Jai Ambe Gauri maiya, jaa Shyama Gauri Nishdin tumko dhyavat, Hari Brahma Shivji, Jai Ambe....
Mang sindur birajat, tiko mrigmadko, ujjvalse dou naina, chandravadan niko, Jai Ambe....
Kanak saman kalevar, raktambar raje, Raktapushp galmala, kanthhar saje, Jai Ambe....
Kehari vahan rajat, khadg khappar dhari sur nar munijan sevat, tinke dukhahari, Jai Ambe....
Kanan kundal shobhit, nasagre moti Kotik chandra divakar, samrajat jyoti, Jai Ambe....
Shumbh- nishumbh vidare, MahishaSur ghatia Dhumra-vilochan naina, nishdin madmati Jai Ambe....
Brahmani, Rudrani tum Kamala Rani, Agam-nigam bakhani. turn Shiv patrani, Jai Ambe....
Chaunsath yogini gavat, nritya karat Bhairon, Bajat tab mridanga, aur bajat damru, Jai Ambe...
Tum ho jag ki mata, tum hi ho bharta, Bhaktan ki dukh harta, sukh sampati karta, Jai Ambe....
Bhuja char ati shobhit, var mudra dhari, Manvanchhit phal pavat, sevat nar nari, Jai Ambe....
Kanchan thal virajat, agaru kapur bati Malketu men rajat, kotiratan jyoti, Jai Ambe....
The mode and the fervor of this festival vary by a great deal across the Southasian subcontinent. Some celebrate it as Navaratri, some as Vijaya-Dasami, and some as Dussehra,in worship of Goddess Durga or celebrating Rama's victory over Ravana. The celebrations vary from a day to 9 days (for Navratri).
Mythology
According to Hindu mythology, a very powerful Asura-demon king Mahishasuran prayed to the almighty and asked for a boon- that his death should be at the hands of a woman and by no other human being or any form of living-being.
On being granted his wish.he started inflicting on all human beings on the earth.He considered himself to be immortal as he thought it was impossible for a woman or any female being to be powerful enough to kill him. When his cruelty became unbearable,people prayed to Sakthi,the consort of Lord Shiva to save them from the demon and provide them with salvation.Sakthi then took the form of Durga and slayed the demon.
The fight between Durga and Mahishasuran lasted for 9 days and nights. And these 9 days are celebrated as navarathri. The Goddess is worshipped during these 9 days and nights. Goddess Durga is considered as the personification of courage,strength,and power.
A very popular sloka on Goddess Durga
Ayigiri Nandhini Nandhitha Medhini
Viswa Vinodhini Nandhanuthe
Girivara Vindhya Sirodhini Vasini
Vishnu Vilasini Jishnunuthe
Baghavathy He Sithi Kantha Kutumbhini
Boori Kutumbhini Boorikruthe
Jaya Jaya He Mahishasura Mardhini
Ramyaka Bardhini Sailasuthe.
My humble offerings to Durga Maa...
It was a nice Dussehra for us this year ....spent our time with friends,watched a movie together,ate together.....had fun......I made Mango Pulihora,Pesara vadas,Ginger Chutney,Pappu Charu,Guthi Vankaya Koora,Kesar rolls,Amrit Pedas.......Now let me not talk a lot today....I will leave it for the pictures to explain.......Happy Dussehra to all of you dearies :-) Hope u had a great time too :-) I will update the recipes later...I hastily took snaps of my neivedyam.....donno how the snaps are...Its upto u to tell :-)
Janthikalu
A Fresh batch of Kesar Rolls
For the recipe of these Kesar Rolls,Look here.I got a lot of compliments for these Kesar rolls and Amrit pedas (Pic in the end)....My guests suggested me to open a sweetmeats shop :-))
Do u see the fresh batch of Kesar Rolls and Amrit Pedas..?
For the recipe of these Kesar Rolls and Amrit Pedas ,look here.
My Fantastic Four Meme
I was tagged for this meme by the one and only 'thoda spicy thoda mirchi'........Bharathy, a sweetheart friend of mine (I shud have mentioned this first dears....) and a proud owner of the domain 'spicychilly.blogspot.com'. I love these memes....It just allows us to know more about the person and feel connected. I enjoy reading all my fellow bloggers meme' because I get to know them more .So, here are some tidbits abt me :
4 Places I have lived
- Washington DC (After marriage)
- Hyderabad,India (This is the place I was born and brought up)
- Trichy (For my Masters in Mechanical Engineering,REC Trichy)
- Trivandrum (For my first job)
4 Jobs I have had
- 'Space Scientist' . Was a scientist in Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) .Worked in the largest unit of ISRO in Trivandrum i.e. 'Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)'.This is one milestone in my life....
