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 EATING WITH YOUR HAND... 

The ritual of eating with the hands in India is very popular even out of India amongst Indian descendants.

This is actually a "RITUAL" using what we call as "Mudra" 

The Mudra is a symbolic or ritual gesture or pose in Hinduism. This involves hands and fingers in a certain gesture used for multiple purposes such as good health/control, Balance, control of energy and even communication such as in dance forms like Bharathanathyam and kathak. 

So when we eat with our hands we form a Mudra with which symbolizes humility and grace of being humble.  

According to the Vedas, the hand is considered to be a very important part of the body. In Ayurveda, we say that each finger of the hand consists of an element, that being: Agni (fire) , Jal (water) , Vayu (wind) , Prithvi (Earth) & Aakash (space). 

Hence it is believed that when the fingers consisting of the 5 elements come into contact with the food entering the mouth, it benefits the body and health and increases the value of the food.

All said and done I can eat dosa with spoon knife and fork.