Today is Gamha Purnima or Shravan Purnima. The day marks the birth of Lord Balarama (Balabhadra), hence is also called Balarama Jayanti. In Orissa it is a day of cattle-worship as lord Balabhadra is considered to be the lord of cattle. A celebratory...
Samba was the son of Lord Krishna and the bear princess Jambavati (the daughter of the bear king Jambavan of the Ramayana ). The Padma Purana tells the story of Samba, who looked exactly like his father. Taking advantage of this resemblance, he...
“aa kaa maa boi – paana gua thoi – paana gua tora – maasaka dharama mora”. The glory of Odisha’s (erstwhile Kalinga’s) maritime heritage is commemorated by the “Boita Bandana” ritual on Kartika Purnima. “Boita Bandana” literally means...
The 11th century Brahmeshwara temple in Bhubaneswar is a milestone in the temple architecture of Orissa. It was built in 1061 by Queen Kolavati who was the mother of the Somavamsi king. An inscription at the temple which is now believed to have been...
PALANGA BESARA: A good add to the thursday dinner menu … will taste great with rice, ghee and green chillies as also with parathas and rotis!!! Ingredients: Palak (spinach) – 500gms. (washed thorughly and finely sliced) Potato –...
JEERA (Cumin) (Cuminum cyminum) Family: Umbelliferae Sanskrit name: Jiraka Hindi name: Jeera Grind cumin seeds very fine. Add a drop of clarified butter and a pinch or sea salt. Grind fine again. Wet and apply for scorpion stings. ~ Treatise of...
EASY PANEER MAKHANI: Home made and no onion no garlic puja special! Ingredients: Paneer : 200 gm Tomatoes (ripe and red color) : 4 large Butter (melted): 1/2 cup Cream : 3/4 cup Ginger paste : 2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder : 2 tsp Garam masala...
AMLA: Embelic Myrubalan (Emblica officinalis) Family: Euphorbiaceae Sanskrit name: Amlaki Hindi name: Amla The chebulic myrobalan for resistance to disease, the embelic myrobalan for its tonic value. ~ Treatise of Charaka (1st century A.D.) The...
Cupertinois a suburban city in Santa Clara County, California, U.S., directly west of San Jose on the western edge of the Santa Clara Valley with portions extending into the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The population was 58,302 at the...
Sometimes, a fish out of water doesn’t feel like a fish out of water — at least if it’s a Pacific leaping blenny. For the first time, scientists have closely studied the land-dwelling fish, which hops about the rocky coastlines of...
