#Hindu Tradition

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A Nagi, or female Naga, a type of shapeshifting magical reptilian humanoid found in many Southeastern Asian mythologies.

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Ramayana No. 10: Narada: The Celestial Sage and Divine Messenger of the Ramayana

As I continue my journey through the Ramayana, I’ve chosen to explore this epic using multiple versions: the abridged Valmiki translation, the comprehensive Gita Press edition, and the detailed Debroy translation. This approach allows me to compare different interpretations and uncover nuances that might otherwise go unnoticed. For those interested in exploring these different versions, both the…

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Munjya: Unraveling the Ghostly Legend & Sacred Thread

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Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, is a vibrant and joyous Hindu festival celebrated primarily in India and Nepal.

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The Festival of Colors - Indians Celebrate "Holi" to spread happiness

Holi is one of the most popular and widely celebrated festivals in India, observed in the spring season, usually in February or March. This festival is also known as the “Festival of Colors” because it involves throwing colored powder and water at each other. Holi has both religious and cultural significance and is celebrated by people of all ages, religions, and backgrounds across the…

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Tales of Nagas can be found in Hindu, Buddhist and Jainist legends and in the mythology and folklore of many Southeast Asian peoples.

In Hindu traditions, they are frequently described as chthonic deities, or agents of the Underworld, or being associated with water, especially water that comes from underground.

They live in the netherworld called Patala, which is the beautiful underworld of Hinduism.

They could be a positive or negative force in different tales, but were also portrayed as very clever and enormously powerful. They often stood as guardians, and made ferocious defenders of items the gods had given them to protect.

However outside of their guard duties, their actions tended towards the benevolent, or at least neutral

They could be coldly calculating, but also their tremendous intelligence made them more likely to think before acting, carefully weighing their options and decisions.

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Vasant Panchami: Colors, Knowledge, Rebirth

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One problem with Hindus (especially conservative ones) is that they support various gender expressions and identities as long as it's related to mythology

Like we see girls in drag cosplaying Krishna and that's widely accepted. They do drag for other mythological characters as well. We see men in drag in mythological theatrical productions but if a man is in drag that's NOT related to mythology, he'd get shamed. Same thing with men being and acting feminine (no doubt, positively in this case) as long as it's related to a mythological act, or scene. Graceful male traditional dancers for example, are fine. But if that same man dances "femininely" to a Western song, he gets called slurs.

And then the trans topic is an entirely different topic.

Ykwim?

Yeah, IKR?

Vishnu turns into Mohini to get the Amrit from the Asurs? A-OK

Lakshmi having feelings for Her Narayan even in that form? *Le gasp* Paap! Anuchit! Dandaniya!

Men acting/looking feminine? *Insert all the hu mofo bian insults you can think of*

Ardhanarishvar being partly both Male and Female at once, and hence neither as a whole? *BrIlLiAnCe Of SaNaTaN dHaRmA!! Rahhh!! InInIn!! 🦚🦚🦚*

Non-binary people? Intersex people? *ThEy ArE (r-slur) pEoPlE wItH bRaInRoT fRoM pRoPaGaNdA!!!*

Don't these people love yapping about their favourite scriptures? Don't they read them? Don't they know that Para Brahman (I'd have said Debi, but not everyone is open to accepting anything besides what they've stuffed in their craniums for so long, so generalising...) is in everything in this Universe?

I don't mean only humans, or even living beings. Every atom is supposed to hold Para Brahman, the same way They hold the Universe within Themself

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The evolution of Indian cuisine through the ages. Each dish tells a story of its time."