A what-to-do list for Navaratri if you are in Kochi

[ad_1] The idol of goddess Durga at the Keral Banga Samskriti Sangha’s (KBSS) Sarvajanin Durgotsav | Photo Credit: RK Nithin There is more to Navaratri than fasting, feasting, and prayer… it is also about celebration, camaraderie and cheer. Here is a list of things to do in the city during the penultimate days of the […]

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Festive flavours of Sankranti in Andhra Pradesh

[ad_1] Traditional Andhra sweet Kajjikayalu displayed at a sweet shop on the occasion of Sankranti festival in Visakhapatnam | Photo Credit: V Raju The city is soaked in the colours of Sankranti. The festival is all about being thankful to Nature for the season’s bounty. Every household has a unique style of celebrating the festival. […]

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One Last mithai: How to Recover from the Festive Hangover?

[ad_1] Learnings from the festive season and mistakes to repeat next year. 1. Feasting: Cows have four compartments in their stomachs. Humans, even more. An extra compartment for mithai (sweets), for example. At each house you visit during the festival season, no matter how full you already are, there’s always space for ‘You must try […]

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Heirloom mithai with a modern twist for Deepavali 2022

[ad_1] Shaped by two years of lockdown-fuelled online shopping, a surge of mithai boutiques offer hand-crafted, modern interpretations of heirloom recipes Shaped by two years of lockdown-fuelled online shopping, a surge of mithai boutiques offer hand-crafted, modern interpretations of heirloom recipes Hatti & Giraffe A few months before the pandemic hit, Shrikar Bhave, an architect, […]

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