HINDUISM
The rituals of Hinduism has been revealed to some extent from me. First of all I welcome you to the ritual world of Hinduism. As you know, there are many rituals performed in Hinduism which are followed by from our ancestors. I like to share some of them with you with scientific reasons.
Usually, as I have noticed in Hindus is, they chant mantra before eating food. Whatever it may be, let us don't bother about those mantras. But Brahmin's usually sprinkle water around the banana-leaf (Baale ele) by chanting mantra. They take some water, chant the mantra, then they swallow it. When I was discussing about this topic with our relatives, I came to know the scientific reason behind it.
If we had not drunk water 2 to 3 hours before eating food, our throat will be dried. If you eat food without drinking water, the food may stick to your throat and it may be difficult to swallow another time and sometimes this may lead to hiccup (bikkalike). Hence drinking water before eating food, wets the throat and makes easier to swallow the food.
Then sprinkling of water around the banana leaf is nothing but, it is just to stop or prevent the insects like ants, cockroaches etc.., entering into the food while eating. If the banana leaf is fully surrounded by water droplets, there are no chances of insects entering or there will be no trouble of them while having lunch or dinner.
Our ancestors have not done any rituals for no reason. but the problem is, we don't know the scientific reasons for that and we are just following it like fools. So try to find out the reasons for the rituals that had made by our ancestors rather than stopping it.
Do you know why lime(sunna) is applied as Tilakas by priests to their body ?
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