Balaji Temple visit for Year 2

Year 2 have already been on a trip!  We had an amazing visit to the Balaji Temple in Dudley.

We learned all about temple rituals and the flag and the sacrificial stone outside the entrance and we were told that Ganesh (the elephant-headed God) is brave and wise. Indeed, Hindus often worship Ganesh before they start anything new or have an important decision to make.

We saw some truly beautiful Rangoli patterns and went into the temples of Ganesh and Murugan (protector of the weak). All the deities at Balaji, like Murugan were adorned with flowers, jewellery and other beautiful objects.

We listened to many stories and also learned that Hindus perform many different rituals. For example, they always walk around the murtis clockwise and also ensure that is an odd number of times. In addition to this, Hindus cover the light of a lit flame with their hands and then move their hands to their eyes and then their heads to symbolise the light entering their eyes and minds so they 'see' only good things and 'think' only good thoughts.

It was a fascinating trip and Year 2 behaved beautifully. Well done 2H, I was very proud of you all.
Miss Hall