Wish readers a very happy Christmas and happy holidays! … [Read more...]
Happy Deepavali 2023 – Diwali – Festival of lights
During Deepavali also known as Diwali varieties of sweets and savories are prepared along with festival food. Lamps are lit and houses are decorated with Rangoli and flowers. … [Read more...]
Happy Vijayadashami – Veeragase Folk Dance of Karnataka – Guggla
Veeragase is a folk dance of Karnataka where the participants wear grand makeup, headgear, and costumes and dance to folk music composed on Hindu mythology. The dance movements are intense with … [Read more...]
Happy Durga Pooja 2023 – Durgashtami
Tomorrow is Ashtami (8th day of Dasara / Navaratri) festival, Durga Pooja. Happy Durga Pooja dear readers. In West Bengal Durga Pooja pendals are set up all over the state and is celebrated with … [Read more...]
Saraswathi Pooja 2023
Today is Saraswathi Pooja celebrated during Dasara. Goddess Saraswathi, the god of vidya/education is worshipped by one and all with great devotion. The above Saraswathi idol is installed in Javare … [Read more...]
Mysore style home in Nazarbad – Mysore – Mysuru
Mysooreans are celebrating Vijayadashami today ending the 9 day Dasara celebrations, with the grand Dasara Procession and Torch light Parade. This is a … [Read more...]
Dasara Gombe – Dolls Arrangement 2023
The best part of Navratri / Dushehra / Dasara celebrations in Mysuru was visiting neighbour's homes for the Gombe Arathi (doll arrangement / Golu) and enjoying the traditional and delicious sweets and … [Read more...]
Happy Krishna Janmashtami 2023
Happy Gokulashtami also known as Krishna Janmashtami!!! This type of Gopalakrishna statues were common in the Mysuru style of architecture. This particular one was our home few decades back and … [Read more...]
Happy Onam 2023
Wish you all a very happy Onam, dear readers. People of Kerala across the globe are in the midst of celebrating Onam and tomorrow is the grand finale! Pookalam and Onam Sadya with … [Read more...]
77th Indian Independence Day – Silver British India Coin
Happy Independence Day to you all! The coins of the pre-independence era reminds us of the British rule in India. Now, these are part of our history and the pride of seeing the Ashoka … [Read more...]
India loves to pose – 55
India loves to pose series contains random pictures of people in different moods and gears captured during a moment in their story. I believe that behind every face lies a story. A happy fisherman … [Read more...]
Sorghum Harvest – Jowar Harvest
Harvest time is a wonderful time with carts loading with Harvested grains ramble on the village roads rising the dust. A bullock cart ready to be loaded with harvest Jowar / Sorghum. … [Read more...]
Happy Ugadi 2023
I wish you all a very happy Ugadi and Hindu New Year. This year it is the Shobhakrit Nama Samvatsara. Let everything be shobha (grace) to everyone! Habbada Adige (festive food) plays a very … [Read more...]
World Sparrow Day 2023
World sparrow day is celebrated on 20th March every year. Let us do our bit to welcome home the Sparrows. … [Read more...]
Gilli Danda Game – Gilli Dandu Aata
In India Children play the Gilli Dandu game on the streets and I have played this game few times too. This kid was engrossed in playing the game in front of the Hosaholalu temple. The players … [Read more...]
Happy New Year 2023
Wish you all a very happy and prosperous New Year! … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas 2022 – Happy Holidays
Wish you all a Merry Christmas and happy holidays! … [Read more...]
India loves to pose – 54
India loves to pose series contains random pictures of people in different moods and gears captured during a moment in their story. I believe that behind every face lies a story. Brother taking her … [Read more...]
Dasara Gombe – Dolls Arrangement 2022
Doll arranging is so much part of celebrating Dasara in the Mysore region. Thankfully the tradition is still continuing and people are arranging the dolls getting inspired from the day … [Read more...]
Happy Dasara 2022 – Saptha Mathrika Sculpture
Today is the commencement of the Dasara festival, which will end in a grand manner on 5th Oct 2022. All over India, the festival is celebrated in different ways. Pooja (rituals), festive … [Read more...]
