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Why, oh why, are we so lackadaisical when it comes to celebrating our national holidays? Our festivals are over-celebrated, and for our national holidays, we are ‘okay’ with winding up the festivities after a solemn flag-hoisting ceremony, maybe sometimes watch the parades on television. Let’s change this! Here are some […]
Happy Onam to all our readers! Come August, and it is the beginning of back-to-back festivities in India. I had promised to post about Pookalams or flower rangolis in my last rangoli post. There can’t be a better occasion than Onam to post them; Pookalams are designs or rangolis created […]
Come festive season and I am flooded with memories of my childhood where the entire street would get decked up with festive decorations and each house had a rangoli in front of its gate competing with its neighbors. Parallel lines are used in this rangoli Here, in South India, […]
As promised in this blog post on how to decorate your home in the Indian style, here is a handy guide to creating a Rangoli in your home. Rangolis are often referred to as Painted Prayers. They are traditionally linked to a religious event such as a puja in India, […]
I hope you enjoyed the rangoli post. Now, if you are planning on having an Indian-themed party, try incorporating an Aarthi welcome for your guests. Pic courtesy Sandeep The Aarthi is the traditional Indian welcome extended to guests. It is a very simple gesture, but can make any guest […]
