While studying the Indian culture, I was taken to observe two different Hindu temples; one in Midrand and the second one in Melrose both in Johannesburg, South Africa. Afterwards I was taken to Fordsburg in Johannesburg where we ate burfee’s and afterwards went to the Dosu Hut where we shared an exciting afternoon over lunch and traditional curry. Therefore, the two Indian activities I participated in was visiting a Hindu temple and second, eating traditional Hindu foods.
HINDU TEMPLE:
Once I arrived at the Hindu temple in Midrand, I was in awe at all the beautiful colours and statues that surrounded the temple. It was my first time visiting an actual temple so the colours and detail on the temple really amazed me a lot.
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The only difference is that Christians only have one God that they pray to while Hindu’s have many different Gods that they pray to for different things.
South Africans enjoy having braai outside and eating braai meat such as wors and chops and listening to traditional Afrikaans music while sokking while Hindu’s are vegetarians and do not eat meat like South Africans. They also do not listen to the same music as us and instead of sokking they take part in other dances for example, classical dance while dressed in Saris and traditional Indian clothing.
While at the temple I was told that the Hindus pray three times a day, once at dawn, noon and dusk which is very different to Christians who only pray and attend church once a week on a Sunday which we believe is the Lords Day and is the day we should worship although many Christians do pray to God every day but this is often done in the confines of our own homes rather than at an official temple like the