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- In Hindu teaching, the colours of the rainbow correspond to the energy centres or chakras in the body, beginning with the colour red at the base of the spine and moving up to the crown of the head, violet in colour, from where the life force departs at death.
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In Hinduism, colours play a very important role and have deep significance, transcending purely decorative values. Hindu artists use colours on the deities and their dresses signifying their qualities.
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One of the oldest images is that of the Rainbow Serpent in Australian Aboriginal traditions. The serpent is often seen as the creator, shaping the Earth’s mountains and valleys as it moves over the land. When seen in the sky it is said to be moving from one waterhole to another. Although usually benign, the Rainbow Serpent can also be destructive, ...
In Hindu teaching, the colours of the rainbow correspond to the energy centres or chakras in the body, beginning with the colour red at the base of the spine and moving up to the crown of the head, violet in colour, from where the life force departs at death. According to Dr Chetna Kang, a priest in the Bhakti yoga tradition, the Hindu scriptures s...
The Biblical account of Noah’s flood ends with God setting a rainbow in the sky as a sign of his promise that he will never again destroy the earth. “The flood happened because God was upset about the violence in the world,” Reform Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand explains. “The bow and arrow is a symbol of violence, but God takes that and transforms it...
In Thai Buddhist traditions the rainbow is a staircase connecting Earth with Heaven down which the gods descend. This idea of the rainbow as a bridge between heaven and earth is also found in Greek mythology; the goddess Iris personifies the rainbow and carries messages from the gods to humanity. In some texts the rainbow is created from the colour...
According to Tom McLeish, professor of natural history at York University, the question of how the rainbow was formed was one of the great scientific questions that took thousands of years to resolve. In his work on the atmosphere Aristotle thought it was reflection in a cloud, an idea taken up by his Islamic commentators towards end of first mille...
In this guide, we will dive deep into the color symbolism associations in the Indian subcontinent and discuss what the main colors represent traditionally. An understanding of this can help one understand India’s culture and also give an insight into its caste system.
Mar 21, 2019 · From red to green to indigo, each color provides festival-goers with a sense of beauty, ritual and tradition
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Every spring, people across India and around the world celebrate the Hindu festival Holi, throwing colored water and powders on one another in joyous celebration. On this one day—the full-moon day of the Hindu month of Phalguna—societal rankings such as caste, gender, age, and status are eschewed in the spirit of making merry together, and ...
Feb 14, 2024 · In Hinduism, colours play a very important role and have deep significance. Artists use colours on the deities and their dresses signifying their qualities. Proper use of colours creates the right kind of environment which spreads positivity and happiness.
Mar 25, 2024 · Holi conveys the exuberance and multisensory character of many Hindu festivals. The coloured powders are typically red, yellow and green, representing the colours of spring but each also...
