*Long post, apply you discretion to read it, or to skip it* But just like that Rakshabandhan festival , Rakhi tying theory that we were discussing one day (before Abhi Singhal joined the group, so he may not know) Many of the ritual practices within Hindu faith have originated in later times, originating from beliefs , sometimes in mythology and sometimes time-bound customs that developed in society. For example, the idea that the Rakhi tying ceremony is strictly between a brother and sister relationship, and not between husband and wife relationship, this has likely entered in practice from that popular story of Akbar and a Rajput princess. Similarly, I believe that the practice of doing fireworks during Diwali is a time-occasioned tradition and is not authentically native to the Hindu faith. ,the color splashing of Holi , also, does not seem to be a natively Hindi practice. In egal history of our country, cow slaughter for Muslims was banned by the court long ago, in the 60s, I thi...