Of Bathing and Toweling

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Before some one rushes to imagine that this post is about “toweling’, akin to ‘Thighing’ in Islam, which has sexual connotations.

““A man can quench his sexual lusts with a child as young as a baby. However, he should not penetrate. Sodomizing the baby is halal (allowed by sharia). If the man penetrates and damages the child, then he should be responsible for her subsistence all her life. This girl, however, does not count as one of his four permanent wives. The man will not be eligible to marry the girl’s sister. It is better for a girl to marry when her menstruation starts, and at her husband’s house rather than her father’s home. Any father marrying his daughter so young will have a permanent place in heaven.’

http://ramanan50.wordpress.com/2013/03/29/islam-and-women-thighing-and-some-sayings-of-khomeini/

Well , this is about towelling after a Bath.

There are various ways of taking bath,

In The River, Ocean,Wells at Home,Ponds,From Buckets of Water and now Shower.

River bath is recommended, while bathing in the ocean is done occasionally in India for Religious purposes.

After bathing in the Ocean, bathing in normal water is advised.

Then people used to take bath in Ponds in the town.

There used to be at least two ponds in every India village.

One used to be located just outside the village for bathing.

Another one is in the Temple premises, used for sprinkling water on the head and washing feet before entering the Temple.

Every Temple has three things as a Rule.

Murthy(,Idol).Theertham(Pond) Vruksha (Tree)

Concurrently the practice of bath in Wells dug in Homes.

People also used to take bath by keeping the water taken from the Well in Bucket and bathe.

And there is this excellent bathing Source, bathing in water being pumped out by a Pump-set in a Filed.

And this is very refreshing to take the full force of Water gushing out of the Pump.

Now onto Toweling.

How To towel oneself after Bathing?

If you towel your head first the towel becomes quite wet and it is uncomfortable to use it for the Body.

Keeping two towels is fine , but some how the idea never appeals to me.

If you towel the body first, then water keeps on dripping onto the body.

So, take a portion of the towel, towel the head and keep the other portion to towel the Body.

Then wring the towel and use it for the Body!

And again, there are three types of Towels

Modern Towels

Modern Towels

Handloom Towel what is normally in use.

Handloom Towels

Handloom Towels

Turkey Towel, in vogue now and also in Five Star Hotels.

Then comes my favorite Towel.

The ‘Kasi Thundu’ , also called as ‘Pillaiyar Thundu , because it is used to be offered as the Offering to Lord Ganehsa to Adorn him.(பிள்ளையார் துண்டு ,பிள்ளையார் சவுக்கம்)

Pillaiyar Towel,Kasi Thundu

Pillaiyar Towel,Kasi Thundu

 

Red in color, very thin and transparent, it absorbs water efficiently.

It is  very cheap.

One has tp wash it at least twice in water as soon as one buys it, to remove the Dye;even then you will have red patces on your Body and face for a couple of Baths!

The only disadavnatage is that one can not wear it and move around, as one would with a Turkey Towel or a a handloom one as this kasi Thundu is very transparent!( depends on in front of whom you walk around)

I am most uncomfortable with a Shower and feel as if I have never taken Bath if I take a Shower!

In Five Star Hotels, I keep Water in a Bucket and Bathe, much to the amusement of others

 

How Our Body Reacts to Heat, Interactive.

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It is recommended that one drinks at lest two litresof Water a day.

English: Human body weight variations over a 2...

English: Human body weight variations over a 24 hour period 2 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

It is still better if you drink about a litre in an empty stomach in the morning.

It washes away the poisons accruing in the body that settles in during the night.

Check out by licking the Link.

Body Heat Infographic: What Happens When It\’s Hot Outside.

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In physiology, body water is the water content of the human body. A significant fraction of the human body is water.

Arthur Guyton‘s Textbook of Medical Physiology states that “the total amount of water in a man of average weight (70 kilograms) is approximately 40 litres, averaging 57 percent of his total body weight. In a newborn infant, this may be as high as 79 percent of the body weight, but it progressively decreases from birth to old age, most of the decrease occurring during the first 10 years of life. Also, obesity decreases the percentage of water in the body, sometimes to as low as 45 percent”.[1][2] These figures are statistical averages, so are illustrative, and like all biostatistics, will vary with things like type of population, age and number of people sampled, and methodology. So there is not, and cannot be, a figure that is exactly the same for all people, for this or any other physiological measure. For example, Jackson’s (1985) Anatomy & Physiology for Nurses gives a figure of 60% for the proportion of body-weight attributable to water, which approximates Guyton’s 57%.[3]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_water

How Much Water To Drink? Water Rich Foods.

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Vegetable rich in Water.

Water Rich Vegetables.

Water is the elixir of Life.

The Vedas have realized the importance of this and the prime place of Mantra is given to Varuna, the God of Water.

There are three natural purification agents.

Water.

Air will purify what Water can not and

Fire or Agni is the Ultimate purifier.

As an aside, it is interesting to note the primary God of Brahmins is, not withstanding their Family Deity and who they worship,is Agni or Fire.

It is for this reason a Brahmin is not supposed to offer benediction with his Right hand!

