Why do railway porters always wear red?
Red represents Mars and the Surya swar and generates heat, fire and zeal in the body. With it porters lift around 80 kg without a slip disc, while an ordinary person may hurt the back lifting 10 kg, which is why the colour has never been changed at any station.
Related questions
Does a sinus problem or a cold affect the swar, and how can swar help a heavy cold?
Yes, the swar becomes reversed; during a cold the Chandra swar runs more. To clear accumulated kapha, change the swar and run the Surya swar, forcibly if needed; congestion built up over many days takes time and will not clear in a day. The body stays warm inside however cold it is outside, just as borewell water comes out warm in winter.
If Mercury is debilitated in the chart, does wearing green make a person ill?
With a debilitated Mercury there is no reason to wear green at all; donate green clothes instead.
The air element of my rented flat is disturbed and I have severe gastric problems. What can I do?
Use green colour and a flag-like pattern: put up a flag (dhwaj) in the North-West and, if possible, open the North-West with a window; this brings at least some balance. Swar vigyan can do still more without expense or demolition.
Why are hospital patients dressed in blue and green?
Both colours are antiseptic and healing. Blue cools the body and mind and helps eye, nose and ear problems, while green reduces swelling, detoxes and heals fast, which is also why eye patches after operations are green.
Why do doctors wear green or blue aprons, and why do hospitals use green?
To keep Budh (Mercury), the planet of intellect, alert: if the mind or concentration slips during an operation, everything goes wrong. Green also nullifies infrared rays and bad energies, so hospitals mostly use green, pista, white and blue.
Why is the colour of Bhrisha (E7) dark blue when blue is usually avoided in the East?
Where there is heat, coolness is given, and where there is cold, heat is given; heat added to heat burns things out and cold added to cold also ends them. It is like swar, where the cooling chandra swar should flow in the body while the Sun is up. E7 lies next to the fire (Agni) corner, so it was given blue.