The world believes menstruation 🩸 🩸 as a tabboo subject to not be talked about, but, do you all know, just because of this unsound mind's traces, around roughly 120 million menstruating adolescents in only in India (leave the whole world) experience menstrual dysfunctions, affecting their normal daily chores. Poor menstrual hygiene which leads to infections and increases the risk of cervical cancer (the fifth leading cause of death for women worldwide). According to swachhindia.ndtv.com, two-thirds of the nearly 60,000 cervical cancer deaths reported in India each year are due to poor menstrual hygiene.
Today, I'm gonna show you all, how much broad minded we Indians were 5000 years ago through the two Indian festivals which celebrates this divine foundation of feminity. Let's begin from the first one.

Chengannur Mahadeva Temple, located in Chengannur, Kerala, is dedicated to Lord Shiva and Goddess Bhadrakali, an incarnation of Sati or Parvati and Goddess of the state. It is famous throughout the country for celebrating the menstruation festival in which the temple remains closed for three day. The story lies in the walls of Chengannur Mahadeva Temple. According to the local folklore, people believe when Lord Shiva was roaming...