Sankranthi specials

Happy Sankrathi to all

Bhogi pallu celebrations was a good hit. I am very much surprised by own skills. I arranged all the things necessary for the ritual.Next day is Sankranthi festival which is the big festivel of the other two bhogi and kanuma. On this day a varieties of dished are prepared and people greet each other in the evening by giving til / nuvvuu.

I prepared so many dishes all alone on this occasion which i give credit myself. enough of my self dabba. But it is the first time we are celebrating this festival without parents/ inlaws.But i made it a point all should be done properly.
Sankrathi is also famous for rangolis. But this time i did not made any rangoli, asked to my servant to do the job.

I prepared the following items on this occasion



Aloo bajji



Chintapandu / Tamarind Pulihora



Payasam / Pongal



Aloo Curry

Bhogi specials

Bhogi is the first day of four-day Sankranthi festival in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Tamil people celebrate Bhogi as Bhogi Pongal. Bhogi Mantalu and Bhogi Pallu are the main ritual during Bhogi festival. In the early morning, people light a sacred bonfire called Bhogi Mantalu. Children dance around bhogi mantalu, singing songs in praise of the gods and the South Indian harvest festival.
On Bhogi day, women folk spray cow dung and water in front of house and draw rangoli (muggulu). On Muggu (rangoli), gobbemmalu are kept. Gobbemma is a cow dung ball, decorated with pasupu (turmeric), kumkum, and flowers.

Bhogi pallu is special ritiual to be performed in the evening. On this day children wear new dresses and They are given bhogi pallu , mixture of fruits like berries / regu pallu , sugarcane / cheruku gaddalu, rice with some coins are showered on the heads of children to protect them from evil forces. Aarti is given to the children and later tambulaluu to the muthaidulu / married women.


Bhogi pallu

Thambulalu

Happy New Year 2010

Happy and a Wonderful New Year 2009

Another year just passed by so fast.This New year we planned to stay at home and enjoy.Its chilling outside and we decided to celebrate at home.Krishna and I decorated a little bit with balloons and colored ribbons which turned to be hmmm not bad at all. We planned to have some music but since Aashrita was fast asleep we dropped the plan and stuck to the T.V. We got a Black Forest cake Yummmyyy.Naku chala istam Black Forest and Butter scotch. Had dinner at 9.30pm and Aashrita to the surprise gotup and joined us to celebrate. At the tick of 12.00 I and krishna greeted each other with new year wishes and ofcourse Aashu got lot of kisses from me. Aashu and I cut the cake and took few snaps.well Inti nuchi amma and attayya deggara nunchi calls vachai so wish chesi, finally at 1.00 ki padukunnamu.
Konni snaps upload chesanu so see it and enojoy!!!!!!!!!!!! bye for now

Night Out at Corner House

Today we suddenly decided to go out and have Masala Dosa which is my favourite.I and krishna had Dosa at Corner House(Dosa and chats special) at Marthahalli.Yummy!!! Dosa was delicious.Aashrita was enjoying in her stroller, kicking her legs and making funny sounds.I had Hot chocolate fudge after having dosa.It is so cold outside,but still ate icecream.We enjoyed a lot and I wore new kurthi bought at Cosmos Mall.