Ahoi Ashtami – A Mother’s Vigil: Myth, Ritual, and Modern Meaning
A Fast That Holds a Child’s Life in Its Hands Ahoi Ashtami is one of those intimate festivals that folds together household ritual, folk story, and the deep anxieties of parenthood. Observed primarily in parts of North India, it’s a day when mothers (and many other caregivers) fast for the well-being and long life of … Read more