Makar Shankranti, 'The Harvest Festival'.

Happy Harvest Festival to everyone

I have taken this photo soon after finishing my puja for the day. Since today is Makar Shankranti, I spent little more time than usual. Normally, it is a great occassion in most of the parts of India, but you really can get any vibes, if you are staying outside of India and that to in Swiss.

The puja thali and all other accessories like the bell, diya, dhup dani, kalash etc. have been given to me by my mother (we three call her Maa) during my marriage. It is a custom in the coastal belt of Orissa, wherein a mother gives 'Laxminarayan' and a set of all puja accessories to the daughter as a symbol of married hood. Normally, all married woman only do Laxminarayan Brat in orissa. My personal favourite is the kalash with the coconut which I picked from one of the shops located inside 'The Famous Baladevjiu Temple' premises.

I had grown up all those years as a part of all such great festivals and now hardly able to see many of them here, except some very known like Navaratri, Durgastami and very occassionaly Holi. Moreover, with the rapid modernization of our society, we hardly remember and understand the ethics behind all such festivals and coustoms. But nevermind, let us just assume, Aall is well...
Keep the faith..
Shree

Let's Talk Yummy!!

Spring rolls, A Sunday's 'Eye Candy'

I prepared these spicy and colourful spring rolls on last Sunday evening to bit the ever going snow fall in Geneva and to make everything look little colourful than all white!! Of course, I like snow fall but this time all is little more..

The other day I was reading about the world's healthiest foods, reasons?? well, obviously every body wants to look good at the end of the day. So, the journey continues 24/7 and all we hunt for something really magical and zooooom....Pretty woman!!
So to be very honest I am not here to discuss all those healthy stuffs, moreover there are thousands of websites, blogs and TV- shows for that. But the one thing which I could certainly mention is that we do try hard to maintain a strict diet plan until one day it just evaporates at the sight of some yummy, colourful, spicy, mouth watering..etc. etc.(I can really go on talking nice ) junk foods and after all those strong promises, we do love to eat such types of food at times. However, there is no harm until and unless we know the limit. So we had a great time eating those spring rolls and I will go on cooking these kind of stuffs, being a typical Indian. But just because I got to know something new and would like to share:

• Include Winter squash as part of your everyday diet, if possible, you can really get them easily these days. Winter Squash is one of the richest sources of plant based anti-inflammatory nutrients such as omega-3s and beta-carotene, which are important for a strong immune system to help protect against colds and flu.
• You can also include Mushrooms which contain Vitamin-D since we are hardly able to see sun light in Swiss especially in winter.

I believe it will help all my vegan friends.
Until next,
Keep the faith..
Shree 

An Immature Shree...

This is a famous composition of Shri Goswami Tulsidas. I have heard the original by Lataji which is a master piece. I had sung this as an ingruatory piece in a programme at a very short notice and with an all time friend of mine?? My Tanpura. The recording is not up to mark. Next time, I will try to sing it properly so that all the murkians will come properly. I hope u like it. However, I always welcome comments, good or bad...doesn't matter.
Till next,
Keep the faith..
Shree

Tomorrow is Saturday!!

Good morning!!
I'm back and probably, a little very early in the morning. Come on! still there is time to go to the bed. Let's talk for Saturdays and Sundays!! Hmmmm.......Eating something really fancy and exotic, watching ur kinda movie and sleeping late... after all, what are weekends for? So, for the time being when I am in front of my system we can really be closure. Since I was busy in the whole morning today, more correctly, yesterday, so I thought of posting latter in the evening, but then Kirti surprised me when I went to open the door expecting my dear husband rather. She came with some cakes and chocolates and I was wondering at my sharp memory and that she has her birthday today..Kirti?? Well, she is a very small girl and daughter of a dear friend. So here I am posting late in the night. Now the moment of truth...I have been working on my blog and as soon as everything gets little perfect, I will sit on writing something about myself, my passion for music and so many different things which I like to do....For the moment enjoy the beauty and Keep the faith.

Jaya Jagannath Swami, Nayan Pathagami Bhaba Tume..

The Pride of Orissa and all Oriyas....Bada Thakura

A Very Happy & Happening New Year To All of U!!

Hi All!!
A very warm welcome to all of u who visit my blog. I ve just started my blog and I am really excited about it.Though I would like to write something very special in my first posting but nothing comes into my mind at this point of time; May be 'coz I really got over excited and confused. I don't know whether it happens to everybody,so the best thing I could do is to start my blog as I start my day with something melodious.This song is an all time favourite and close to my heart. I can go on waking upto this number every morning. Until the next posting,
Keep the faith..
Shree