SWAPNA AMBEGAONKAR AUTHOR & ARTIST CANADA
Swapna Ambegaonkar is the Award-winning Author, Certified Success Trainer, Professional Speaker and Performing Artist who is very passionate about helping others and making a difference in the world by inspiring, encouraging and empowering individuals to transform and create the life they want. She is the co-founder and CEO of Your Profound Solutions Inc. Being part of the Hindu culture and having been exposed to the ancient Vedic literature, I have seen copper being used in my household since childhood. During pre-Vedic times, the metal was part of daytoday livelihood functions. It is used as electrical wires now but since ancient days, copper was used as the best metal to transmit energy and preserve clean water. Last month I celebrated Diwali, which is the festival of lights and colour. As you see in the image, every home which celebrates this festival has this kind of beautiful colourful creation in their home. The rituals performed during this festivity includes the use of a wide range of copper utensils as well as Idols made of copper. Copper can destroy harmful virus and bacteria. Ancient Indians used to store water from river Ganga in sealed copper vessels and it would remain pure for many years. ‘Panchadhatu’ is a combination of five metals, of which copper is one. It is widely believed that wearing ornaments brings balance in life, self-confidence, good health, fortune, prosperity, and peace of mind.
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