TASK 5 : COMPONENT 2 ( RESEARCH
PROJECT)
For this task I should go to outside
and record the cultural of that topic I choose and I should interview some of
people about the topic I choose. The topic I did for this task is Indian
Cultural and the theme is Indian Flower Garland (kalung bunga india) and how to
make it. So I went to the Seremban Town to make research and interviews about
the Indian Flowers Garland. And I also record how they make the garland. My
duration of the video of how they make the garland is takes 10 until 15
minutes.
The Flower Garland very famous in India Cultural, because in every event or festivity they will
use this Flower Garland to describe the their cultural. Garland Flower India is
a decorative wreath or cord, it used at event, festive, weddings, festive
occasions, and so on.Which can be hung round a person’s neck. Originally Garlands
were made of flowers or leaves. In Indian Cultural the Flower Garland is have
been a part of religion ritual and tradition from time immemorial. For they
flower have are own privileges, in Indian Cultural flower is “represent the
country’s unity in the form of diversity, liveliness and generosity, providing
it a rich cultural fragrance and values. A single flower or a bunch of flowers
can gladden the mind and confer prosperity. In the various traditions flowers
have forever been associated with the creator, religion, worship with innumerable myths and legends across. Similarly, flowers have forever remained
an integral an integral part of cultural”.
Figure
1 : example of Indian Flower Garlands
Figure
2 : types of Indian Flower Garlands
Figure
3 : Garlands in some events and weeding
The
flower their use to make the Garlands is from chrysanthemum
flowers (bunga kekwa), it have any
colors such as, white, oren, purple, red, and so on but the main color of the
flowers is yellow. They will use yellow flowers to make the Garlands and they will
mix with others colors of flowers. Actually, the color not have any meanings,
it just the color and style for each Garlands Flower their make. And the Indian
Flower Garlands also have different size like from small to large. For the
large size they will use for special festival for example in weddings and greet
important people, and another one is for put at their God for in honor.
Futhermore,
Indian Flower Garlands in Indian people are also famous for welcoming with
Indian Flower Garlands . And also in the Indian weddings the exchange of
Garlands between bride and groom is a ritual in itself. People also offer
Indian Flower Garlands to gods and
goddesses during thier prayers. Why
their put the Indian Flower Garlands to
their gods and goddesses during prayers, this is because, for them the flower
have the fragrant smell.
For make the Indian
Flower Garlands , in Indian Cultural they use any types of flowers, such as, chrysanthemum
flowers (bunga kekwa), jasmine (bunga
melur) and roses. But mostly they use chrysanthemum flower to make the Indian
Flower Garlands for social garherings.
And for jasmine flowers (bunga melur) are usually they will do for the head as
accessories for women, such as, at a wedding, the bride will put at the head as
a accessories. The jasmine flower (bunga melur) have a fragrant smell when
compared with other flowers their use.
Figure 4 :
example of Indian Flower Garlands from
jasmine flower (bunga melur)
To get more clear about this Indian
Flower Garlands , I was going out to make research and I have made a video
recording of the ways in which they make the India Flower Garlands . I go to
Seremban Town where there are several shops that make the Indian Flower
Garlands . And I went to several stores to get more info and photos about the
theme I choose.
Thus, I went to one of the stores
that are there to record and interview the person making the Indian Flower
Garlands. I have to interview one person who is fimiliar to make the Indian
Flower Garlands . His name is Nadarajan A/L Ganapathy. According to him, the business
make this Indian Flower Garlands is a family business passed down him. He
learnt how to make a perfect Indian Flower Garlands from his father. His said we can make the Indian
Flower Garlands by our own if we focus in 30 minute until 1 hour see how they
make the Indian Flower Garlands. Besides, he told us to be careful and the
attentive concentration
of the time of this Indian Flower Garlands and tie, becuase if the wrong bunch a flowers,
the Garlands will not be perfect and beautiful.
Figure 5 :
The person I interview, Nadarajan A/L Ganapathy
From the
interview I with Mr. Nadarajan, I get many information about the Indian Flower
Garlands. According to him, types of
flower his use to make the Indian Flower Garlands is chrysanthemum
flowers (bunga kekwa) because his said
the Indian Flower Garlands make from chrysanthemum flowers (bunga kekwa) get many reservations and more
Indian people love chrysanthemum flowers
(bunga kekwa) to be a Indian
Flower Garlands becuase the flower represent Indian Cultural. At the Mr.
