October: Clarity in minds, Sanctity in the airs
Greetings, “Man is a social animal”, we all have read or heard this old saying countless times in our lives, and found it relevant too. Since inception, man has realized the significance of life and sociality and hence he blended the essence of both and came out with the concept of ‘festivals’. The very basic idea of celebrating festivals was to keep the family and societal bonds intact; but there was also a bigger picture involved, to celebrate them in order to pay tribute to our surroundings, i.e. nature and the astronomical events, for instance Chhath, Makar Sankranti, Baisakhi and so on, to thank for the rewards of life and other sources that we receive from them. {Image: Utsavpedia} Rangoli making is an integral part of many festivals, bringing the women of the house/society together And then there were the Gods themselves, who in times of adversities and darkness, redeemed this world to a new dawn. In honor of their incarnations, their unprecedented works, and t...