Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10

ART OF THE DAY:

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DRAW HIMALAYAS

MATERIALS NEEDED:

Paper

Colour pens

PROCEDURE Describe the Himalayas and some of the benefits of this mountain range to the children. For example: ❖ the Himalayas are the source of the Indus, Gangha, and Brahmaputra Rivers. ❖ many sages have lived and continue to live in the Himalayas, living even in snow caves ❖ the Himalayas are home to some of the rarest species in the animal kingdom including snow leopards, Tibetan sheep, musk deer and mountain goats ❖ there are many mountain monasteries in the Himalayas there are many landscapes in the Himalayas, from lush green valleys to snow-capped mountains the highest mountain on planet Earth is in the Himalayas Then ask the children to draw what they found most special, most interesting about the Himalayas.

INFERENCE The positive energy of the Himalayas balances the collective negativity in the world.