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Kusuma Dumpa @Kusumakrishna (1235) 4 Jan

Mid-Dec to mid-Jan hindus avoid mundane activities to ensure complete focus on God.we do many spiritual activities because elders said one day worship during this period is equaling 1000 years of worship.as a part of this, we did...

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devotional month

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On the day of Saraswati Puja lovely alpona is given with rice husk

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 14 Feb 24

On the day of Saraswati Puja houses are cleaned up. Then lovely alpona or rangoli is given on the floors with rice husk. Mud idols of Goddess Saraswati are brought. They are worshipped by Hindus all over the world. Flowers and...

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Laxmipuja is celebrated on the day of Diwali

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 12 Nov 23

Hindus all over the world celebrate Laxmipuja on the day of Diwali. Diwali is the festival of lights. Houses are cleaned. Colourful alpona or rangoli is given with rice husk and colours. Mud Diyas are lit. Idols of Goddess Laxmi...

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There is lovely alpona given on Kojagori Laxmipuja

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 28 Oct 23

On the day of Kojagori Laxmipuja, Hindus in India worship Goddess Laxmi, the Goddess of wealth. Idols of Goddess Laxmi are brought in the houses. Houses are cleaned. Lovely alpona with rice husk and rangoli are given in the...

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Today in Ganesh Puja in India.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 18 Sep 23

For Hindus in every part of the world there is Ganesh Puja. It is the puja offered to the Elephant God. Houses are cleaned up, and alpona and rangoli given. Flowers are fruits are offered to idols of Lord Ganesha. Puja is done and...

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Hindus offer puja to Lord Ganesha on Ganesh Chaturthi

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 29 Aug 22

Lord Ganesha the elephant God is worshipped by Hindus in India for 10 days. The Hindus clean up their houses. Then they give lovely alpona or rangoli with rice husk. For 10 days the idols of Lord Ganesha are offered fruits and...

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The rice husk decoration is a work of art continued for generations by Hindus.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 4 Nov 21

The rice husk decoration which in bengali called alpona and in other parts of India given with colours called alpona is a work of art. Hindus in majority of houses in India learn this art for generations. It makes the homes look...

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Brilliant rangoli and alpona with rice husk are given on Laxmipuja day.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 3 Nov 21

On the day of Deepawali numerous Hindus after cleaning their houses, putting new curtains, decorate the houses with rice husk which is called alpona and also give rangoli with some colours. The floors are decorated and cleanliness...

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Dealing with the huge piles...some evening exercise.

Arunima Singh @arunima25 (93194) • Bangalore, India 15 Oct 21

Good afternoon from this side of the planet. It's 4:33 PM here and I am a bit delayed for my afternoon nap. I will catch a short one as soon as I finish writing this post. I have not written any post in last two days...

piles of laundry

piles of notifications

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Waiting for flower delivery lady....

Arunima Singh @arunima25 (93194) • Bangalore, India 10 Mar 21

Good morning from this side of the planet. It's 9 AM here and I am waiting for the flower lady to deliver some flowers and belpatra( leaves of bhel plant). It's the festival of Mahashivratri and we have holiday today. My garden...

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Good morning Sunday

Arunima Singh @arunima25 (93194) • Bangalore, India 16 Jan 21

Good morning Sunday from this side of the planet It's 7:30 AM. I got up at 7 in the morning after a good 8 hours sleep. And I am feeling fresh and crisp I...

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Lazy relaxed mood....

Arunima Singh @arunima25 (93194) • Bangalore, India 18 Dec 20

Good morning Saturday from this side of planetIt's 7:15 AM here and I woke up well rested at 7 after a good sleep of 6 hours. It's a cloudy and cold morning. House is quiet. Husband and younger one...

saturday morning

lazy morning quiet house

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Finally some rest..... Finished rangoli

Arunima Singh @arunima25 (93194) • Bangalore, India 15 Nov 20

The grand festival is over and finally I get some rest. . As I promised to share the picture of my finished rangoli in my last post, here I do that. That's the design I finally did at my entrance. Made it very simple...

free sunday

sunday plans

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Broom and gold.... Festival of lights Diwali..

Arunima Singh @arunima25 (93194) • Bangalore, India 14 Nov 20

Good afternoon from this side of the planet. It's 3:30 afternoon here and I am taking a bit of rest. Most preparation done for the grand festival of light tonight. Wishing everyone a Happy Diwali. Light is a symbol...

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Good morning with Colourful Rangoli

Lavanya @Lavanya15 (12888) • Chennai, India 10 Aug 20

Hi friends, Good Morning all of you. Today we celebrate Sri Krishna Jayanthi. So due to this reason, I draw a colour full peacock Rangoli in front of my home. Hope all of you enjoyed it.

rangoli

colourful

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Today Rangoli design

Lavanya @Lavanya15 (12888) • Chennai, India 25 Jun 20

Hi friends, Good Morning all of you. As usual today also my day start with Rangoli. Some suggest to do colouring it, then it becomes more beautiful. I know but I don't have that's much time, so I don't go for in. Festival...

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today

morning

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Today Rangoli design

Lavanya @Lavanya15 (12888) • Chennai, India 24 Jun 20

Hi friends. Good morning all of you. Day by day hear positive cases increasing very fast. So we don't going out, stay completely in home. Today my day start with another Rangoli. This very simple design. Every day I draw in...

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My Day Start With: Rangoli

Lavanya @Lavanya15 (12888) • Chennai, India 23 Jun 20

Hi friends Good morning all of you. Hope all are safe in your home. Today my start start with Rangoli. This is our Indian culture. We do daily in front of my home. Nearly I spend 15 minutes for doing this. There is huge...

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On the day of Saraswati puja beautiful alpona is given in every Hindu house.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 29 Jan 20

Saraswati Puja is the worship of Goddess of Wisdom. Every year Hindus clean their houses and give alpona or rangoli with rice husk. Then the idols of Goddess Saraswati are worshipped with flowers and fruits.

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An Indian Christmas Decoration

ARM @responsiveme (22923) • India 15 Dec 18

The picture is of a Rangoli design done during a competition in my neighbourhood school today. In keeping with the Christmas theme, a group of children did this pattern and bagged the first prize. Rangoli is an art form that is...

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decoration

christmas

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