RELS 307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Holika, Ganesha, Puranas
14 Jun 2019
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Lessen of social hierarchy: people throwing colors at each other. Going to an enemy with sweets and colors. Shows that you are vulnerable and opening up to friendship. Role of sacred time to be maintain functionalism and structure in the society: functionalism. Kim was in krishna giri to experience village. Women talk to men they are not related to. He has bhaang the other day and forgets everything. People don"t him not to go out in holi. Trying to bring the white guy down in holi. Holi is not about removing social restrictions but to enforce them. Making people aware of the social rules that exist. People know that they are doing wrong and taking advantage of the occasion by breaking boundaries. Krishna bhagwan, having the whole universe in their mouth. Stories can discover, argue and create knowledge. They teach you the realities of god. Ganesha upinasadh is fun, it is parody.
