Every festival that is celebrated in HINDUISM condenses the vast knowledge of Astronomy, Ecology, Siddha Vaidya / Ayurveda (Medicine) so as to adapt an individual to a particular climatic condition that is forth coming at a particular seasonal change.
It has to be remembered always that in Hinduism the food is medicine. This is the immediate benefit to the individual. Most of the festive performances like doing yagnas, mixing turmeric and other stuff in rivers and lakes deals with the cleaning environment and retaining the environmental balance and the general health of the individual. At spiritual level all festivities
culminate in triumph of good over evil; Deva (pure light or knowledge) or Devi (pure consciousness) becoming victorious over Asuras (gross ignorance or matter) as montioned in various yoga texts is the spritual meaning to achieve the higher levels of the perfection in the evolution. This is the antharaartha of the festivals. All the festivals are synthesized from Puraannaas and these in turn represent the wisdom.
It has to be remembered always that in Hinduism the food is medicine. This is the immediate benefit to the individual. Most of the festive performances like doing yagnas, mixing turmeric and other stuff in rivers and lakes deals with the cleaning environment and retaining the environmental balance and the general health of the individual. At spiritual level all festivities
culminate in triumph of good over evil; Deva (pure light or knowledge) or Devi (pure consciousness) becoming victorious over Asuras (gross ignorance or matter) as montioned in various yoga texts is the spritual meaning to achieve the higher levels of the perfection in the evolution. This is the antharaartha of the festivals. All the festivals are synthesized from Puraannaas and these in turn represent the wisdom.
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