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Happy Ugadi 2022

I wish you all a very happy Ugadi and Hindu New Year.  This year it is Subhakritu Nama Samvatsara.

Happy New Year 2022

Wish you all a very happy New Year!

Happy Deepavali – Happy Diwali

Here is wishing you all a very happy Deepavali!

Happy Durgashtami 2021 – Durga Pooja – Dasara Durga Pooja

The eighth day of Dasara is celebrated as Durgashtami and Goddess Durga is worshiped across India. Wish you all a…

Gowri and Ganesha Festival Platters – Festival Food – Habbada Adige

Wish you all a very happy Gowri - Ganesha festival!  Shopping, mantapa decorations, and preparing delicious festival food mark the…

World Sparrow Day 2021

The year 2020 was difficult one for the Homo Sapiens.  A non-existent virus trapped people in their homes to reflect…

Happy Makara Sankranti 2021

Wish you all a very happy Boghi and Makara Sankranti. Kite flying is an integral part of celebrating Makara Sankranti. …

Happy Durga Pooja 2020

Tomorrow is Ashtami (8th day of Dasara / Navaratri) festival, Durga Pooja.  Happy Durga Pooja dear readers. 

Traditional Mysore Dishes Platter

Mysore is home to many traditional dishes.  When we went on a picnic to Karanji Lake in Mysore, one of…

Happy Onam 2020

Wish you all a very happy Onam, readers.  The houses in Kerala must be in a festive mood with Pookalam…

Rainy Season in India

It is rainy season in India.  The monsoon kept its time this time and arrived in the first week of…

Red Damselfly

A beautiful Red Damselfly resting on a plant. A beauty to behold! Also, there is a lot to learn from…

Happy Ugadi 2020

Wish the readers a very happy Ugadi and New Year. I wish and pray that you are all staying at…

Happy Durgashtami 2019

The 8th day of Dasara / Navaratri is Durgashtami.  This is a state festival of West Bengal.

Happy Saraswathi Pooja 2019

As children we were taught to chant Saraswathi shloka. I chant this to this day. Our elders always advised us…

H.H.Maharaja Krishna Raja Wodeyar IV and H.H. Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar

The photograph / paintings of H.H.Maharaja Krishna Raja Wodeyar IV and H.H. Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar.

Dasara Dolls – 2019

Doll arranging is so much part of celebrating Dasara in the Mysore region.  Thankfully the tradition is still continuing

Happy Onam 2019

Tomorrow is Tiru Onam and the celebrations include Pookalam / floral carpets, rituals, and Onam Sadya (sumptuous vegetarian meal). 

Washing Carrots in Kodaikanal

The carrots are washed with water using legs to remove the mud.  They are washed again and loaded into sacks. …

Farmer’s Best Friend

Bullocks are farmer's best friend in India.  They are tall and handsome with horns of varying length.  The farmer takes…