Myth about Menstruation & Not been able to Participate in Pujas

Let us understand basic about "Menstruation / Menses / Periods" - we call it by different names. It is a Hormonal Change in a female that is the sign of her entering in an adult phase (basically indicating the child bearing phase has started) these days earlier.

During this time, we have inculcated in our minds, we shouldn't go to temple, we shouldn't be a part of any puja 🙆🏻‍♀... Why? Why is it considered impure? Initially, the women were kept in a separate room, not because that it was considered impure, but to give rest to her because it was a hard labour in those days...

Slowly slowly myths started to come up, her vessels started to be kept separately and so on. Somewhere down the line it started, that she shouldn't be allowed to enter puja 🤦🏻‍♀

The basic reasons of giving rest to a woman during this cycle:

1. There is blood loss, loss of iron

2. Tiredness / fatigue

3. Pain

4. Nausea / Vomiting

But what did we guys do? We gave it a look of religion and blindly we have been following that. However the lady of the house has still to continue the hard work at home, going to office at this time...

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So, rather than asking women to stay away from temples and any pujas / religious ceremony, we should be giving them total rest from all work (even preparing food), which is much more harder. The easiest thing of just sitting in a Puja and doing the work of just listening has been stopped. Are we ready to come out of the superstitious belief and first change our own surroundings?

If we look at other aspect, there are so many professionals / jobs that handle impure blood everyday like policemen (at accident sites) , mamas, mavshis, surgeons of various fields, sisters (hospital) who may not handle only blood but also other things of the patient... So do we dis allow them too from any religious ceremonies

 

After being educated, it is high time to come out of this superstition and also take our future generations in the right direction...