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  • Kites and Kattle… Siriusly!

    Kites and Kattle… Siriusly!

    Cele

  • Yellu-Amavasya

    In the Indian mythology Dhanurmasa is when the Mahabharata war was fought. Through Dhanurmasa, Dhanurmasa vrta and katyanani vrta other things are done. The associated New Moon of the month of Marghashira is called as ‘Yellamavasya” or the New Moon of the sesame. This comes from an agrarian understanding that sesame not only enhances metabolism…

  • Yellamvasya

    Yellamvasya

    New Moon is an powerful natural event for new beginings.

  • Saddula Bathukamma

    Saddula Bathukamma

    https://parwatisingari.wordpress.com/2015/10/19/bathukammadurgashtami/ The ninth day of Bathukamma is also the last day of the festival and is called Saddula Bathukamma.  On this day the Bathukamma is immersed into the water. Conical creations of cow dung decorated with flowers is the Bathukamma, this is a folk art. The immersion is done with great devotion, accompanied by rhythmic…