The Mantra Pushpam is dedicated to Varuna.-’Yo paam pushpam Veda…’

Hinduism enjoins that before Sanshya Vandana,one should dronk Water in an empty stomach.

And no water is to be taken during the course of the Meal and it should be taken only after Meals.

It is said that Food must be 50%, Water 25% and air 25%(that is leave the stomach empty)

Water is an essential component of life.

The following foods are rich in Water content.

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Fruit

  • Fruit is your best bet for significantly upping the amount of water in your diet. The amount of liquid expelled when cutting or squeezing a piece of fruit is a good indication of just how much water it contains.

    Tomatoes, peaches, pineapple, strawberries and oranges contain some of the highest percentage of water, according to The Fruit Pages, an informational website that lists nutritional information about fruit. Many people mistake dried fruit and fruit juices as being just as heart healthy and weight friendly, but removing the water-rich aspects of fruit increases the calorie density and makes it more difficult for the body to process. For example, dietitians recommend grapes, but not raisins, for clients trying to shed a few pounds.

Vegetables

  • Also high on the list of water density are vegetables. While they may not seem as moist as many fruits, looks can be deceiving. A potato is roughly 80 percent water and only 20 percent solid mass. Cucumbers, carrots, squash and bell peppers are favorites among nutritionists. Many dietitians recommend adding these vegetables to existing meals, such as pastas and meats, to reduce calorie concentration and make you feel fuller faster.

Other Liquids

  • Drinking water isn’t the only liquid capable of hydrating and sating the appetite. Doctors often recommend broth soups for ailing patients to help stave off dehydration, with the added benefit of sodium to balance electrolytes.

    Home-brewed lemonades and decaffeinated iced teas are also useful as supplements to straight drinking water. Caffeine is a diuretic, which causes the body to leach both water and calcium. Carbonated beverages have a more severe influence on the body, stealing calcium from your bones and eating away at your tooth enamel.

http://www.ehow.com/list_5910953_list-water_rich-foods.html

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Bangalore Water Supply Cut/Reshedudle Details

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Tap

Dry Water Tap

BWSSB,Bangalore announced that there would be no Cauvery Water supply in Bangalore City from 12 June to 14 June 14.

Later there was a notice put out by the BWSSB that the shut down will be for a period of only 18 hours but no further details are forthcoming.

My suggestion is to stock up water from 10 June , to err on the side of Caution.

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Following citizens’ hue and cry, the water supply board has rescheduled the maintenance of pumps of the Cauvery Water Supply Scheme. As a result, no taps will run dry for more than 18 hours. But the BWSSB (Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board) is vague about the resumption of water supply in some areas as the timetable isn’t clear at the moment as to which zone will suffer the longest dry spell.

BWSSB chairman Gaurav Gupta said that changes have been made to stagger the supply disruption. Earlier, the BWSSB had planned to shut down the water supply pumps on June 12 and 13, cutting water supply to the whole of Bangalore on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Residents angry as BWSSB fails to give clear schedule

In a major relief to Bangaloreans, the BWSSB will stagger work on pumps of the Cauvery Water Supply Scheme.

The BWSSB will take up linking of the pipelines of CWSS IV Stage, I and II phases at Netkal balancing reservoir and Torekadanahalli. While phase I is operational, phase II is expected to bring in 500 MLD of water to the city’s outlying areas.

But citizens are angry because of the board’s lastminute rejig of its shutdown plans and failure to give a clear-cut resumption schedule.

Stages I and II will be shut from 10am till 4pm on Tuesday. Some southern, central and western areas will receive water late in the night.

Stage III will be shut at 10am to 6pm on Tuesday. Central Bangalore and select areas of northern, southern and eastern Bangalore will get water in the night.

Stage IV, Phase I will be shut down from 10am on Tuesday to 4am on Wednesday. The remaining areas of Bangalore will start receiving water by Wednesday noon.

“ All taps in Bangalore will go dry from June 12 to 14. BWSSB is shutting down all pumps of the four stages of the Cauvery Water Supply Scheme (CWSS) to install power connections for Cauvery Stage 4 Phase 2.

T Venkataraju, BWSSB engineer-in-chief , says: “As we are nearing completion of CWSS Stage 4 Phase 2, we’ve to take power connections for our pumping stations . KPTC has agreed to give connections on June 12 and execute interlinking works for pumps of other three stages of CWSS. We will shut down pumps at 10am on June 12, and hope to switch on at June 13-14 midnight.”

Taps will run dry till June 14

BWSSB Help Line.
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is responsible for providing drinking water supply to the Bengaluru city. The Board is also taking care of sewerage and sanitation facility around the city. The BWSSB has it’s headquarter in Cauvery Bhavan on K G Road in Bengaluru.

The mission of BWSSB is to provide drinking water of unquestionable quality in sufficient quantity and to treat the sewage generated to the required standards.

The BWSSB came into existence from 2nd October 1964 under the act of the Karnataka state legislature. With the formation of the Board the entire system of water supply was transferred to the board on 1st December 1964 and sanitation on 21st December 1964.

Complaint the BWSSB Officers .

http://bwssb.org/RTI/4(1)(b)/4(1)(b)xi%20Officers%20Contact%20Details(2).pdf