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December 2025 Hints

If your plant is shrivelled, the following can help you revive it: Add one table spoon sugar in two litres water. Let the sugar dissolve completely. Later feed to the plant. Dissolved a … [Read More...]

November 2025 Hints

Fold used butter wrappers and put them in your fridge. Next time you need to grease a pan, just grab your pre-buttered wrapper and coat the pan. Fruit fly problems – -Take a glass and fill it part … [Read More...]

Sugar Snap Peas Stir Fry Recipe

I was delighted to find Sugar snap peas in the grocery store and they are so easy to use. The whole pod can be eaten.  They are sweet and crisp.  You can add them to salads or eat them as is … [Read More...]

Vegetarian Recipes

White Pumpkin Soup

This healthy soup is prepared using White Pumpkin.  White Pumpkin is extremely good for balancing the acids in the stomach. Required Time: 20 Minutes Serves:4 Ingredients: 4 Cups White … [Read More...]

Imli Digestive Balls

Imli Digestive Balls is as the name suggests is eaten after a meal and the main ingredient is Tamarind. Time required: 10 Minutes Ingredients: 1 Lemon sized Tamarind 1 tbsp Powdered … [Read More...]

Travel

Seethalayanagiri – Chikmagalur

Seethalayanagiri is situated on the way from Chikmagalur to Mullayanagiri.  As you drive up the winding roads of Chandradrona hill on the way to Mullayanagiri in Chikmagalur, the views around is … [Read More...]

Udupi Sri Krishna Temple

Udupi is famous for the Krishna Matha (monastery) established by the dwaitha philosopher Sri Madhvacharya in the 13th Century. The presiding deity of Udupi Sri Krishna Temple is fondly called as … [Read More...]

St. Lawrence Church

Churches built by the Portuguese dot the Goan landscape and St. Lawrence Church is one of them. Located on a hill and built in Portuguese style of architecture, this white church was built in 1565 for … [Read More...]

Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary

The best part of our trip to Chikmagalur district last summer was the time spent at the Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary. This sanctuary is one of the best forest reserves that we have been to and would love … [Read More...]

Madikeri Fort – Coorg

Madikeri or Mercara is the headquarters of Coorg or Kodagu District. It was founded by Prince Mudduraja of Haleri Dynasty in 1681 A.D and was named after him as Muddurjanakeri. With the passage of … [Read More...]

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Festivals

Bharat Hunnime

Bharat Hunnime is a festival celebrated by the devotees of Lord Mailaralinga (Shiva). The festival falls on the full moon day of  the Hindu month Magha, which is around December-January according … [Read More...]

Holi – Festival of Colors

I remember Holi being celebrated on the streets of Mysore, where the kids from the neighborhood would go begging from house to house collecting discarded things that can be burnt like mats, brooms, … [Read More...]

Onam

Onam is celebrated in Kerala with a lot of enthusiasm. It is their biggest harvest festival and it falls in the Malayali (Malayalam is the language spoken in Kerala and hence the people of Kerala are … [Read More...]

Song in the glory of Lord Shiva

This devotional song on Lord Shiva sung during the Aarathi. ಶಿವನ ಆರತಿ ಹಾಡು ಆರುತಿ ಎತ್ತಿರೆ । ಮಾರಾನಮರ್ದನಾಗೆ ಆರುತಿ ಎತ್ತಿರೆ । ನಂದೀ ವಾಹವಗೆ। ರಂಭೆಯೇರು ಚಂದದಿಂದ|| ಮುಂಗುರುಳಿನಲ್ಲೆ ಚಂದ್ರನ್ ಧರಸೀದವಗೇ … [Read More...]

Happy Vijayadashami 2024

Why in North India, Ravana is burnt on Vijayadashami day?  This is done to symbolize Lord Rama killing the 10 headed demon Ravana.  Good over evil! What does the 10 heads of Ravana stand … [Read More...]

Kalasha

This is an important arrangement in any of the Hindu rituals/pooja.  This occupies a prominent place in the pedestal along with the idols or photographs of gods and goddesses.  During marriages the … [Read More...]

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