{"id":388,"date":"2017-06-19T14:34:42","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T18:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/?page_id=388"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:42:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:42:22","slug":"chapter-17-well-being-health-and-healing-in-the-hindu-traditions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/a-hundred-autumns-to-live\/chapter-17-well-being-health-and-healing-in-the-hindu-traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 17: Well Being, Health, and Healing in the Hindu Traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"fullwidth-text-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container px-0 pt-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-start\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chapter 17: Well Being, Health, and Healing in the Hindu Traditions<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aidsamma<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" src=\"http:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-aidsamma1-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-aidsamma1-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-aidsamma1-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-aidsamma1-200x137.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-aidsamma1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">H. N. Girish, a science teacher, who &#8220;invented&#8221; Aidsamma stands next to her image.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" src=\"http:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-aidsamma3-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-aidsamma3-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-aidsamma3-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-aidsamma3-200x136.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-aidsamma3.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The shrine of Aidsamma is right across from the older temple of Mariamman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aidsamma is located in Menasikyathannahalli near Mandya, Karnataka.<br>\nDecember, 1999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The temple of &#8220;The Mother Who Protects the Womb&#8221; (garbharakshambika)<\/h3>\n\n\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-388 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-garbharak6-300x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-garbharak6-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-garbharak6-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-garbharak6-200x135.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-garbharak6.jpg 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-396'>\n\t\t\t\tTemple tower at Tiruk- karugavur (&#8220;The town where the foetus was protected&#8221;), Tamil Nadu\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-garbharak1-300x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-garbharak1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-garbharak1-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-garbharak1-200x135.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-garbharak1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-391'>\n\t\t\t\tShop keepers sell temple offerings in a crib-shaped basket.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-garbharak2-300x202.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-garbharak2-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-garbharak2-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-garbharak2-200x135.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-garbharak2.jpg 783w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/ch17-garbharak3-300x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" 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1998.\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3 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