Recently, the Indian epic blockbuster "Baahubali 2: The End" is in theaters. As a fan of Indian culture, when I went to watch it, I saw the little girl next to me and felt a lot of "how can this be done". "This man is so handsome"... In fact, if you have an understanding of Indian culture, you can directly filter and sigh, and have more time and energy to appreciate this handsome man:)
So, before you go to see this most popular movie in Indian history, the highest-grossing Indian movie in the world, or after watching it, let me learn about the interesting Hindu culture presented in it.
1. God's Blessing
This is a soil of belief in theism.
Different from the materialistic education that we have received since childhood, India is a country that has always believed in gods and believes in many gods-the god of thunder, Indra in the Vedic period, Agni(the god of fire), Varuna (the god of seas), to the epic period The three main gods of Shiva, Brahma, and Vishnu, the monkey god Hanuman, the elephant God Ganesh, etc., are a very important part of Indian culture, believing in gods and believing in divine power.
The more typical presentation in the film is that when the queen mother Sivagami performed a sacrificial ceremony on the brazier, two crazy-haired elephants appeared. Baahubali finally gained surrender by "relying on" the elephant trunk god. The "divine turning" that the audience thought was actually the power of the gods.
In every grand war scene in the film, "Shiva" and "Rudra" will inevitably appear in the singing, saying that Baahubali is the incarnation of a god, full of power and luck, and will win victory. Lord Shiva is one of the three main gods established in the epic period of Indian mythology. He is in charge of destruction and creation. He is the king of the gods. His predecessor is the natural god Rudala who was in charge of storms and fertility in the Vedic period-so you can Understand that this is the same deity with a strong offensive power.
At the end of the film, after Mahendra Baahubali was crushed by Balladva, he suddenly gained power in front of a white sculpture. It was also the power of Lord Shiva obtained after sacrifice with his own blood. "God turns" and wins. The white sculpture is the same as the sculpture presented by the adoptive mother in "Baahubali 1: Beginning", which is the linga of Lord Shiva, praying for the coming and help of the gods. Before Mahendra met his mother, the name of the adoptive mother's house was the same as Shiva's name: Shiva, in the so-called underworld.
In Hindu legends, at some important moments, gods will come to the world to promote justice and Dharma. For example, the protector god Vishnu came to become Prince Rama (the story of Ramayana), Buddha Gautama Dado... It's no surprise that the people think that the infinite Baahubali is the incarnation of Lord Shiva.
2. Foot touching ceremony to show respect
In the middle of the night when it was raining heavily in the first part, Kattapa recognized Baahubali, then raised the young child's right foot with both hands and placed it on his head. In the second part, when Baahubali was just born, Kattapa also put the newborn baby's feet on his head to show respect.
If you say that the Chinese handshake ceremony and the French kiss ceremony are to express close meeting etiquette, and the foot-touching ceremony expresses respect to the other party, the full name is: Charan Sparsh, where Charan refers to the feet, and Sparsh said contact. More like our bowing.
Indians usually touch fathers, mothers, teachers, and elders to show respect. According to the Indian "Manu Code", students need to touch their feet to the teacher during the course and when they are finished, so this is also the highest etiquette for people who respect. This etiquette continues to this day. Except that people in remote areas are still touching each other's feet with their foreheads, they have evolved into touching each other's feet with both hands and then touching their own heads to express "I can only see the soles of your feet."
In the film, Kattapa is a slave and Baahubali is a prince, so to touch the prince is to express his inner respect and allegiance.
And after understanding the importance of touching the feet to Indians, it is not difficult to understand why the queen mother Sivagami found out that she had killed Baahubali by mistake and said to the newly born Devasena : The only thing I can express to you The way to sincerely apologize is to touch your feet.
3. The image of a strong, intelligent, and "sturdy" woman
In Hindu culture, there are not only males, but also many female figures, such as Shiva’s soul mate Shakti, Vishnu’s partner Lakshmi, Ganges goddess, Snow Mountain goddess, and so on. In addition to the image worship of beauty, people's worship of them stems more from their strength. For Shakti, it is not ordinary sturdy.
According to the "Book of Past Life", there used to be a terrible God, Asura, who became a buffalo to torture the Gods, even drove the gods out of heaven and sat on the throne of Indra. The gods were helpless, and then it was Devi Durga, the terror incarnation of Shakti, with ten arms waving various weapons borrowed by the gods, slashing the demon bison, removing evil and strengthening the body. She is regarded as “ Demon or Evil slayer ", which is also the origin of the famous Durga Festival in India.
In the movie "Baahubali", the Queen Mother Sivagami, who has always been in power, is a typical example. Although she often says that what she says is the law, she can stabilize Maheshmati and make it a contemporary. A powerful city-state, admired by the people, can see her strength.
Although Avanthika, Devasena and Sivagami in the film are three different beauties, they inherit the female culture praised in Hinduism in the same line: strong, smart, not glamorous and not weak. If the male image promotes the process on the surface (tabletop), it is the female image that really gives the courage, support, and fighting strength (the pictures above, you can feel it yourself).
As for why the status of modern Indian women is relatively low, there are many complicated historical and social reasons, and in the hearts of Indians, the difference between gods and people is related to. That is another topic.
Whether it’s "Wrestling Daddy" at the end of last year, or the popular "Mystery Superstar" and "Little Lori's Monkey God", including the "Baahubali King" we are talking about now, except for the plot itself The attraction of the actor, the wonderful acting skills of the actors, are showing us the rich and colorful and historical Indian culture.
Interestingly, the integration and inheritance of Indian culture is unique-Baahubali originally meant "strong arms". Legend has it that after he won the throne, he could not gain inner peace, so he practiced penance and eventually became an ancient religion in India. The ancestor of Jainism.
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