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it’s coachella season again, which means my culture is trending—just not from the people it belongs to which is just an annual reminder that if you rename something, triple the price, and put it on the right person, it magically becomes fashion.

they call it boho

every year at coachella

like it wasn’t already named

a bindi

now a “third eye accessory”

dupattas

rebranded as

“scandinavian scarves”

kolhapuris

but make it prada

jumkas

sorry—

ralph lauren earrings now

and suddenly

everything i grew up with

is trending

just not from us

you’ll pay triple

for the rebrand

the rename

the aesthetic

but not a rupee more

to the hands

that made it first

it happens every year

culture

but only when it’s

profitable

Idk if this is the right place to say this- but i've noticed a common pattern among some indian women who call themselves 'feminists'....a very common sentiment among these women is "girls we have to stop being lakshmi! we have to start being kali!". now i do understand that they want to be strong- hence ma kali. but why stop "being lakshmi???". im not a very religious person and do not have enough knowledge- but isn't lakshmi the goddess of properity? doesn't she represent financial independence? Isn't financial independence one of the foundational aspects of female autonomy and independence? (i've also seen people connect ma lakshmi with submissiveness- which kinda makes me uncomfortable and icky😬)

so like i never understand. why stop being one? why not embody the essence of both ma lakshmi and ma kali? why trade one for another?

Let me add into this, quite a few Bengali subnationalists erroneously claim how "during Diwali, Bengalis don't worship Lakshmi but Kali" and that "Kali is Bengali goddess, fierce feminist, unlike the docile North Indian patriarchal Lakshmi". This is absolutely a false narrative about the attributes of both Kali and Lakshmi. This stems from the surface-level understanding of Hinduism and deep ignorance.

Look at this Murti. She is Kolhasura Mardini. Those who are Hindus will understand the meaning of this.

#desiblr #hindublr #goddess kali #goddess lakshmi #mahalakshmi #kolhapur #kolhasuramardini #hinduism

Copeshwar Mahadev Temple - INDIA

#temple #templo #kolhapur #maharashtra #india #asia

Vada pav 🫶

#true love #the spice 🤌#mumbai #kolhapur #desi #desiblr

sometimes when your wallpaper dreams come true…🥹

#sunflower #sunflowers #sunflower field #floral #landscapephotography #maharashtra #incredibleindia #natgeo #condenasttraveller #kolhapur #farming #wallpaper #phone wallpaper #photography #photojournalism #flowers #yellow #minimal #photoblog

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#spiderbite #kolhapur #cat #cute #fire #warrior cats

Kushti is a traditional mud-wrestling sport in India with roots dating back 2,500 years. Wrestlers leave their hometowns as children to live and train at wrestling academies, called talims. The lifestyle is extremely disciplined: They wake up at 4 a.m. to train six days a week and rarely get the chance to see their families. We went inside the Gangavesh wrestling school in Kolhapur to follow one of the top fighters there, Mauli Jamdade, to see what it takes to be a mud wrestler.

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