{"id":23655,"date":"2018-02-20T11:18:08","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T16:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=23655"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:54:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:54:08","slug":"religions-field-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=23655","title":{"rendered":"Learning about Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism in the Triangle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Sikh Gurudwara in Durham was one of the stops for the Asian studies department\u2019s annual Religions Field Trip.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Participants at the Hindu Bhavan temple in Morrisville, one of the stops for the annual Religions Field Trip, watched preparations for a Vedic fire ceremony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The South Asia Section of the department of Asian studies organized its largest-ever annual Religions Field Trip on Sunday, February 18. This year over 150 students participated as well as several UNC faculty, staff, and community members. Organized in 1996 by Afroz Taj<\/a>, associate professor of Asian studies, and John Caldwell<\/a>, teaching assistant professor in Hindu-Urdu, the trip is open to anyone from the broader university community including students from Duke and NC State as well.\u00a0This event gives participants the opportunity to visit three places of worship in the Triangle area: the Sikh Gurudwara of Durham, the Hindu Bhavan of Morrisville, and the Raleigh Islamic Center.\u00a0At each site participants have the opportunity to interact with practitioners of the various faiths, observe worship practices, and ask questions.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of our students have never visited a place of worship outside their own tradition,\u201d said Taj.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s great to explore how people\u2019s faith guides their way of life, even thousands of miles from India or Pakistan.”<\/p>\n

Students sat on the floor to taste the community meal, or langar, at the Gurudwara, watched preparations for a Vedic fire ceremony at the Hindu temple and witnessed one of the five daily prayers at the mosque.<\/p>\n

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Students were able to interact and ask questions to practitioners at three places of worship during the Religions Field Trip, including at the Raleigh Islamic Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cAlthough these three religions seem very diverse on the surface, they all operate peacefully side by side in India,\u201d remarked Caldwell. \u201cI think the main take-away is that while everyone\u2019s spiritual path is different, we can learn to celebrate the common human urge to connect with a higher power.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Asian studies department led its largest Religions Field Trip in the Triangle, to give participants the opportunity to meet practitioners of the various faiths, observe worship practices, and ask questions. 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