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Paryushan is not a festival of noise. There are no fireworks, no processions through the street, no feast at the end of it. For eight days the Jain household does the opposite of celebrating - it e...

Every year, as the month of Bhadrapada arrives, homes, streets and neighbourhoods across India begin preparing to welcome one of the most beloved Hindu deities - Lord Ganesha. From beautifully deco...

For ten days every Bhadrapada, the smallest corner of an Indian home becomes a guest room. A clay Ganpati arrives, and with him arrive marigolds, red hibiscus, twenty-one blades of durva, a plate o...

There is a particular kind of morning that most Indian homes know well. The alarm has gone off twice. There is a puja to set up, guests arriving by ten, and a kitchen already three dishes deep. The...