Raja Parba – Festival of Soil
Read about Odisha’s Raja Parba or Festival of Soil. A three day celebration of Mother Earth. Its assumed that she is menstruating in these three days.
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Debasnana Purnima
Today Bhagwan Jagannatha, Balarama and Subhadra will have their Debasnana in preparation for the Ratha Yatra on July 1. Beautiful tradition.
Puri Jagannath – Sthala Puran
Do read the amazing sthala puran (history of the place/temple) of Puri Jagannath Mandir compiled by Aparna Panda. Jai Jagannath.
The first “Utkal Lakshmi” saree
For Krishnan’s birthday, he bought a gadget for himself but I wore a new saree :), each of us gifting ourselves what we love. This saree was bought from my favourite online store – Kalpavastram. Lakshmi had posted these sarees a couple of times earlier and I missed buying them every time. This time too, … Read more