Bali pratipada. Dhana Trayodasi day was allocated to the worship of Dhanvantri, the physician of Gods. On the day of Bali pratipada, they installed cow dung effigies of the demon king Bali. On Naraka Chaturdasi day they took ritual oil bath. Next day they worshipped Goddess Lakshmi.

Even before the festival another day was also observed to propitiate cows on Govatsa Dvadasi according to Skanda Purana.It was done under a banyan tree. Nine wick lamps were lighted.


18.Christmas Trees from Hinduism!!!
On the day of Lakshmi puja, they erected Deepa Vriksha (Trees of Light) on the main street of the town. Probably this was the origin of Christmas trees in Western Countries. Most of the customs of Christians are pagan (Non Christian rites). We have authenticated information from Skandam.
Other ancient customs included Tug of war competition between the Royalty and the general public, driving away the Alakshmi (poverty), worship of Audumbara trees (Ficus glomerata) and gambling with dice. Yama was also known as Audumbaraya”.


Goddess Lakshmi, Dhanvantri, Yama and Bali were worshipped along with cow during the four day festive period. It is very interesting to note the historical changes in the celebration. Bali who was associated with Onam in Kerala figured in Deepavali in the olden days.
 
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