Menstrual taboos

Who is a Hindu? Menstrual taboos are not unique to Hinduism Published on 16th August, 2020, in Mumbai Mirror. In Kerala, there is the story of a group of boys who found a rock bleeding. Those who touched it died instantly. The rest were told to wear women’s clothes and take it to the village, to be worshipped. For the stone was the goddess. In Odisha, during Raja festival, the earth is said to menstruate and women are asked to not work that day and instead, relax on beds or play on the swing. In Assam, the resident deity of the Kamakhya temple bleeds annually ..