- 'Structural Analyst'. After ISRO,I shifted to Pune,India and worked there for Cummins Research (A pure R&D section of Cummins Inc.,)
- Presently am a home-maker partly.....I said partly because I am doing my MBA here at the University of Maryland,College Park. Planning to start my job too shortly.
- Sorry....There is none to think of :-)))))
- Orlando,Florida
- Myrtle Beach,South Carolina
- Kodaikanal,India
- Tirupathi,India
- Pulihora made by my mom (Tamarind rice)
- Guthi Vankaya curry (Stuffed Eggplant curry)
- Gulab Jamun
- Any fruit except Watermelon
- Hyderabad, My hometown with my mom & dad
- Pune,I loved this place,fully vibrant and happening one....
- Trichy....the Vinayaka temple on top of the mountain just acts as a magnet to me :-)
- Am happy where I am i.e. Washington DC
68 comments:
Happy Navratri to you too, Sirisha! The food is awesome and your meme was very interesting...It was really nice getting to know you...
Another holiday I didn't know about! Thanks for all the information, the food looks beautiful as well. Interesting meme.
Dear Ms.Scientist, hehe..:).. bhale ga unnayi anni vantakalu Sirisha; all of them are so delish.. Happy Dussehra to u n ur family. Just now returned from Smokies.. had lots of fun.. will post later.. cya.. :D
and also glad to know so much abt u from ur 'fantastic four' meme dear..:)
Hey Siri,
Lovely array of pics dear...an interesting Meme as well...Belated Dasara Subhakankshalu
Sirisha... what a spread!!! Yummm.. anni chala baagunnayi!!
And a nice Meme.... :)
Hi Sirisha! Dasara Subhakankshalu. It's very nice to read your Memes.
Great post and great MeMe!! You are a accomplished girl.Good luck with your studies and getting a great job!:))
You cooked up a feast! YUM!
vijayadashami greetings to u and ur family:) what a feast u have here girl....
Happy Navrathri, dear scientist..:)
interesting meme and a very very nice spread..hey, you forgot to invite me?
kikiki...nannenaa...last daaka chadivithega edanna nenu :P...weekend logaa raasthanu..
Sirisha... lovely post. What a lovely spread of goodies. Happy Navarati to you!! You've been real busy haven't you?
Loved reading your meme. You are right, it does enable us to get to know the others. You were in ISRO-TVM? I used to visit there every year atleast since I have 3 uncles who worked there (they all just recently retired). I used to always dream about working in ISRO as a kid. :)
You cooked all of that - :O - :faint:
Nice MeMe..
Really u r lucky and a proud person that u worked as a scientist in ISRO...
I too did my diploma in trichy ...MAlaikottai is my favourite spot,which i had a chance to see daily...
Wow that is what i call a feast plate.
Oh myyy!!! you made so many dishes!!! hope you had a great time :)
Shn
hell no! you made all this..you are rockin girl..and love ur meme...hyd u say..i am from there too :)..and thnks for tagging me..will come up with some bakwaas soon....
Wow! so many delicious dishes for Navaratri. It is nice to know more about you.
Simply Wonderful! The AArti, the food , the pics and your meme! was a great treat! you were a scientist in ISRO! awesome!
The food looks great and nice meme!!
Wow!!! looks like we have a treat here. Please pass on some here too.
Enjoyed all of them.
Wow! What a fabulous spread, Sirisha!You have been very busy.
Good to know you a little better thro' ur meme.
Thanks for tagging me. I must tell u that I'm very bad with these memes. I've been tagged for two of these earlier too... never got around to doing it so far. I will get around to doing all of them eventually, I hope.;-)
Happy Dassera to you and your family.
Hope you had a fine Navarathrr,Sirisha..
How nice to know more abt you..Nice to note that you are soo much associted with T.N and Kerala!!:)..
I am soo proud of you when I learnt abt the jobs you had gone thru..Good luck for your MBA course :)
Goddess Durga must have showered all her divine blessings to you Sirisha..after having your awesome treat..
