Agamani. Several mythological legends underlie the Durga Puja festival. One of these is the legend that every year during the Navaratri, Goddess Uma, who is identified with Parvati the divine consort of Shiva, comes to the home of her parents...
Mutton – 1 kg. Whole dry red chillies deseeded – 20 nos. Onions – 6 large thinly sliced Garlic paste – 2 tsps. Curd – 1 cup, beaten. Elaichi (big) – 8 nos. Dalchini – 8 sticks. Bay leaves – 3 nos...
You mesmerised, you captivated and you endlessly charmed. Your voice was the most steadfast companion through days and nights in the growing up years – you had a song for every sigh and pang of love and romance, you breathed meaning into the...
MACHHA BESARA … the non-veg option today!!!! Hot gobindo bhog rice, ghee and this dish is the complete menu!!! No frills no add-ons required!!!! Ingredients: – 500 gms Fish ( rohu, tilapia, hilsa ) cut into medium size pieces – 100...
The plant originally comes from South America, where its growth is limited by insects. The plant travelled to Australia, probably by ship in contaminated wheat, where it was fought with pesticides. The problem then took over to India and Africa. In...
Botanical Name : Abrus Precatorius English Name : Rosary pea Hindi Name : Gunja, Chirmitti Sanskrit Name : Gunja This small climbing vine is native to India and it is found in almost every part of the country. It is also found in other countries...
When a thursday coincides with a dashami tithi in the shukla paksha, the ritual of Sudasha vrata is observed by married women in Orissa. This ritual propitiates goddess Lakshmi the goddess of wealth, for granting prosperity and well-being to all...
As the Ratha Yatra festival is centred around the Rath (chariot) journey of Lord Jagannath and his siblings, it is referred to as the ‘Rath aYatra’.. It is a nine-day annual journey of the Gods, hence it is also called the...
A group of working adults got together to visit their University lecturer. The lecturer was happy to see them. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. The lecturer just smiled and went to the kitchen to get water for...
SONARI: (Indian Laburnum) (Cassia fistula) Family: Caesalpiniaceae Sanskrit name: Aragvadha Hindi name: Amaltas One of India’s loveliest flowering trees, the indigenous Indian laburnum is thought to be the most beautiful of all the laburnums, its...
