Posture n. 12 is Namaskar position
Breathing: exhalation
Body: Hands together in front of the chest, body straight yet relaxed
Mantra: ॐ भास्कराय नमः Om Bhaskaraya Namaha
(Prostration to Him who is the cause of lustre)
Gold is one of the the most wanted metal in the world. It's yellow, shinning and strong. Any associations? Yes, gold recalls us the Sun: warm and shiny. We decorate temples with gold, bride wears gold jeweleries, kings clothes, furnitures and plates were decorated with gold.
We want our prescious moments and people to shine! When somebody is happy we used to say "You are shining", "Your eyes are shining". And even Louis XIV, french king, absolute monarch were called Sun King, like Sun is essential to earth so he wanted to be essential to France!
We are always wondering to see the sunrise, to see the begining of the day. It's giving energy. Its very powerful time to do asanas, pranayamas or meditation.
Sources: asana photo: Complete Ilustrated Book of Yoga. Swami Vishnudevananada
sunrise: private photo
Om Tat Sat

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