Navaratri Golu – Dolls Arrangement during Dasara

This is in continuation of the post “Traditional Dolls Arrangement”. The custom of arranging dolls during Navaratri / Dasara is…

Traditional Dolls Arrangement

Here are some Dolls that are handed over from generations to generations for arranging during Dasara. Traditional Dolls Arrangement includes…

Kancheepuram Dosa

Kancheepuram is a temple town in Tamil Nadu. There is a Idli called Kancheepuram / Kanjeevaram Idli and here is…

Banana Halwa

Pudding prepared using ripe Banana. Time Required: 30 Minutes Ingredients: 3 Ripe Robust Bananas 3tbsp Ghee / Clarified Butter 1…

Black and Blue Butterfly

A black and blue butterfly on a Lantana flower.  Picture taken in Hosa Agrahara, Karnataka.

Pomelo Salad

Pomelo is known as Chakkotha in Kannada. Time Required: 2 Minutes + Peeling Time Ingredients: 1 Pomelo Fruit / Chakkotha…

Akash Mallige – Indian Cork Tree

There are around 20 Akasha Mallige / Indian Cork trees lining our apartment compound. The ground is covered with these…

Maledi Undi Recipe – Maldi Unde Recipe – Churma Laddoo Recipe

This is a sweet dish from North Karnataka.  This dish is offered to Lord Shiva during Shravana Somavara Pooja and…

A Young QA Assistant

As we waited for the signal to turn green at South End Circle, Bengaluru, I noticed a girl about 7…

Gombe Habba – Forest Arrangement

During Dasara, many households had the ritual of arranging dolls in the house for 9 days in Mysore region.  This…