As the afternoon heat settled, Vikram walked through the local bazaar. He watched as people navigated the streets with a peculiar, fluid grace—cows (revered as holy symbols) moved slowly through traffic, and shopkeepers offered tea to strangers as if they were long-lost friends. This was the "Atithi Devo Bhava" philosophy—the belief that a guest is equivalent to God.
As the afternoon heat settled, Vikram walked through the local bazaar. He watched as people navigated the streets with a peculiar, fluid grace—cows (revered as holy symbols) moved slowly through traffic, and shopkeepers offered tea to strangers as if they were long-lost friends. This was the "Atithi Devo Bhava" philosophy—the belief that a guest is equivalent to God.