Washing Feet - Tradition

Washing Feet:

Before entering a temple or house we will wash our feet. Every Temple is having a water source in front of the temple. So many sacred temples built adjacent to a water body(like river,pool,sea). Hindus consider as a great sin when we enter into the temple without washing feet or wearing shoes.
 

Cultural Beliefs:

According to Sanathana Dharma one should pray the God with a clean mind and body. This is called as a purification ritual while entering to sacred place. Even now so many people touch the entrance floor with their forehead or hand by bowing down to earth. This explains the respect towards the place. So before entering into the sacred place one should maintain cleanness by washing feet. This is a basic etiquette which came from ancient period before entering to the temple. And shoes or sandals are majorly made from leather of animals this is also a main reason to remove them and washing feet before entering to sacred place.

 

Interesting Facts:

• Hindus consider the house as a sacred place and they give respect to them because it is the main source which protect us from climatic conditions and gives shelter.
• The tradition or religious practice of washing feet, bathing, offering prayers with wet cloths and standing in water to the chest level for worshiping the sun god has more science behind the act of sanitation.

Scientific Reasons:

• Our body is power house always generates and acquire electric currents and impulses. More electric currents were generated when we excited and more energy was grounded when we depressed. That's why our emotions and attitude play an important role in our life's. Vedic Maharishi's described, the human body has various energy centers called 'chakras'. When we rest at the night all the parts stops generating energy that is the reason when we wake up we feel a bit lazy for some minutes. Our elder people say to wash the face or order to take bath to overcome this laziness.
• We revolve around so many different place's. They may be unhygienic or lack of cleanliness. So many germs and bacteria will enter into the body through the feet. Whenever we enter into the house these may spread in the surroundings. Especially children who play on floor affect most of these. In many areas bad omens(salt,red water,coconuts,lemons) where throned on roads which have negative energy. That's why Hinduism introduced a healthy practice to wash the feet.
• According to Poly-graphic studies water posses electromagnetic property. Whenever we wash our body parts it will balance the energy levels by this our emotion level will be controlled. There are 72000 nerves in the foot which are connecting from different parts of the body like brain, heart, liver, etc.. According to Ayurveda eye related diseases occur when we have unhygienic feet. When we wash our legs with cool water that coolness reaches to mind and make all the parts to relax and relives the haziness,stress.