Nadarajan shop get any colors of flowers such as white, yellow, oren, purple
and so on. But the main color for make Indian Flower Granland at the Mr.
Nadarajan is yellow, becuase the yellow color of chrysanthemum flowers (bunga kekwa)
is general in Indian Cultural but his will mix with other color to get a
contra in Indian Flower Garland.
Figure 6 : chrysanthemum
flowers (bunga kekwa) with yellow color
From
research I make, for make the Indian Flower Garlands should have some basic
material such as, the most important is flower, banana bark ( dried in the sun
to dry it), and plastic ropes (tali rafia). From what I saw during Mr. Nadarajan
make the Indian Flower Garlands there are several steps, such as, first his
will cut the chrysanthemum flowers (bunga kekwa) heads off the stems, leaving a
quaters to half an inch of stem remaining. Second take the banana bark dried
and cut a lenght of plastic ropes (tali rafia) as what we need. Third, take the flowers and put at the banana
bark, and tie with plastic ropes (tali rafia). Continue to add flowers onto the
Garland, alternating colors or flower sizes. After that, snip the plastic ropes
(tali rafia) at the needle to release it and tie the loose ends into a knot to secure
it. Finally, bring the beginning and ending banana bark (which head dried)
together and tie them in a knot to close the Indian Flower Garlands into a
loop. And make sure the slide of the flowers around to even up the spacing if
needed around the tied ends. Time taken to complete
a Indian Flower
Garlands is in 5 unti 10 minutes but depends at the size we want made, if the
Indian Flower Garlands to be made quite large size, then the time taken is also
quite long.
Furthermore, other information I got from the interview
with Mr. Nadarajan, chrysanthemum flowers (bunga kekwa) are colored other than
white and yellow , it will be dyed the appropriate color for a Indian Flower
Garlands made of flowers. Colors are usually available as well as white and yellow
are the colors of orange , purple , and blue . And according to Mr . Nadarajan
to get the colors to be painted first. And it will be colored using the color
of the powder . Not only that, to get the color blue flowers and purple should
using white chrysanthemums flower (bunga kekwa) . And to get orange colored
flowers , they will use a yellow chrysanthemum flowers (bunga kekwa) . All
flowers will be finished and colored by the supplier before delivery to stores
to make this Indian Flower Garland. Based on the information that I get all the
flowers brought from Cameron Highland . And all the flowers will be done is
still in fresh condition on arrival in the shops make the Indian Flower
Garlands.
Figure 7 : Types of colors for chrysanthemum
flowers (bunga kekwa)
Figure
8 : purple color of chrysanthemum flowers (bunga kekwa)
Figure
9 : oren color of chrysanthemum flowers (bunga kekwa)
Other chrysanthemum
flowers (bunga kekwa) are used to make Indian Flower Garlands, there are other
flowers may use Indian people of jasmine flowers (bunga melur). Jasmine flower
(bunga melur) is very popular in Indian Cultural because jasmine flower (bunga
melur) is represent Indian Cultural. Jasmine flower (bunga melur) though it is
small,
but it has a very
fragrant smell. Usually Indian Flower Garlands made from jasmine flower (bunga
melur) will be used for all events, especially at the ceremony of marriage. And
will also be used by women in India to put at their head plus as the their ornaments.
Basically, jasmine flowers (bunga melur) is a flower of
the tropical temperate regions of the world. This flower has reached India
through cultivation. Other uses of jasmine flower (bunga melur) in Indian
Cultural, the flowers are worn by women in thier hair mostly in southern and
Southeast Asia. In India Cultural,
jasmine flower (bunga melur) is also said to have cultural importance. Jasmine
flower (bunga melur) is associated with Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu. The flowers
are used in religious offerings too. The jasmine flower (bunga melur) have
significance in wedding ceremonies too. The flowers are essential for daily
consumption also. It also these sweet smelling flowers have a refreshing effect
on the mind and soul of a human being. (Ltd., 2008) .
For make the Indian Flower Garlands from jasmine flower
(bunga melur), it way of doing this is same by making a Indian Flower Garlands
from chrysanthemums flower (bunga kekwa) just need to tie it at the thread. And
according to Mr. Nadarajan the materials we need is only thread, plastic ropes
(tali rafia) and the most important is jasmine flower (bunga jasmine). What I
get from my interview and I saw how Mr. Nadarajan make the Indian Flower
Garlands from jasmine flower ( bunga melur), it have some step and ways. First,
start with a bunch of flower adaquate for the lenght of flower thread we want
to make. Second, with the thread comfortably on a finger, place two flowers on
top of the thread in opposite direction to each other to the thread at the same
time, and hold it in place with our thumb from the top. Third, loop the thread
around the flowers, do this twice or thrice for the first knot to give extra strenght.
