Rituals
Sep 14 2010, Stella Paul

Women in India’s Maharashtra state get a rare chance to play and dance – normally considered a social taboo – on the occasion of snake festival , locally known as Nag Panchami.

Normally a festival in India means new clothes, good food and ..

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