Diwali: why the lights?
November 10, 2013
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.
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.
Western scholars of the 19th century, failing to understand Hinduism, declared that the Śivaliṅgā was a phallic symbol. Unfortunately, many ‘educated’ Indians believe it too.
I’ve never met you, but I think you were better off because you’d never met me. I’m guilty of a crime I believe to be unforgivable.