After that, with our finger, make other loop and pass one of the flowers
through it. Then pass the free end of the string through the loop and pull to
get a knot. And add pairs of jasmine flower (bunga melur) until it’s as long we
want. Finally, we can put another flower to make it look more beautiful and
after finish we can put at oour head.
Figure
10 : jasmine flower (bunga melur)
Figure
11 : Mr. Nadarajan make Indian Flower Garlands from jasmine flower (bunga
melur)
Figure
12 : Indian Flower Garlands from jasmine flower (bunga melur) make by Mr.
Nadarajan
Figure
13 : Mr. Nadarajan make Indian Flower
Garlands from chrysanthemum flowers (bunga kekwa)
Figure
14 : Indian Flower Garlands from chrysanthemum flowers (bunga kekwa)
make by Mr. Nadarajan
In my interview with Mr.Nadarajan, I also inquired about
the prices he has to offer to every customers who comes at his the shop who
wants to buy a wants to buy a Indian Flower Garlands from him shop and made his
own. According to him, since he is in the business right now many other stores
that sell the same thing Indian Flower Garlands too, so he had put a prices
commensurate to her and business can compete with other healthy ways. by
Mr.Nadarajan, the price he put on each garland is different. It is based on the
size of the Indian Flower Garlands. This is because in his shop there are many
different size of Indian Flower Garlands , for example, large necklace, medium
and small. For the price of a big Indian Flower Garlands Mr. Nadarajan put at RM 50 to RM 100, as it
requires a lot of interest and take a long time to complete. For medium sized
of Indian Flower Garlands it is valuable
in the RM 15 to RM 30. And for the small cost only about RM 5 to RM 10 because
it does not take a long time to complete and do not use a lot of flowers to
make the Indian Flower Garlands .
Furthermore, and for the price of Indian Flower Garlands
made with jasmine flower (bunga melur), the Mr. Nadarajan will put the price
of RM 0.60. But according to Mr. Nadarajan there is a way to measure the Indian
Flower Garlands of jasmine flower (bunga
melur), the way is measured from the tip of the finger to the elbow only. And
the length is to be calculated at RM 0.60 only. If it is too long, it will be
cut to short according to the customers who come. All prices of Indian Flower
Garlands is available in stores Mr. Nadarajan it is not to expensive because
the pricing is reasonable with the way it was done, it looks tidy, perfect, and
beautiful.
From research I have done, each of Indian Flower Garlands
have different sizes, and they are also different purpose. For large size of
Indian Flower Garlands has a specific meaning and use, and the same as a small
size of Indian Flower Garlands. For the large size of of Indian Flower
Garlands, Indian people usually put in their Gods as a sign of respect. And it
will also be used on the day of death as a sign of farewell and tribute. The large
size of of Indian Flower Garlands is also commonly used as a sign of appreciation.
And for the small size of Indian Flower Garlands is usually for social
gatherings of small event.
With the research and interviews I did, I got a lot of
info and input about this Indian Flower Garlands, such as, in Indian Cultural,
is an important and it is the symbolic of traditional role in all festival and
for the Gods with Indian Flower Garlands made from fragrant flower (bunga
melur). The Indian Flower Garlands also in wedding the couple will wearing a
weeding of Indian Flower Garlands, it maybe from chrysanthemum flower (bunga
kekwa), jasmine flower or roses. The Indian Flower Garlands it is used to show
respect to an individual person or statue.
In Indian Cultural, which women will wear at their during traditional
festivals, it is made usually from jasmine flower (bunga melur). Women of India
usually wear these when they wear sarees and they will pinned in their hair
with other flowers such as, roses.
According to Indian Cultural, The Indian Flower Garlands
to be gifted or offered, shouldn’t be smelled. The Indian Flower Garlands are
used as religious offerings, and festivies.
Every the Indian Flower Garlands is each carring an inherent cultural
meaning and use. Flowers make an integral part of the diverse cultural life of
Indians, they are not merely offered at the places of worship event for a
special ceromony they will use the the Indian Flower Garlands.
Bibliography :-
Ltd., J. I.
(2008). Jasmine, Indian Flower. IndiaNetzone .
Shekhar, D. C. (2014). Flowers in Traditions and Ceremonies
in India. Fragrantica .
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