Really amazing to see you made all these!!!!
WoW! What a beautiful spread for the Devi!
and thank you for sharing the Devi Stotra!
Chandrika : This is ur first visit to my blog....A warm welcome dear and thanks so much for ur sweet words :-)
Kelly : Thanks dear......U are welcome :-)
Siri : haha...eyyyy Ippatidaka maa ayane edpistharu scientist ani ippudu nuvvu koodana...waaaah.....So full ga vacationing annamaata.....Good :-)
Apple : Thanks dear.....Yup,I tagged u.....ee saarininchi saduvu end daaka.......samajh ayyinda bidda :-))
Cinnamon : Thanks for ur nice words Cinnamon :-)
Vijaya : Great !...Thanks dear :-)
Ashadi : Thanks for ur compliments dear......I still have a lot of career ambitions...I am sure ur wishes help me succeed.Thanks :-)
Sia : Same there girl....haha....Yup its Devi's treat this year...We don't give her any luxuries the whole year right.....
Seena : Sorry dear....I didn't mean to forget u......Next time I will make sure I don't do the mistake......aur ab ke liye koi sazaa de dijiye :-)
Lavanya : Great....we have an interesting connection :-) If u had joined ISRO ...probably we wud have met long ago :-))) Anyways we were destined to be friends :-)
Lakshmi : haha.....Fortunately I did not faint that day....Just kept on cooking....My husband was surprised though......He asks me..."how can u spend so much time in the kitchen...???"
Raks : wow...Yup,that temple is my favorite too.....Cool u did ur diploma there .....Nice....After speaking with u.....I really wish I go visit Trichy now.....:-))
Happy Cook : thanks for the nice words dear......:-)
Mishmash : Yup,we had a great time with friends......Enjoyed a lot....How was ur Navarathri ?
Rajitha : Bakwaas math sunao...apke baarein hum jaanna chahthe hain dear :-) bakwaas giri hum baad mein kar lenge...Great u too from Hyd :-)
Kumudha : thanks dear...I appreciate it :-)
Sharmi : Thanks for ur kind words........Am really glad u liked this post :-)
Rohini : thanks dear :-)So how was ur dasara..?
Rina : Sure I wish I cud have passed on some of these.....Hope u had a great navarathri dear....:-)
tbc : no probs...Take ur time for the meme.....wanna know more abt u dear....and thanks for ur encouraging words :-)
Bharathy : Sweet words as usual dear....Yup....We have that TN-Kerala connection :-)
Hopefully DeviMaa must have been pleased on Dasara.....SAhe must have thought " Ok these folks wake up atleast once a year " :-)))
Arun : Thanks for ur nice words...U are Welcome :-)
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happy dasara, Siri dear...my my, u worked as a space scientist..great yaar! u missing it now?
Navrathri thindalu adhrindhi Sirisha :) Loved the Kesar rolls...a very Happy Navrathri to you too!
Hey Sirisha, You know what even I made mamidikaya pulihora for Dasara, din;t time to take pictures. Yummy spread. So Where in DC u live??
You don't like watermelon.....mmm I can just like on watermelon:).
Belated Dasara Wishes.
Happy navarathri to u sirisha!
Wow so many rich and tasty dishes....looks very impressive .
nice to know that u are a scientist..
Yes Scientist...I was a scientist...Not anymore :-) Yup I do miss it but got used to it because its been many yrs but I still have fond memories of my stint in ISRO.
Namratha : thanks buddy.....Hope u had a great festival too :-)
Shivapriya : Hey thatz cool ...so u too made mango pulihara great....U shud have clicked a few snaps....I too clicked the pics in a matter of a few mins....:-) I stay in the suburbs of DC....u know Reston,fairfax county...?
Prema : Thanks for ur prem-bhari words dear :-))
Is that an Indian New Year? I'm not too sure about it. Btw, that's a nice meme you had written. All the best to you, Sirisha from Fruity
What an array of food platter! :)
I would have come knocking on your door if you would have been my neighbor. Those sweets are that tempting.
Glad to know about you. Are you looking forward to work in another field now ? Good luck in your future ventures.
Thank you for tagging me.
OMG! OMG! No words to say. You have cooked a feast. Your kesar rolls look so professional. I've marked this earlier. Got to try it soon. Nice reading your meme. So, you are a scientist? It's so great to know you.
hey sirisha
happy vijaya dasami to u and ur family.
wow!u made so many dishes!!!great!!
ur dishes are amazing and delicous :-)
good luck for your job search and studies.
