This year, we celebrated Varalakshmi Vratam on 5th August 2022. I was happy with how peacefully we completed the pooja. Our day started early (well, early for me!). I made 9 types of prasadalu. It took me 2 and half…
Category: Festivals
This is the first time I have offered the Saare to Pochamma thalli. The Saare is usually offered during Bonalu festival. And I have done a lot of research just to ensure I have all the things that have to…
I almost did not post this article for the risk for posting back to back rangolis. But it is Sankranti weekend and this the most fitting post! After New Year’s rangoli experience of sitting in cold winter mornings making rangolis…
Festival of flowers is here! As always, I am very excited when we celebrate Bathukamma!! Being born and raised in the city I did not know how to make the flower tower as perfectly as most people in villages. I…
A common prasadham served to goddess Lakshmi and to lord Shiva. This recipe will be useful to people who perform pooja to goddess Lakshmi on regular basis. A recipe passed down by my eldest sister. Over a period of time,…
I have taken this pet project to kill my time on weekends. However, it was not supposed to take four weekends. Never thought I would pull this off in my first attempt. Although the pictures show my mistakes and errors,…
Small pleasures in random things. I take pride in making the best rangolis and wanted to put these pictures up for a long time now. Somehow words failed me this time. Then I realized, you don’t always need words to…
The festival season is right around the corner. And I am sure all the ladies would be looking for inspirations in Pinterest for the ethic wear right about now. We south Indians, always have closet full of pattu langas and…
There is no better time to get your inspirations for Diwali Rangoli like right now. Even though the festival is a good month away. Better planning leads us to prepare better for the festivities. Here are some of the colorful…