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The religion we have been finding out about this term is Hinduism
To start our work Mrs Shukla came to talk to us about being a Hindu in
assembly
We all listened as she told us about her religion.
We had thought about lots of questions we wanted to ask.
Sami, Zaidan and Humayd wanted to know why there are so many Gods and why do Hindu’s
pray to statues and Nadia wanted to know who was the main God
She told us that Hindus believe in a
Supreme God, whose qualities and forms are represented by many deities which come from him and represent different
aspects of him.
Leah and Halima wanted to know what was the most important celebration.
Mrs Shukla explained that for her it was Diwali. Holi is another big celebration.
• Tawana asked ‘What is
your favourite thing about being a Hindu? Is there anything you would change?’
• For Mrs Shukra it was Diwali and she wouldn’t change anything.
Ibrahim, Keeran. Dania and Abulbacher
asked how often do Hindu’s pray. • Mrs Shukla explained that in every home
families have a room or area (Mandir) where they pray every day. They also go to the
Temple, especially on special occasions.
Blessing wanted to know if women have to
cover their heads when entering the temple?
Mrs Shukla explained that they do not need to cover their heads but everyone should take their
shoes off.
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Anu asked, ‘Do you baptise young
children like in Christianity?’
• When a baby is born a special ceremony is performed and prayers are said for the baby’s good health and well being.
Ali, Alaya and Alisha wanted to know how the religion started and who is the
founded it? Hinduism is one of the oldest religions-it
began about 4,000 years ago in north west India.
Joshua asked ‘Are Hindu beliefs similar to Sikhs?’
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• The Guru Granth Sahib is a collection of teachings and writings by Guru Nanak and other Gurus These scriptures are written in Punjabi and are greatly respected by all Sikhs as the living word of God.
Hindu’s believe there is only one God –AUM, who is represented in different forms.
Mrs Shukla then went to the Reception Class to talk to the children.
On Tuesday 20th June, we visited the Hindu Temple in Nottingham
Nutan, a leader at the Temple talked to
us about Hindu Beliefs
This is the special chair used by the Hindu priest
sometimes knownas "pandit," which means a
"learned person,"
This fire pit is used on a Sunday after prayers,
when food is cooked and people meet together
There were lots of beautiful, colourful statues of the Gods that represent the
supreme God-AUM
This is a picture of Durgawho is riding on a tiger. She has lots of arms so she can
fight off the many demons.
These are more of the beautiful statues of the Gods-Hanuman, Shiva and Parvati.
Members of the Temple came to pray and brought gifts of food and flowers and
money to share with people who need help
These are the statues of Rama and Sita and Lakshman.
This is the bell that is rung when anybody comes into the Temple to pray
We were given fruit as we left the Temple
When we got back to School we made puppets from the story of Rama and Sita
This group were sketching different Temples and then using water colours
Some Children had the chance to make Coconut barfi-
Other children coloured Rangoli Patterns
Year 6 children produced a cartoon strip about the story of the Creation Story
Years 1 and 2 made Diwali Pots