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TAMIL,whatistherstthingthatstrikesyourmindwhenyouthinkofthewordTamilgrabaholdoftheoverowingthoughts.WhenIthinkof
TAMILIgetdrownedinthethoughtsofthetraditionsandculturewhichhasseentheevolutionofhumanthrivingforcenturies.TAMILhasgot
tons of pridelled stories that are preserved in the history. We are the children of warriors who played in the ba leeld and had our lands
unconquered by war. We not only have bravery lled in our body, we are the people who are known for our kindness and gratitude. Tamil is
th
rankedinthe15 positionasthemostspokenlanguageintheworldandweTamilspeakersmakeupabout1%oftheworldspopulation.The
traditionswefollowarenotjustforthesakeofdoing.

ImagineyouareenteringaTAMILculturedhomeduringafestival.Letmewalkyouintothisworldandexplainthetraditionsthatwehaveand
whywedoit.

Firstofall,therewillbeaKOLAMinfrontofthehome.Mostly,KOLAMSareclosed,continuousgurestorepresenttheneverendingcycleof
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Firstofall,therewillbeaKOLAMinfrontofthehome.Mostly,KOLAMSareclosed,continuousgurestorepresenttheneverendingcycleof
birthanddeath.Itistoensurecleanlinessandtopreventgerms.

Attheveryrstmomentifanyoneseesyou,theywillgreetyoubyjoiningtheirpalmswhichiscalledtheVANAKKAM.Theculturalreason
behind this gesture is respect. There is a fascinating science behind this greeting too! Joining both hands together presses the ngers together
activatingthepressurepointsoftheears,eyesandmind,whichaidsinrememberingthatpersonforalongtime.And,theresnotransferofgerms
sinceyouhaventmadephysicalcontact!Justrememberthiswhenyougreetapersonnexttime.

YoucannoticesomethingslikeKUMKUMandToerings.

On the forehead, between the two eyebrows, is a spot of a major nerve point in the human body. The red kumkum between the eyebrows is
believedtoretainenergyinthehumanbodyandcontrolthevariouslevelsofconcentration.Youwontbelieve,thisalsofacilitatesthebloodsupply
tothefacemuscles.

Asmanyknow,toeringsarethesignicanceofmarriedwomen,butthereissciencebehindittoo.Normallytheyarewornonthesecondtoe.A
certainnervefromthesecondtoeconnectstheuterusandpassestotheheart.Wearingtoeringonthisngerstrengthenstheuterusandkeepsit
healthybyregulatingthebloodow.Menstrualcyclewillberegularizedbywearingtoerings.

Nexttheywillfeastuswithfood.

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Thetraditionistositontheoorandeat.Whenwesitontheoor,weusuallysitcrossleggedInsukhasanaorahalfpadmasana(halflotus),which
is a posture that instantly brings a sense of calm and helps in digestion. This posture automatically triggers a signal to our brain to prepare the
stomachfordigestion.

Wearericeeaters.Wealwaysstartourmealwithsomethingspicyandendwithsweetdishes.Theimportanceofthiseatingpracticeisthatthe
spicyfoodactivatesthedigestivejuicesandensuresthatthedigestionprocessgoesonsmoothlyandeciently,whilethesweetsorcarbohydrates
pullsdownthedigestiveprocess.Wow!Wehaveascienticreasonbehindeatingmealswhilesi ingontheoortoo!

What Tamilians do next is, they will invite us to their temple. Tamil Nadu is regarded as the land of temples for its numerous temples and
marvellousconstruction.

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When you are visiting the temple you ring the bell before entering the place where the main idol is placed. According to the religion, the bell
producesasoundthatispleasanttotheGod.Weconsiderthatthissoundkeepstheevilforcesaway.However,thescienticreasonbehindringing
ofbellsisthattheirringclearsourmindandhelpsusstaysharpwithfullconcentrationfordevotionalpurpose.Thesebellsaremadeinsuchaway
thatwhentheyproduceasounditlastsforaminimumof7secondsinanechomodetocreateaunitybetweentheleftandrightpartsofourbrains.
Thedurationoftheechoisgoodenoughtoactivateallthesevenhealingcentresinourbody.Thisresultsinemptyingourbrainfromallnegative
thoughts.Thisishowtheholybelloriginated.Itspurelyscience.

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You will come to know how deep art, dance and music have rooted our tradition. Bharatanatyam is a traditional classical dance form that is
dedicated to re as the movements of the body while dancing this form resembles the re. Bharatanatyam is a part of the ve dance forms of
ancientIndiathatsignifythe5elementsoftheEarthandthehumanbody,andtheothersbeingKathakali,Kuchipudi,Mohinia amandOdissi.

Piercingtheearsisauniquecustominourculture.Piercingtheearsimprovestheintellect,powerofthinkinganddecisionmakinga ributes.Ear
piercing prevents speechrestraint. It reduces impertinent behaviour and makes the earchannels free from disorders. You can see this custom
ndingitswayintowesterncultureduetoitsscienticappeal.

Ifwearelucky,wecanwitnessthefamousTamiltraditionJALLIKATTU.

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ThissportwastermedasYeruthazhuvuthalmeaningtouching/huggingthebull.Jallika uisabullghtingsportwhichisplayedinTamilNadu
duringthecelebrationofthePongalfestivalandisoneoftheoldestpersistingsportsoftheTamilorigin.Jallika u,thenamecomesfromTamil
termssallikaasu(coins)andka u(apackage)tiedtothehornsofbullsasprizemoney.Weallknowthecurrentstatusofourculturalsport.

There are several rock paintings, more than 3,500 years old, at remote Karikkiyur village in the Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu that show
menchasingbullswhichisaproofthatthissportwasplayedevenagesago.

Suchasportwithsomuchhistoryhastobeprotected.WeallmighthavelistenedtotheTAKKARUTAKKARUalbumbyHipHopTamilzha.

Letmesayanotherthingthatweconsiderasastupidmyth.Wedofasting.TheunderlyingprinciplebehindfastingisfoundinAyurveda.This
ancientmedicalsystemseesthebasiccauseofmanydiseasesastheaccumulationoftoxicmaterialsinthedigestivesystem.Byfasting,thedigestive
organsgetrestandallthebodymechanismsarecleansedandcorrected.Acompletefastisgoodforheath.Fastingactsasanantidotebyremoving
toxicmaterialsfromthebodyandlowerstheacidcontentinthebodywhichhelpspeopletoretaintheirsoundness.Therewerelotofthinkingand
scienticfactsthatwereputintothetraditionoftheTamilians.Now,weareignoringthoseassetsjustlikethatinthenameofwesternization.Ifwe
investsometimeinunderstandingtheinnervibeoftheseassets,therewillbenomythstobestuckin.

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1.HarishSundarharishsundarsays:
August13,2016at10:12am
Goodcollectionofworks.Stillwegotlotofourtraditionalpracticestobeexplainedlogically.expectingmoreofsucharticlesrevealingour
traditiontobemorelogicalandreasoningratherthannamedassuperstitious.

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