Story behind the festival

Hi everyone! Do you ever wonder why we have sorrow, anger, disgust, fear in life instead of only happiness? Well, life is a mixture of many emotions like these. Imagine we have only happiness in life and no worries at all. Then, we would simply sit and do just nothing and we wouldn't have any challenges, we  wouldn't  even want to learn anything and we  wouldn't  try to solve problems..wait! If we don't have any problems, why would we even bother to solve them right? Well, In India, there is a festival which reminds this millennial fact. You must be knowing what I am talking about and yes, you're right! It's Ugadi which is a very old festival that has been celebrating from ages. Ugadi reminds me of the six-flavoured Ugadi pachadi which is usually made to give six flavours that include jaggery and ripe banana pieces that indicate happiness, neem buds and its flowers for sadness, green chilli or pepper for anger, salt for fear, unripened mango for surprise and...

Hi everyone, India is popularly known for its unity in diversity and of course for its unique culture. We have so many festivals in our country that we celebrate and enjoy. Sadly, most of us don't know the origin of these festivals and why we celebrate them. Each and every festival has an interesting and unique story behind it. This blog is all about them - The story behind the festival. So, Are you ready? Here we go. As today is Maha Shivaratri, I have decided to provide you with the story behind celebrating this fest. There are several stories associated with this auspicious occasion but I have picked a few that are mostly told. So why late? Read on to find out. Lord Shiva saved the world: According to a story, during Samudra Manthan, a pot came out from the ocean which contained the most powerful halahala (the poison). This terrified all the gods and demons as the poison was so powerful that it could destroy all of creation. So all the gods approached Lord Shiva to prote...