Why are the  small children wanded off

  from the effects of evil eyes ?

In India since the ancient time this custom

 is being  followed as everywhere the evil eye

 can be seen and others are affected by its evil force.

Because of  vehement jealosy and impurity

 in the mind the evil eye

(which is also known as Dishti) gets started.

 Then we will become victim of any evil eye.

The consequences would be very bad for that evil eye.

Mostly the small children, infants,

 babies get effected by that evil eye.

The reason is on the occasions of festival

 time, birthday festivity, wedding ceremonies,

 those  who attended the children,

and elders etcs will certainly get effected .

Hence, our eleders observe this custom

 and wand off them  the effects of evil eyes. 

Usually the salt with or without dried chillies

 is taken into left hand and turned three times

 clockwise and anti-clockwise around the head of the affected person.

This customs are  being followed at the time of

 when we make triumph, when we are apraised

 by others for our great success, when we fall sick

 due to weakness and other ailment then our elders

 wand off us with the salt, dried chillies or turmeric

 powder with lime water or lemon,

or with hair, or with black thread.

Mostly for the children, this kind of custom

is observed for their health purpose and also  inadvance

 they should not be affected by that evil eye.

Sometimes the children are startled and

awake at night and start to cry with fear. 

For those  kinds of deformities to eliminate

the evil eye, the children and the elders are wanded off.

Specially on the occasions of the festivals and

 merriments when we attend those functions ,

normally the other people crowd around us

 and talk about us, then naturally the evil eyes’

 effect would be communicated by that contagion

and we will fall sick and also negative and

unfavourable incidents will take place after those  functions.

Because of this only, on the occasions of Marriage

 ceremonies, Birthday parties etc., compulsorily

our eleders give the Harati (Arti) and then

at the end wand off the evil eye effects with red water.

By seeing the red colour repeatedly , so many

diseases will be removed and the mind set to

tranquility state and gets some kind of

courageness.  So, this custom is observed everywhere.