Some Hindu beliefs on total eclipse
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Meditation, chanting hymns, mantras and singing devotional songs protects one during the period of eclipse.
It is prohibited to touch the idols during the eclipse, but it is usually easy since temple doors are shut during the period. The idols are supposed to be purified at the end of the eclipse in the river Ganga.
If you cook during an eclipse, then your meal will be infested with evil. Left overs are also finished up before the eclipse for same reason however, some people use Indian basil leaves on their cooked foods then cover them with a belief that it would keep them safe from the evil of the eclipse.
Pregnant women are not supposed to use sharp objects for anything that may include cutting vegetables...we talked about not cooking before. Pay attention. Although this belief may be peculiar to some parts of India, pregnant women are not supposed to sit with their legs crossed.
Thou shalt not sleeping, urinate, defecate, get it on and wear makeup during the eclipse. All these create vulnerabilities to be exploited by the eclipse-causing demon.
Note: Some of the above may be applicable to some adherents depending on their school of thoughts.
You may or may not believe in the credence of the above but they do comfort those who believe in the religion which explains it to them.
I hope @geetasnani and other Hindus will find this interesting.
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Quite strange, these beliefs...
They are supposed to sit how then? Legs wide open?
This is not related to eclipse it's said usually....
Maybe not crossed, not opened either, could be closed? You know.... evil creeping everywhere and stuff.
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All for eclipse? Sweet!
Wow Rex... Everything you wrote is true the beliefs..
Glad you found it interesting.
Lol! That's what you get when you serve man-made god. If not that Western scientists are now predicting eclipse occurrence how will they know and get set by finishing their food, closing the doors of their multiple small g gods. Well wit these, we keep ourselves busy in this life.
Did you say multiple small gods? Trust me, your religion is to someone else as silly as you may think also but the point of the post is not to provoke a religious/philosophical discussion but an insight into another belief system that is possibly entirely different from what we see or hear everyday. Thanks for dropping by and Peace!
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