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Science behind Ganesh Chaturthi - Why do we celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi

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After the Ganesh Chathurthi celebration, we dissolve Lord Ganesha's statue in water bodies. And this practice has a scientific significance. Let us see about this in detail. Ganesh Chaturthi is a grand festival celebrated in all parts of India. During this festival, we buy lord Ganesha's statue, worship him and then dissolve him in the water bodies. Commonly Ganesh Chathurthi falls by August and September. This is the pre-monsoon period. Monsoon starts in October.  Monsoon season puts forth a high risk of waterborne disease spread. To prevent this our ancestors used 21 herbs to worship lord Ganesha and then dissolved lord Ganesha's statues together with all those 21 herbs.  These 21 herbs have high antimicrobial properties and other relative properties which help in preventing waterborne disease spread from our nearby water bodies. This plays a major role in disease control.  And the other scientific reason is Lord Ganesha's statue those days were done with Clay sand. G

Science behind Menstrual Practises in India

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In India, if you hear the word Menstruation the word Taboo follows up. So we'll see in detail the science behind the practices followed during menstruation.  This post does not aim to hurt any individual's feelings and emotions. It is posted only after performing valid studies. Menstruation is a common process that happens in women every 28 days. But then we frame many rules and regulations for girls during this time. But actually, this isn't rules and regulations but due to cultural changes, it has been transformed to such. These practices have been created by our ancestors for some reasonable cause. But as time passes these practices have been completely changed.  In ancient times, during periods the girl is said to stay in a separate room. That girl will not be allowed to go to the kitchen or pooja room i.e. praying room and she is restricted to move out of her house. Her only duty for these 3 days is just taking rest. She must not do any work, she is allowed to perform

Science behind Aadi Month!!

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The science behind Aadi month Aadi is the month that falls between July and August. The month of aadi is popularly known for decorating houses with neem, turmeric, and specially prepared porridge called koozh from finger millet and Kodo millet. The reason for this is to make up our body for the upcoming seasonal change. Aadi month signifies the seasonal shift from summer to winter which makes a suitable situation for the outbreak and spread of various seasonal diseases and also results in heat-related illness.  Aadi month also signifies the initiation reproductive cycle of flies and mosquitoes, which results in an increased population of those insects. These insects spread diseases like cholera, dengue, malaria, chikungunya, etc., To prevent this we are using neem and turmeric in and around our house as antimicrobial. And we also intake neem in some instances which plays a major role in preventing ourselves from diseases. And the next is porridge from finger millet and Kodo millet .

Science behind feeding Crows first - Do crows detect poison?!

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No moon day has the significance of serving foods to crows before we would eat. But why specifically crow??? Let us see the scientific reason behind this practice. Crow is a well-known bird found near our locality. People say that crows are considered our ancestors. So feeding them with food firstly sounds weird. Well scientifically speaking, the crow is one of the cleverest birds in the world. The brain size of the crow is larger than other birds compared to its body size. Crows can even memorize human faces, things, they can learn lessons, and lots more. And crows have the highest sensing ability. So the main reason for feeding the crows food initially is their sensing ability. Crows could sense poison or toxic substances present in food. They can detect the presence of poison in any food served. It can sense the presence of poison or toxins in food. Mixing poison in foods and serving that to people was a common method used in ancient times to kill people. Especially, kings, kingsmen

The Science Behind Holi!!

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Holi is a must-to-be celebrated festival!! Holi is an Indian festival of colors. It is celebrated to symbolize the death of a demoness named Holika. This festival is celebrated in March which signifies a seasonal shift from winter to summer. This season signifies the highest risk of disease spread. This festival is celebrated by applying colors to others and by setting up a bonfire and circumambulating it with dance and songs. And now it's time to see the hidden science in celebrating Holi. The drift from winter to summer during march month creates a greater drift in our health. This leads to greater temperature change in our body which causes various diseases and also facilitates disease spread. And this is the time when Chickenpox, typhoid, and food poisoning spreads commonly. Holi is celebrated to avoid this kind of disease spreading. We celebrate Holi by applying colors to others and by circumambulating bonfires. The temperature of an atmosphere near a bonfire will be about 40

God Ganesha's Organ Transplantation

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We know that Lord Ganesha is an elephant - headed . But scientifically is it possible to fix an elephant head to a human??  So we'll see in detail this concept in our blog.  ELEPHANT HEADED GANESHA: We would have heard the story behind Lord Ganesha's elephant head. That is a fight aroused between Lord Shiva and Lord Ganesha which lead Lord Shiva to cut Lord Ganesha's head . In order to protect Ganesha's life Lord Vishnu places an Elephant head on him. And hence, Ganesha got an Elephant head. ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION : Scientifically a technique that approves this concept is Organ transplantation. Organ transplantation is a medical procedure in which an organ is removed from one body and placed in the body of a recipient, to replace a damaged or missing organ.  ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION TYPES : Organ Transplantation is classified into various types: 1. Autotransplantation 2. Allotransplantation 3. Xenotransplantation AUTOTRANSPLANTATION: Autotransplantation is a procedure i