When a train passes over any holy or beautiful river, people definitely throw coins in it. Many times people do this in the desire to hear some good news and then throw a coin to ask for a boon from the goddess of the sacred river. Many times lovers put coins in water to prolong the life of their love. In such a situation, the question arises, is it only people’s faith and superstition that is the reason behind throwing a coin in the river, or is there some scientific reason also hidden behind it (Why coin thrown in river)? You will be surprised to know that there is science behind coin thrown in river (scientific reason), about which 90 percent people would not know!
Under News18 Hindi’s series ‘Ajab-Gajab Gyan’, we bring for you very unique information related to the world. Today we are going to talk about the belief related to throwing coins in the river. People see it as superstition, but is there any scientific reason behind it? Recently someone asked on the social media platform Quora why people throw coins in the river? Some people have replied about this. Let us see what their answers are.
This practice has been going on for a long time, which has now turned into superstition and people do not know the real reason for it. (Symbolic photo: Canva)
People answered on Quora
A user named Devendra Kumar said, “Scientific reason behind why Indians throw coins in rivers. In ancient times, copper coins were in circulation. Throwing copper coins into sacred rivers was one way our ancestors could ensure infection-free drinking water. Since rivers are the main source of drinking water, placing copper coins under water helps in killing bacteria. A user named Shrestha Kumar said, “The tradition of throwing coins in rivers has been going on for centuries. The reason was the idea of cleaning the environment and keeping water pure. Earlier, coins were minted from copper and copper purified water, that is why people used to throw coins in rivers to keep the river water pure and strengthen their good fortune.”
This is why people put coins in water
Let us now see what other sources say about it. According to the report of Science Behind Indian Culture website, in ancient times coins used to be made of copper. Copper is a very useful metal for the human body. Nowadays people are advised to drink water in copper bottles. In ancient times, people used to drink water in copper vessels for this reason. Our ancestors used to throw copper coins in the river so that the amount of copper in the river increases and when humans drink that water, it benefits them. Gradually it became a belief which has now taken the form of superstition, people are not completely aware about why this happens. This shows that Indian culture was scientific in many respects.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: January 2, 2024, 14:04 IST