Chapter 5 of Steemit Gold Course: Cultural Value of Gold

Gold is to Indians what silver is to Vikings- India remain as world largest gold consumer. Sometimes, non-indians think that Indian are crazy about gold, huh? Anyways, they are right because Indians love for gold has been around since ages.

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Before we continue this session, if you had missed previous classes, kindly check these links in descending order.

• Chapter 1: Introduction to Gold

• Chapter 2: Brief History of Gold

• Chapter 3: Gold processing

• Chapter 4: Amazing uses of gold

From ancient times, gold has been enjoying high status in Indian society, they buy gold not primarily because of its value, but due to the fact that it is possess high traditional value.

It symbolises Lakshmi, Hindu Goddess and it is deemed as highly auspicious. In many Indian religion books such as Gita, Vedas, Upanishads and Puranas, their are messages about gold in them.

These books refer to gold as metal of immense value, a mobile wealth.

More reason why Hindus have strong believe that gold is God's metal and most preferred by demi-gods too.

Indians buy gold during festivals like Diwali, Trithiya, Dhanteras and Akshay. These times are considered as the best time to buy world's most valuable metal. According to their belief, gold purchased on these days will last forever!

Gold is more than a store of value, it is part of beauties that life's got to offer, a display of one's wealth or class in a society. Majority of Indians rarely sell gold because it has emotional appeal. Rather, they prefer to gift it to subsequent generations, maybe during wedding of daughters or daughter-in-laws.

Gold is a symbol of love, as Indians believe that couples who receive gold gift will be happy throughout their married lives. The amount of gold received as gift also show their family status, wealth and influence.

All Indian women wear gold irrespective of their religion belief, it is more of culture than religion. All women, old and young, loves to wear gold because gold ornament is always in vogue. Traditionally, Indian wedding rings are made of gold as a mark of long lasting relationship between husband and wife.

Cultural usages of gold are as listed below:

• No matter how small it is, gold is embedded in foundation of new house during construction, this is called Vastu Pratima. This is strange, right? Many Indian houses have treasure beneath them if you can search :).

• Wealthy women often wear embroidered silk dresses with golden threads. Love for gold in India is massive.

• Ayurvedic medicines contains small amount of gold.

• Indian gods are decorated with gold and gold jewelry.

• Many priests receive gold gift as payment for performing religious ceremonies.

In every Indian psyche, gold is embossed as the only precious metal that all families should own as much quantity and quality as possible.

If you ever have an Indian friend, the best gift you can give to him/her is GOLD.

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