What’s the most interesting local custom you’ve encountered?

Customs are an essential part of variegated cultural life in India. In this country of gods and goddesses, customs originate mainly from the religious practices of Hinduism. The daily routines of men and women are informed by these very customs.

I saw my mother wake up early in the mornings, take bath and workshop God. Again after sunset, she would light lamps before the idols. It brought a kind of order and routine with which she spent her entire life.

I have spent a long time in the southern part of India. One custom that strikes me is Rangoli. Women decorate their door steps by drawing patterns every morning with coloured powders.The creative patterns are the marks of taste of the householders and make the first good impressions on the visitors. If one passes by the household, they feel welcomed by it.

Then the next morning, again they wash the floor and decorate it with a new pattern. Rangoli is a positive start of activities for them every day.