Why People Through Coin in River

While travelling nearby a river you may have seen many people throwing coins into it and poor guys searching for that coin in river through magnet. I myself have seen it many times. Throwing Coins in water is common all over the world. But most of these people in India do not know the reason of throwing coin and just following the crowd on the name of custom. So, decided to do some research and find out the truth behind it.

We will talk both: what people saying and the Scientific or ancient reason.

What People Believe/say:

Rivers in all countries is considered significant as a source of fresh water. It helps in many important works like agriculture, drinking, irrigation, electricity production, etc. In India Rivers are worshipped by many Indians as they consider it sacred & Goddess.

The general reasoning given for this coin throwing act is that, it brings Good Luck to us. It is also believed that it will bring Goddess of Wealth (Lakshmi) to our households. 

Scientific/Ancient Reason: 

In ancient times all civilisations used to live near water: lakes and rivers. As rivers were the only sources of water that time. Clean water was essential for drinking and survival. In the ancient times, most of the currency used was made of copper unlike the stainless steel coins of today. You may even know of the ANNAs (made of copper) which were used in the pre-independent times.  Copper is a vital metal very useful to the human & has a

unique property of attracting dirt. The intake of copper with water is very good for

health body (you may have seen people drinking through copper pots/glasses). If coin remains in rivers for a long time then copper present in coin gets dissolved in river water & becomes beneficial for those who drink it. Throwing coins in the river was one way our ancestors ensured we intake sufficient copper as part of the water & also all dirt used to settle down at bottom leaving water on top free from germs and making it a custom by saying it will bring good fortune to us has ensured that all of us follow the good practice.

Unfortunately in modern times there are no copper coins and people blindly following this tradition people without knowing the actual truth & at some point affecting our country economic growth(suppose: At 1 holy place along a river 100 people through Rs1 coin in whole day, that equals to Rs100 and there are 10 such places on single river then it equals Rs1000/day then for 1month=Rs30000 & 1year=Rs360000 now you can calculate the total for whole country. This is just an overview to give you, real figures could be more high). The money is totally getting waste.

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