Science behind Indian Rituals

Abstract

India the epitome of rituals and the originator of yoga has deep cultural roots, which is world famous. This paper aims to highlight the science behind Indian rituals, show how these rituals help us in our day-to-day life, and lastly promote the scientific reasons behind these rituals among Generation Z so that our roots can be preserved and passed on to the next generation. These aims were achieved using different methodologies like the study of literature already available, and a google questionnaire-based survey of 50 people (aged 18-26) to see what Generation Z thinks about Indian rituals. The questions were formed to understand the perception of Generation Z and how they see rituals as. Preservation of rituals is the main goal behind writing this paper. In the later stage, 10 people were randomly chosen from the first survey to perform Yoga Mudra and some specific rituals for 21 days to find its effect on physical and mental health. Yoga is performed by balancing the elements of the body. Which in order creates harmony of the soul, body, and mind. The participants of the experiment were aged between 18-24 years. The experiment was elaborated to the participants before starting. It was done at a fixed plan time every day for 21 days. It is hoped that this study will be helpful in creating more awareness about the scientific benefits of rituals and encourage people to add yoga to their routine as an everyday activity for better mental and physical health. From the survey it can be said that generation Z likes to believe in facts and evidence based things and from the experiment it can concluded that doing yoga at least for even 20 minutes a day helps in the improvement of our mental health.