Little India Arcade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Little India Arcade, which dates back at 1913, is a conserved building made up of a few shophouses. Before it became a tourist attraction, it was a run-down building. It was then renovated into a shopping place for Indians. It has become a tourist attraction over the years because of its authentic Indian food, music and fashion. Another contributing factor is that Inside the shops, they sell silk saris, gold jewellery, knick knacks, silverware, handicrafts, collectibles and other goodies from the Indian subcontinent that attracts tourists.

 

 

Henna

Henna tattooing is very popular, especially among females.

Henna means temporarily tattooing on a person’s skin,

nails or hair based on dyes prepared from a plant.

It was originally used for cosmetic purposes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jewellery

Jewellery is considered a sign of security and prestige in India. Indian women are commonly seen to be wearing many different types of Jewellery – earrings, necklaces, hairpins and bangles. Bangles are traditional accessories worn by South Asian women in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. They are usually made of materials such as gold, silver, wood, glass, and ferrous metals. At weddings, brides will usually wear new bangles and the honeymoon period will end when the last bangle breaks. In Hinduism, it is considered inauspicious for married women to be bare-armed. Traditionally, a woman is not supposed to buy bangles for herself.

 

 

Indian religion

Krishna is an Indian god, seen as a blue infant or little boy playing the flute. Krishna is ‘Adi Purusa, Acyuta’, or ‘Original Personality of Godhead’. He appears in many Hindu philosophical and religious traditions, and is often portrayed as a God-child, a prankster, a model lover, a divine hero and a supreme being. Ganesha (or Ganesh) is a widely worshiped deity in Hinduism that became a distinct deity around 4th to 5th centuries CE, and is identified by the elephant head. He is regarded as the god of beginnings – which is why he is honoured at the start of rituals and ceremonies.

 

 

Bhindi

The word ‘bhindi’ is derived Hindi for ‘a drop, small particle, or a dot’. It is a forehead decoration worn by women in South Asia, in countries such as India, Nepal or Sri Lanka. The bhindi is placed between the eyebrows. It is said to be the sixth chakra, which is the place of concealed wisdom, and also a way of accentuating the third eye. It symbolizes female energy, and is believed to protect women and their husbands.