hindu festival
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Today is Guru Poornima or the Full Moon of The Teacher and I wish I could personally thank all the people in my life who taught me. I first heard of this tradition of honouring one’s guru when I got married all those years ago. My newly acquired grandmother-in-law asked me to teach her French Read more
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So it’s holiday time for Lord Vishnu yet again and as usual we will be celebrating this day by eating specially prepared “fast food”. Bayda, the bai has already kept the saboodana soaking overnight , roasted and pounded the peanuts and I look forward to some simply yummy saboodana khichadi today. This year His holiday is Read more
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A Living Calendar Bhaji Gully like many Indian Markets is a live calendar. Apart from the different vegetable and fruit that signal different seasons, I often find various objects that herald the celebration different Hindu festivals. For instance at around Ganpati time, the market is flooded with red hibiscus and Balsam flowers, Banana leaves and Read more
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