DO YOU KNOW...??? FIVE ELEMENTS COMES IN CONTACT WHILE EATING FOOD WITH OUR HAND

The ritual of eating with the hands in India is very popular even out of India amongst Indian descendants.

Is there a reason why we do this? 

Oh yes...... 

Believe it or not. This is actually a "RITUAL" using what we call as "Mudra" 

Well, what is a "Mudra"? 

The Mudra is a symbolic or ritual gesture or pose in Hinduism. This involves hands and fingers in a certain gesture used for multiple purposes such as good health/control, Balance, control of energy and even communication such as in dance forms like Bharathanathyam and kathak. So when we eat with our hands we form a Mudra with which symbolizes humility and grace of being humble.  

According to the Vedas, the hand is considered to be a very important part of the body.

 In Ayurveda, we say that each finger of the hand consists of an element, that being: 

1)Agni (fire) , 

2)Jal (water) ,

3) Vayu (wind) , 

4)Prithvi (Earth) and

5)Aakash (space). 

Hence it is believed that when the fingers consisting of the 5 elements come into contact with the food entering the mouth, it benefits the body and health and increases the value of the food.