Menstruation is the regular discharge of blood from the inner lining of the uterus through the vagina.
It’s strange how a normal biological phenomenon which gives the power of procreation to women, has taken up cultural connotations and in India, as well as other parts of the world, it comes with a unique set of restrictions and taboos. Culturally in many parts of India, menstruation is still considered to be dirty and impure.
The origin of this myth dates back to the Vedic times and is often been linked to Indra’s slaying of Vritras. For it has been declared in the Veda, that guilt of killing a brahmana-murder appears every month as menstrual flow as women had taken upon themselves a part of Indra’s guilt.
Further, women are prohibited from participating in normal life while menstruating. In many countries, it is also frowned upon to go to a temple and do
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