Activity 9
Exploring Hinduism
Rama & Sita
Rama and Sita is one of the main stories from Hinduism and a good one to start with. Whilst this is aimed at younger children it offers a useful introduction to their story.
This story is connected with Diwali - the annual festival of light held every autumn.
It is about Rama rescuing Sita from a demon King Ravana with the help of Hanuman and his monkey army.
This short film is part of an animated series called Religions of the World.
Activity 9
After being reintroduced to Diwali and how it links to Rama and Sita we move on to looking at topics relating to Hinduism in a little more detail. Using the BBC My Life, My Religion series we would look in some more detail at a range of topics with our notes going towards a Powerpoint presentation about Hinduism and what we have discovered.
Using the series of short films in which 14-year-old Simran and her 11-year-old brother Vraj explain the traditions and beliefs of their Hindu faith.
The topics covered include:
- Diwali - the festival of light
- A Hindu wedding ceremony
- Hindu temples
- Celebrating Holi
- The Cycle of Birth and Rebirth
- The festival of Raksha Bandhan
- A Hindu pilgrimage