New Year is celebrated all over India in different ways and is also called by different names. Some states follow the solar calendar and some follow the lunar calendar. In Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh it is known as Ugadi.
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Tasty white Sesame Seeds rice from Karnataka. Time Required: 30 Minutes Ingredients: 4 Cups of Cooked Rice Salt to taste
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Kurtakoti is a small village situated 16 Kms from Gadag and every single summer holidays of mine was spent here. My Grandfather was the zamindar and the police Patil. The main occupation of the village is agriculture. Few decades back traveling to the village in different types of transports was great fun.
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South Indian heroine Suhasini wearing coorgi style saree and crooning the song “Madikeri sepoyi…” (Madikeri soldier) on mist covered hills of Madikeri / Coorg in the Kannada movie Muththina Hara is what reminds you when you land in Coorg. Another Kannada song you would love to sing would be G.P. Rajataram’s song “Madikeri Mele Manju” [...]
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Pudding prepared using split Green Gram. This is a favorite among Kannadigas during festivals.
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A pudding prepared using Rice and Bengal Gram. This is commonly prepared during festivals.
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Karwa Chauth is a celebration of married life. It is celebrated with great enthusiasm by married women of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. It falls 9 days before Diwali. This year (2009) it is celebrated on 7th October.
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Festivals are time for a variety of food to be cooked and relished by one and all at home. The festive food is prepared without Onion and Garlic. In South Karnataka, the following dishes are prepared during festivals:
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“Kaayena Vaachaa Manasendriyairvaa Buddhyaatmanaa Vaa Prakriteh Svabhaavaatah Karomi Yadhyadh Sakalam Parasmai Naaraayanaayeti Samarpayaami”
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Picture1 – Sri Raghavendra Swamy Pujyaya Raghavendraya | Satyadharma Ratayacha | Bhajatam Kalpavrikshaya | Namathaam Kamadhenave ||
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