In many South Asian traditions, uppu, the Tamil word for salt, holds profound spiritual and cultural significance as both a purifier and a connector. As a fundamental element of life, salt is constitutive of rituals as well as everyday practices. It is often used in ceremonies to purify sacred spaces or as an offering to deities, symbolizing sincerity and respect. Indigenous ancestors used it not only for preservation but also as a symbol of trust and commitment—the word given that links individuals, communities, and the natural world. In shared meals and rituals it emphasizes unity and the bonds of kinship by bridging the earthly and the spiritual. UPPU—Nathalie Vairac’s ritual of collective embodiment and honoring of ancestral memory—is an invitation to co-create a circle of salt as a passage, an offering, a timeless emblem of harmony, resilience, rebirth, regeneration, healing, and continuity for all the intentions set for this gathering.