why is 'tali' used in marriages????

why is 'tali' used in marriages????
 
In those days they used 'Tali' as a recognition that the women is married. Tali was mere a thread with turmeric paste and dried and a turmeric root tied to the thread. As my guess says there was something else which was used for the recognition of a married women before the usage of turmeric (This is merely a guess and no proof or logical thinking). Gradually some science development was in progress and only after some significant scientific research the turmeric root and turmeric paste is used for this purpose. As we all know turmeric has a very high medicinal value. The then scientists came to a conclusion, if its there on women's neck it will help in building a good health. Now you can ask me why they choose neck and not any other part of the body. Neck is the first part where we get sweat more and more as we start sweating. That means there are lot of pores here. Don't you think this would be a good place to keep the medicine which can gradually diffuse into the body? The same conclusion was drawn by our great grand fathers and hence usage of turmeric. 

Why do Hindu Temples have Water Tanks?

Why do Hindu Temples have Water Tanks?

Temple Tanks are an essential part of every large Hindu temple. In fact, every village/town/city definitely has a temple that has a sizable temple tank. But why does every temple need to have one?

Conventional beliefs hold that the water of a temple tank is holy and has cleansing properties. The water acts as a cleanser, and people believe that it washes away their sins. So, it is an unwritten rule to take a dip in the temple tank before offering prayers to the presiding deity, thus purifying onself.

Also, the during the festive season, the deity is taken aboard a boat and given a trip around the tank.

But in actuality, the water tanks serve as a useful reservoir to help people tide over water scarcity. It should be noted that any such large area of stored water adds to the water table. So by installing a tank in each temple, the entire surrounding area's water level is significantly improved.

Further, water in India is largely dependant on the monsoons. In case the rains fail, the people can look upto these temple tanks to fulfill their basic needs.

What an ingenious way our ancient Vedic Indians had to utilise the rainwater! Giving the reason a religious background paved the way for its construction...

But these days we find most of these tanks in a state of neglect. They are either dried up or poorly maintained, which leads to their contamination.

Water scarcity is not a problem faced only by people of the past, it is something we face everyday. If we can revive this ancient system of increasing the water table level, we might not have to face acute water shortage in the future...

Most haunted place of india: place10:

d'Souza Chawl of Mahim, Mumbai

A well in the d'souza chawl area of Mumbai, Mahim has acquired the reputation of being haunted. It is said that a woman, while getting water, fell to her death in the well. Many people claim to have seen the ghostly apparition of that woman near the well during nights. She is also said to be harmless.

Most haunted place of india: place9:

Raj Kiran Hotel in Lonavala, Mumbai

Raj Kiran Hotel, Lonavala in Mumbai, India is not a big hotel but is haunted for sure, confirmed by a number of Paranormal experts, that one

There is a particular room on the ground floor of this hotel, where guests have reported their bed sheets had been pulled off while they slept. Some have woken up in the middle of the night with blue light at their feet.

The room, however, has now been stopped being rented out.

Most haunted place of india: place8:

Dow Hill, Kurseong, West Bengal

Dow Hill, Kurseong in West Bengal is one of the most haunted places of India. Especially the corridors of the school and the woods where a lot of paranormal activity has been recorded.

A number of murders have taken place in the woods and that has left an eery feeling in the air here.

On the stretch between Dow Hill Road and the Forest Office, woodcutters claim to have seen a headless young boy walking and then disappearing into the trees.

Many locals have also heard footsteps in the corridors of Victoria Boys School during the December-March vacation.

Most haunted place of india: place7:

Shaniwarwada Fort, Pune

Shaniwarwada Fort of Pune in India is one of the most haunted historical places of India and contains a nerve chilling story within it's walls. This is the place where the 13 year-old Peshwa Dynasty heir Narayan was brutally assasinated.

As his assassins chased him all across the fort, the boy yelled, again and again "Kaka, mala vachva!" (Uncle, save me!) and even today locals say that they hear his cries for help at midnight on every new moon day.

Most haunted place of india: place6:

Hotel Savoy, Mussoorie

During British Rule, a Lady Orme was poisoned in mysterious circumstances, and is said to still wander aimlessly in the corridors of the hotel.One of the most haunted Indian hotel is the Savoy in Mussoorie. The hotel formally opened in 1902, two years earlier than the Taj Mahal hotel. It is said that the halls and corridors of this hotel are haunted by theghost of Lady Garnet Orme, who was found dead in mysterious circumstances many years ago in early 1910s. Apparently strychnine had been placed in her medicine bottle, but how it got there no one could tell.The ghost is known for wandering aimlessly in the corridors at night. Witnesses mention that on encounter the ghost of the lady seems to be looking straight at you with a blank expression. It is said that she's still looking for the person who poisoned her.