[indian life]inko center lesson-day1

Day 1:
1. 5 types of traditional forms of greeting in India.
  - Namaskara or Namaste
  - Hastalaghava
  - Parish-vanga, alingana
  - Pranama
  - Pada sparsa

'Significance of Namaste' : Reducing one's ego in the presence of the other. (Friendships and humility)

2. Lamp light
In almost every indian home
a lamp is lit daily before the altar of the Lord.(sesami oil)
- Akhanda Deepa

3.Bindi or Bindu for girls
A bindi(kumkum)signifies female energy and is believed to protect women and their husbands.
- tilak (when worn by men)
-Earlier times,
  Brshmin :white color (purity)
  Kshatria:valour(warrior)
Vaishya:yellow (prosperity)
Sudra:black (service)