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Historically Practical

Why Do People Sweep and Wash the Entrance Each Morning?

Morning entrance cleaning removes dust at a high-traffic boundary and prepares the threshold for hospitality and traditions such as kolam. Modern evidence supports cleaning, but not every traditional disinfectant claim.