India, March 20 -- There is a certain poetry to how life rearranges itself around new beginnings. For actors Randeep Hooda and Lin Laishram, this year's festive calendar has been quietly transformed by the arrival of their daughter on March 10.

As Navratri dawns, the Hooda-Laishram home seems to hold a new kind of stillness and sparkle. Hooda describes it as, "This year feels especially meaningful for us. On Navratri and Gudi Padwa we did a small hawan at home for our daughter to celebrate auspicious day, and to also welcome the baby to her home," he says warmly.

The 41-year-old reflects, "Our little one arrived just after Holi, carrying forward all that colour and joy, and now as we step into Navratri, it feels like our home is filled ...