Category: ASIA
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Every part of the palm is useful in one way or another. Coconut’s historical, cultural, and health significance in India, includes its… read more
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Frankincense is the fragrant gum resin obtained from balsam trees (Boswellia), most commonly the tree resin is put on a heat source… read more
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Discover Indian coffee history and culture, Bean to brew, the aromatic journey of Indian coffee. Countless coffee estates are situated amidst the… read more
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Ethnobotany: Coffee and Caffeine read more
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Discover the Coffee Regions of India and South Indian coffee culture: How traditional filter kaapi is prepared and how charming Indian coffee… read more
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Discover legendary Baba Budan and the aromatic journey from bean to cup of Indian coffee. read more
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The mythical origins of coffee, are steeped in legend and topped with a creamy dollop of speculation. What is certain is that… read more
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Discover India’s cow and bull in History and Mythology and it’s use in traditional Indian medicine. Explore the varied meanings of the… read more
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Narak Chaturdasi is celebrated for Diwali in Goa. Huge effigies of Narkasur, made of grass and hay, dressed in colorful paper clothes… read more
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Discover mythology, history and traditional medicinal use of Omani Frankincense Hojari, once and today. Oman is permeated with frankincense, so prevalent that… read more
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Traveling and discovering is sometimes about being in the right place on the right day, for us that day was today, when… read more
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Discover Myths and Legends of the Mool Mahunag Annual fair of Karsog, where devotees pray, play music, carry the murtis (god statues)… read more
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Discover Myths and Legends of the Thaipusam – Tamil Nadu’s Lord Murugan festival. Where Devotees carry the kavadi and pierce their backs,… read more
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Most Singaporeans are aware of the popular folktale of how the name Singapura came about, so I was told myths and legends… read more
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Discover the Gotipua folk dance tradition from Odisha that survives in the heritage village Raghurajpur on the banks of river Bhargabi. read more
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Rasagola, or rasgulla, as many call it, is a traditional sweet from east India; Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. It is… read more
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Discover Myths and Legends of the sacred fig tree at the Mahabodhi Temple Complex, Bodh Gaya where Buddha sat for enlightenment under… read more
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In the month of Shravan, cities and towns of the Gangetic plains are inundated with people, dressed in orange, bearing saffron flags,… read more
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Discover Myths and Folklore of Harela or day of green – Festival of the Kumaoni people of Uttarakhand. Harela is celebrated for welcoming… read more
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Kites have their own place in History, Myth & Folklore of Bali. Especially during the Bali Kite Festival the people show their… read more
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Discover Mythology of Mother Ganga or the Ganges river read more
