Although the festival originated in Hindu tradition, people cutting across the religion celebrated the festival with equal fervour. People decorate their houses with beautiful floral carpets(Pookkalam).
Plants and trees have been worshipped by Hindus as a matter of gratitude
For many the characters in Ramayana are essentially straightforward. Rama is the hero, Sita the heroine and Ravana is the villain. However, those familiar with Hindu mythology would know there is nothing simple or linear about such epics. Here Sahapedia looks into the different narratives that gives us a backstory to how Ravana was once Vishnu’s true devotee.
India was a country where people lived together with animals and respected their lives. All this has changed in the last 50 years. What can you say about a country whose government says, happily, that 52 per cent of our exports are meat, fish and leather?
