Ugadi - Kannada new year celebrations - Pittsburgh, San Diego, Greenville, Washington DC, New England, Boston, Austin, Chicago

Ugadi marks the new year for Kannada people all around the world. Kannada people observe Ugadi by - buying new clothes, Neem flower and leaf "bevu bella" preparation, oil bath and Ugadi Panchanga Sravana. Here are some of the Yugadhi special recipes for Karnataka Dishes. Besides, you can attend the Ugadi celebrations at the local Kannada Koota too. Below are some of the listings:Sangama of Pittsburgh...

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Ugadi - Kannada new year celebrations - Pittsburgh, San Diego, Greenville, Washington DC, New England, Boston, Austin, Chicago

Ugadi marks the new year for Kannada people all around the world. Kannada people observe Ugadi by - buying new clothes, Neem flower and leaf "bevu bella" preparation, oil bath and Ugadi Panchanga Sravana. Here are some of the Yugadhi special recipes for Karnataka Dishes. Besides, you can attend the Ugadi celebrations at the local Kannada Koota too. Below are some of the listings:Sangama of Pittsburgh...

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Maha Shivaratri - Rudra abhisheka - pooja process

Maha Shivratri or Maha Sivaratri or Shivaratri or Sivaratri (Night of Shiva or "Great Night of Shiva") is a Hindu festival celebrated every year on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha (waning moon) of the month of Maagha (as per Shalivahana) or Phalguna (as per Vikrama) in the "Hindu Calendar"...

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Ugadi or Yugadi - Kannada and Telugu new year

Yugadi or Ugadi (ugadhi) falls on Chaitra Shudhdha Paadyami or the first day of the bright half of the Hindu month of Chaitra. This generally falls in the months of March or April of the Gregorian calendar. While the people of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh use the term Ugadi for this festival, the people of Maharashtra term the same festival, observed on the same day, Gudi Padwa. Sindhis, people from...

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Pongal recipes - sweet or khara - sakkarai or ven or chakkara

Want recipes to cook for Makara Sankranthi or Pongal? here are some of the delicious Pongal recipes - sakkarai or ven or chakkara or khara or sakkara.Pongal Recipe (khara) for pongal valthukkalKhara spicy pongal - kannada stylePongal khara recipe Sakkarai Pongal (sweet) - south Indian styleSweet Pongal dish - Tamil styleSweet dish recipe for Makara SankranthiTamilnadu style Pongal recipeVen Pongal...

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Celebrate "Ugadhi or Ugadi or Kannada/Telugu new year"

Yugadi or Ugadi (ugadhi) falls on Chaitra Shudhdha Paadyami or the first day of the bright half of the Hindu month of Chaitra maasa. Kannada people observe Ugadi by - buying new clothes, Neem flower and leaf pachadi preparation, oil bath and Ugadi Panchanga Sravana. People call each other to wish and greet "Indian New year" on Ugadi Kannada or new year wishes/greetings in Telugu.Ugadi Puja The eldest...

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Kannada and Telugu New Year - Ugadi Recipes, dishes

Ugadi is a big festival (marks new year) in Karnataka and Andhrapradesh. People make delicious "obbattu" or "holige" or "bobbattlu" or "puran poli" and many other delicious dishes on this day. Here are ways to spice up your Ugadi day celebrations:Preparing "bevu bella" for Ugadi "sihi kahi"Ugadi special obbattu - BeLe hoornada holige - Kannada StyleSpicy dish for Yugadi - Ambode - Southern spiceKarnataka...

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Makara Sankranthi or Pongal festival - greetings, SMS, text messages

Sankranthi, or Sankranti, is a festival that signifies the beginning of the harvest season for the farmers of Indian Sub-Continent. Makara Sankranti has special geo-agri-economical significance to people of Indian Sub-Continent. Makara Sankaranti is about transition of Sun into Capricorn on its celestial path.(Sankarnti being Sanskrit for transition ). This is significant considering Winter Solstice...

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Hindu Festivals, Indian Holidays and calendar 2009

Hindu Festivals 2009 Makar Sakranti Wednesday 14-01-2009 Vasant Panchami Saturday 31-01-2009 Maha Shivaratri ...

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