Kartik Purnima significance: Shiva's victory over the three flying cities, lamps floated on rivers and ghats, and why this full moon is called the gods' Diwali.
Soorasamharam story and meaning: how Murugan fought Surapadman in the Skanda Purana, why the demon became a peacock and rooster, and what that ending teaches.
Why is Diwali celebrated? Rama's return, Krishna and Narakasura, Lakshmi's arrival and Mahavira's liberation: four stories and the one light they share.
Dussehra significance, told through Ravana and Durga: why the tenth day marks victory, what burning the effigy means, and why Ravana is more than a villain.
Saraswati and Hayagriva, the Hindu deities of learning: who they are, the story of the horse-headed Vishnu who rescued the Vedas, and what they ask of students.
