Why do we tie rakhis?
August 19, 2015
From Alexander the Great to Mughal emperors to our own siblings, Rakshabandhan has held significance for many years. Why do we celebrate it?
From Alexander the Great to Mughal emperors to our own siblings, Rakshabandhan has held significance for many years. Why do we celebrate it?
Birth hair is associated with undesirable traits from the past, and the first haircut is special in most cultures around the world. Find out why.
Fire always moves upwards. ‘Ā’ means ‘towards’, and ‘rati’, means ‘right or virtue.’
A processions of singers, devotees, dancers, acrobats, and priests head to immerse idols into the Sea. What is the significance behind this ritual?
Coconuts are commonly used in many rituals — weddings, festivals, and even new business ventures. Why do we revere this fruit?
The first menstruation of young girls is a cause for celebration. But why do they have to avoid prayer rooms or use different utensils in the kitchen?
My sister and I put up decorations and snuck a candle into every corner our mother considered a fire hazard! We didn’t know why, but we had a feeling.
Cattle being limited and rare in ancient India, cows enjoyed the status that gold or money enjoys today.
Both men and women of the Old Covenant covered their heads in the temple; the custom that only women should cover their hair was preached later.
She was keen on the rubies, but flatly refused to buy any sapphires because they were extremely harmful to her and her family.
It seems colour emits specific signals that affect our mental, physical and psychological states.
All civilisations believe after death the ‘individual’ keeps living, goes somewhere else, or will eventually ‘rise’.