Lifestyle is punctuated by samskaras (rituals)—from a baby's first feeding of rice to the solemn shraddha for ancestors. Even a mundane act like drawing a rangoli (colored powder art) at the doorstep each morning is a daily ritual of welcome and auspiciousness.
That evening, as the vallam kali (snake boat race) echoed from the backwaters, Meera’s family sat on the veranda. The men sang a vanchipattu (boat song). The women hummed along. Ravi fell asleep with his head on Ammumma’s lap. vegetarian thalis of Gujarat and Rajasthan.
From the mustard-oil-infused fish delicacies of Bengal to the vibrant, vegetarian thalis of Gujarat and Rajasthan. vegetarian thalis of Gujarat and Rajasthan.