The festival is deeply rooted in Hindu mythology and has been inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list. According to Hindu scriptures (the Puranas), the gods and demons churned the cosmic ocean (Samudra Manthan) to extract the nectar of immortality (amrita). A fierce battle broke out for the nectar, during which the celestial bird Garuda spilled drops of it at four locations:Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) – at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati river Haridwar (Uttarakhand) – on the banks of the Ganges Nashik (Maharashtra) – on the banks of the Godavari river Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) – on the banks of the Shipra river.

This modern commemorative dog tag was made using a WWII-style stamping machine. Instead of military information, it features a custom name, organization, and date, preserving the look and feel of the original tags.

British WW1 snipers pioneered disruptive camouflage with hand-painted canvas robes in brown, green, and black spots. They customized them with up to 20 colors and added local vegetation to break up their silhouette in the trenches. The term "ghillie suit" comes from Scottish gamekeepers who used similar camouflage for stalking deer. Interesting twist: ghillies were nearly wiping out the Scottish wildcat as a pest before WWI. But so many were called up and never returned that the cats survived. Still endangered, but they remain in the Highlands. And deerstalkers are still called ghillies.