Chennai, March 20 -- Overview

Behind the scenes:

The word 'Ayurveda' comes from ' ayus' meaning life and ' veda ' meaning knowledge. The earliest Ayurvedic texts are over 2000 years old and are now developed and modified to include new information and wisdom gathered through the time.

The ayurvedic theory identifies the man as an individual, to be a mini-universe, where the physical and mental states both play an equally important role when it comes to well-being. Ayurvedic texts state that man is made up of the 5 constituent elements namely ether ( akasha ), air ( vayu ), water ( jala ), fire ( Agni ) and earth ( prithvi ). These are called the panchamahabhutas, which combine to form 3 main constituent types or humors.

Each person ha...