Year 1 visited a Hindu temple in Newcastle earlier this week as part of their RE topic.
Before entering the temple, they removed their shoes as a sign of respect. They watched as the Hindus took part in a morning prayer at 11am called Arti which started with them ringing a loud bell to clear their minds and then they said Aum three times.
We looked at the fabulous statues on display; our favourites were Sive, Ganesh (who has an elephant head) and Lakshmi.
Huge thanks to Pandit Ji, the priest who showed us around.