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Every festival and celebration in the Indian culture have great scientific, cultural, and religious significance to it. This is one of the reasons why we have so many legendary tales that allude to the origin of almost every festival. The same is the case even with Holi. While the legend has it that Holi is observed to mark the celebration of the evil Holika being burnt alive, many claim that it is to symbolize the arrival of the colorful season of spring, which is depicted by smearing colors. Read more:  http://www.klimom.com/burn-evil-let-hues-nature-goodness-fill-life-holi/

An important festival in the Hindu calendar – Holi is a festival of colors that is all about community bonding. Having its origin in the Braj region of India, that is believed to be the place where Lord Krishna grew up. People in the Braj region have a 16-days-long celebration, which goes on until Rangpanchmi, which marks the commemoration of the divine love of Radha for Krishna. The festivities also mark the official ushering in of the season of spring, that fills the world with colors, just the way Holi does. Read more:  http://www.klimom.com/red-pink-blue-green-let-flying-colors-make-life-colorful/

A great time to get back to the basics, and get things right! – Ugadi/Gudi Padwa It’s never too late to get back on the right track, to change your direction and flow on the path where you ought to be. And the new year is just another opportunity, and a gentle reminder to take the most dreaded step of doing what might be tough, but is surely right! Read more.. http://www.klimom.com/let-new-beginning-blessed-one-goodness-nature/

Ganesh Chaturthi is around the corner and here’s your chance to move over the plaster of Paris Ganeshas and clay Ganeshas, as there couldn’t be an eco-friendly option that’s better than the cow dung Ganesha. And did you know that our ancestors worshiped idols made out of cow dung even over 400 years ago? Read more... http://www.klimom.com/perfect-balance-tradition-ecology/

It’s that time of the year when the lakes around the city are filled to the brim and vegetation around the waterbodies are blooming, making it a delight to watch for every city dweller. However, in a few days, as Ganesh Chaturthi ushers in, these lakes and other waterbodies will lose their charm and the greenery would decay with immersions of Plaster of Paris made idols. While the festivity is a good idea, the way it is being observed does more harm than good to mankind environment. Read more... http://www.klimom.com/switch-cow-dung-ganesha/

The eco-friendly alternative to clay Ganesha – Focus on how immersion of these idols could control water pollution and enrich water bodies, and can also act as manure for plants at home) This Ganesh Chaturthi, take a pledge to return to our basics, follow the path laid by our ancestors, who identified the most healthy and ecofriendly ways of celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi with tall idols that don’t hurt the planet. This year, instead of buying tall, colorful, plaster of paris idols that are hazardous to the environment, bring home eco-friendly idols of the God. Read more..http://www.klimom.com/move-clay-greener-cow-dung-ganesha/

In our fast-paced world everything is automatic and ready to use, from the cars we drive to the food we eat, everything happens with little thought and effort. So are our celebration of festivals and rituals, which are followed with no second thought on the reason behind each tradition. The Navratri fasting for instance, is carried on by many as a habituated ritual without a thought behind why only certain types of foods are consumed during this period, and why the idea of fasting emerged. So, what got our ancestors into creating a tradition that ensured we eat at certain times of the day, include/exclude certain items in our diet, indulge in certain activities (Golu, Dandiya, Ramleela,etc.), based on different regions? Let’s probe and understand. Read more.. http://www.klimom.com/navaratri/

The Indian festival of Navratri is dedicated to the feminine nature (PRAKRUTHI) of the Divine. Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati are seen as three dimensions of the womanhood, symbolic of the earth, the sun and the moon, or of tamas (inertia), rajas (activity, passion) and sattva (transcendence, knowledge, purity) respectively. Those who aspire for strength or power, worship feminine nature in the forms of – Mother Earth or Durga or Kali. Those who aspire for wealth, passion or material gifts worship Lakshmi or the sun.  Read more... http://www.klimom.com/best-way-approach-navrathri/

Festival season, and every home is abuzz with festivity. As the day of celebrating approaches, the entire household is filled with the delicious aroma of sweets and savories that are made for the occasion. While kids are the ones to be most excited about this, the senior citizens in the family,  Read more.. http://www.klimom.com/indian-cow-ghee-festive-season/

During Pregnancy, expectant mothers undergo a lot of hormonal changes that impact them physically, mentally, and emotionally. It is important that they have a healthy diet as their diet would have a direct impact on the health and well-being of the fetus. Everything from, diet to sleep to exercise becomes a question. Read more.. http://www.klimom.com/indian-cow-ghee-and-pregnancy-why-are-people-swearing-by-it/

Karthik Poornima is a festival of illuminations and is auspicious. On this day an offering of food to the deities, is held in temples and diya’s are lit symbolic to the victory of lord shiva. Read more...http://www.klimom.com/let-light-moon-shine-bright-life-happy-karthik-poornima/

It’s so cliched yet so uncannily true that life comes a full circle. Especially when carrying a precious little one inside your womb. Not surprisingly during pregnancy, nostalgia is at its peak. It’s that time of life when reflecting on all the memories of childhood brings so much comfort. Read More:  http://www.klimom.com/grandmas-advice-always-right/