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May this festive season bring fresh beginnings, joyful moments and new opportunities for growth in every journey you begin. . . .

ପବିତ୍ର ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠ ଅମାବାସ୍ୟା ଏବଂ ସାବିତ୍ରୀ ବ୍ରତ ଉପଲକ୍ଷେ ପାରାଦୀପ ବନ୍ଦର ପ୍ରାଧିକରଣ ତରଫରୁ ହାର୍ଦ୍ଦିକ ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା ଓ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ

HAPPY RAJO & SNANAPURNIMA TO ALL.. JAY JAGANNATH Odisha is celebrating its most zestful festival, RAJO. This is the festival of womanhood, feritility, prosperity, and  harvesting. Laxmi Mata the Goddess of prosperity and  mother earth  the height of enduring fertility is worship. It is believed Mata Basumati and Mata Laxmi menstruate for 3 days. Firstday or PAHILI RAJA, it is the puja of Mata Laxmi. The girls get ready with new clothes, alta, shinngar, bindi, flowers, paan and indulge with games,  and swings. Variety of dishes like poda ( pitha ) is made and exchanged with near & dear ones. Girls and ladies are restrained from work and walking bare foot one earth as it is resting period for Basumati. Cutting, griding, ploughing all stopped not to hurt  this earth. How ceremonially the earth is being saved !!!! How ceremonially the women is respected!!! How respectfully the menstruation is regarded !!! Second day is Sankrant , celebatred with same fun and frolic. In the last day Mata Laxmi has a ceremonial bath with Ganga jal, Chandan, haldi  called Thakurani Buda or Bhudaha means cooling of  earth. Wish this fest will bring happier & prosper days ahead. WA -7008458388 © Sunita'sCreations all rights reserved. #happyraja #Jayjagannath #odishaparba2022 #odiaculture #odiatraditions #snanapurnima #pattachitra #handpainted #handcrafted #loveforhandloom #odishatourismofficial #incredibleodisha #Indianfashion #ethnicwear #handpaintedaparel #silksaree #pattachitrasaree #sixyardsofelegance #magicofsaree #sunitascreations #vocalforlocal #aatmanirbharbharat #sareedraping #womanhood #menstruation #menstruationmatters #discoverodisha #coloursofindia #odishadiaries #namitaagarwalofficial (at Bhubaneswar, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cexa5IaPmZP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

INTERNATIONAL PAKHALA DIVAS CELEBRATIONS with Family On 20th March, we celebrate World Pakhala Divas, a trend which was created few years back on twitter giving it the recognition it very much needed. Sunday was International Pakhala Divas, and my kitchen was very very busy cooking up a storm for the special occasion.. Made around 15vegetarian and 5 non vegetarian dishes in total.. kinda over did I think but it was fun. At the end I was very very tired but so so happy and felt a sense of achievement.. Couldn’t have done this without my super talented Maa @saudaminijagaty and my hard working team @alok93sahoo, @debendra.raj.754, @nanigopalgayen, @anil6157yadav and Phula Mausi. So here’s the spread. Chhunka dahi pakhala Chunka Torani Saga kharada Cheki pariba bhaja Gota Kalara bhaja Chhuin alu besara Butadali Pakudi Nadia bara Amba chatuni Baigana poda Tomato poda pagaw Badichura Aloo chakata Chenachur Pampad Kakudi, piaja, kanchalanka & lembu Desserts: Suji Kakara Pitha Magaza Ladu Machhaw Masala Bhaja Chuna Machhaw Khatta Mitha Chadchadi Chingudi Machhaw Chhecha Sukhua Batibasa Bihana Bara P.C. @goodvibeswith_ipsita #pakhaladibasa #odiacuisine #odiafood #odiaculture (at RBD Stillwaters) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbZfkb4v_2w/?utm_medium=tumblr

JHUNA DHUPA AARTI Jhuna Dhupa Aarti is an integral part of any puja in Odisha, rather I would say mostly eastern part of India. This particular picture is Aarti offered during GajaLakshmi Puja. Traditionally it’s made of earthenware and has flared shape with a handle, so it’s easy to hold. It’s lit by burning a karpura below the coconut husk on which the Jhuna is sprinkled also known as Indian Frankincense. It’s an everyday ritual in my home during the evening Aarti. Blowing the Shankh, beating the Balakati ghanta (traditional flat Kansa bell), chanting the Aarti with Deep and Jhuna dhupa is a very common concept of any Odia household. The significance of Jhuna Dhupa are many, most popular is pushing away the negativity around you, the soothing impact heals our body and mind. One other significance is the sense of sacrifice, the virtue of sacrifice of oneself for the good of society, as it burns and turns into ashes and what’s left behind is the sweet smell. #jhunadhupa #odiaculture #odiatradition #odiapuja #odishagram #odishatales (at HSR Layout) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHBaIhyFIXC/?igshid=4nc1ji211hje