1. NO CULTURE PROJECT FOR DECEMBER!
Opening Agenda
Things To Get:
Graphic Organizer from the front of the room
Blank sheet of paper for notes
Final Study Guide
Things to Do:
Put notebook on computer tables by window BEFORE CLASS STARTS!
While you complete the opener I will do your notebook check and November Culture Project Check – I was not here last class so if you turn it in today you will receive full credit!
Opener: Hinduism and Religion Chart
Notes: Hindu Religious Practices
Reading Activity: Hindu Temple Construction
Exit: Written Comprehension
*I will be staying late today and Thursday. If you have ANY missing work it has to be turned in by THIS FRIDAY. I will not be taking any late work next week!
NO CULTURE PROJECT FOR DECEMBER!

2. Opener Introduction to Hinduism
Video Viewing
As we watch the video, fill out the areas of the chart on your Hinduism Learning Guide

3. Introduction to Hindu Beliefs
While there appears to be many gods of Hinduism, all gods are aspects or avatars of one single God.
When worshipping, a person will honor the deity that is most related to their lives.
They select one god and focus and worship on that one aspect of God.
As the person grows and their needs change, they will then pray to a different avatar or aspect of God.
This helps them focus during worship.
Different personalities of the same being serve different functions!

5. Ganesha Most popular of the Hindu forms of god. Lord of Obstacles
All Hindus worship him for any difficult task.
Praying to Ganesha brings prosperity and success.

6. Application: Hinduism and its avatars
Objective: To understand and analyze a Hindu avatar
Directions: Your teacher will give you a card with an avatar of Brahmin on it. On your learning guide, you must…
Sketch your given figure
Use color!
Describe the avatar
What characteristics make this avatar different from the others?
Explain whether or not you could relate to this avatar. In addition, describe an individual (age, gender, issues faced in life) that might seek guidance from this avatar.
10 minutes

7. Religious Practices/Interesting Facts

8. Religious Practices/Interesting Facts
When Hindus enter a temple, they remove their shoes and wash their feet to show respect to a sacred place.
Puja:
Offering to Gods and Goddesses- most often a temple flower, liquid, fruit, or other small foods

9. Religious Practices/Interesting Facts
Touching the ground:
a way of leaving the earthly realm and entering a temple. Often viewed as a sign of respect or thankfulness
Hands clasped:
a sign of respect and prayer not just for deities, but as a greeting in most of India
Kneeling:
Like many religions, Hinduism invokes a level of humility and prostration in a place of worship. Many visitors will kneel or bow their heads in a temple. Similarly, visitors will avoid turning their back or the bottoms of the feet towards the image of the deity.

10. The Architecture of the Hindu Temple

11. Can you create a visual example of a Hindu temple?
Read the article entitled, “Hindu Temple Information” and complete the visual representation of a Hindu temple found on the back of the Hindu temple learning guide.
Note! This information is on your test, so complete all portions of your visual example.
15 minutes

12. Pampapati Temple

13. Pampapati Temple
This surviving temple and temple complex is the core of the village of Hampi. It predated the empire, and was extended between the 13th and 17th centuries. It has two courts with entrance gopurams. The main entrance with a 50 meter gopuram faces east into a ceremonial and colonnaded street, that exends for about 1 km to a monolithic statue of Nandi.
The temple is still in use now. It is dedicated to Virupaksha, an aspect of Shiva and his consort Pampa, a local deity.

14. Description of the building
The temples in Karnataka is of first gate is adorned by a supercilious pyramidal tower entirely covered with hundreds of sculptures and carvings of men, women, hunting scenes, and many other representations, all retreating in size as the tower narrows toward the top. Around all these statues play hundreds of monkeys. Passing that first gate is the great courtyard with another similar gate, only smaller, at the other end.

15. Exit Slip Complete these questions on the bottom of your learning guide.
How do Hindu temples compare to typical western structures?
What is the most striking aspect of a Hindu temple?
What characteristics of this design let you know that this structure is sacred?
The highly ornamented gorupums contrast dramatically with the small, dark, cave-like Garba Griha. Why does this stark contrast exist?