- Oct 19, 2018
Of Glitter and Marigold
Last night I stood in the dark at the edge of the beach watching Indian families huddle around small fires they'd lit in the sand. Each family had an idol that they were worshipping, and amidst the commotion and ringing bells, a few members of each family would take the idol, wade shoulder-deep into the ocean, and drop the idol into the water. Yesterday was the festival of Dussehra, the culmination of the nine-day festival of Navratri. Navratri celebrates the goddess Durga, a