Happy Navratari to u Sirisha...the kesar burfi and amrit pedas look just mouthwatering. wish i could just grab them from the screen. Glad to know some more about you. will come back to read about your other lovely recipes in detail.
Fruity.......Thanks for ur sweet words as ever hugs :-)
Suma : Thanks dear...that was one awesome compliment...Wish u were my neighbour...really. Yup,I am planning to work in another field now.....The opportunities in my field in this area are very less.......:-)
Kribha : Thanks dear....yup it was infact OMG for me that day....but we all eventually enjoyed the dishes and so hardwork rewarded :-)
Neeha : Thanks dear.....That was a lovely compliment and thanks a lot for ur warm wishes.....I am sure they will be there for my goodwill always :-)
Priyanka : Thanks sweetheart.....:-)
Wow what a feast. the Mango Pulihora rice is something I have never come across. Must add this to my sadam list
U like in RESTON?? Reston lo ekkada??
Do u know where worldgate dr is??
Sure Mocha try it out...Ideal for any festivals :-)
Shiva...Yup i know World gate dr.....Do u stay here by any chance...?
hi...mango pulihore (we call it as mavinakaayi chitranna: in kannada) looks good..and so are others. its mouth watering. :)
Hope u had a good festival.
Great meme and amazing looking kesar rolls!
Grihini : Thanks dear.....
Dhana : Really glad to know u liked the Kesar rolls dear....:-)
yes, sirisha
Close to Kohls.
Ur an awesome cook. I loved all the recipes. cant wait to try ur mamidikaya pulihora. yummm....
All Recipes are delicious...
Regarding Meme....wow!very interesting.....to know about you alot..
I was shocked by your profile..hmm space scientist.hmmm....even my bhava who resides in Virginia...doing his MBA in Maryland only....i know how hard to cope with studies...inspite of that you give us amazing recipes..Gr8.All the best.
Shiva : great dear....We can meet up sometime then :-)
Swaroopa : Thanks ra....Do try and let me know :-)
Usha : haha...Thanks dear...Hopefully u were pleasantly shocked :-) And who is ur bava..I mean his name...Maybe I know him....Yup,MBA is a very very hectic schedule.....Donno how I am able to find time for blogging :-))
very very yummy photographs your blog looks like very festive and nice music
A very insightful MEME and a feast fit for the Goddess you prepared it in honour of.
wow what a spread srisha :) and a great meme dear!
Thanks for stopping by my blog Sirisha! What a spread you have there. Yum! ; )
Sagari : That was such a lovely compliment....Thanks dear
Cynthia : Thanks for ur nice words :-)
Roopa : Thanks dear...am really glad u liked it :-)
Anali : Thanks dear :-)
Awesome !! what a treat, from snacks to sweets. Nice Meme, you got a great career path there.
Haha...Pravs...That was one bright comment :-)) Loved it dear :-) Am really glad u loved these sweetheart :-)
sure missed a lot here!!!the kesar rolls are simply awesome!!
Nice to know more about you and your connection with TN.As already said in my meme I appreciate women acheivers in any form .May you move to greater heights in whatever you do All the best
Nice celebrations Sirisha. Catching up old posts. The new batches look so cute. Viji
Swapna : Thanks dear....for ur nice words..am really glad u liked my kesar rolls :-)
Renuka : Thanks sweetie.......I am sure these wishes will help me go a long way dear....Thank u so much :-)
Sirisha, thats definitely a great treat. Its really amazing that you made all of them on your own.
Am bookmarking it.
Its very nice to know you more.
Best wishes for your MBA.
Very nice post about NAvaratri! Loved the feast too.
Hi sirisha this is Siri.I tried ur Guttivankaya curry.It turned out good.I did not stuff the vankaya fully because we enjoy recipes with less spices.Can we use this powder in any other recipe??
I feel u r successful in any venture u take up.U have a great education backgnd.I have heard that university of Maryland is one of the top colleges.Good luck dear!!.Waiting for more wonderful recipes.
Hey Siri......Thanks darling for the superb comment as ever :-))
Glad u liked the guthi vankaya....Its my fav :-) Oh yeah, u can use the powder in any curry - Donda,Aloo,Beans,chikkudu etc etc......It kicks up the taste :-)
And hey that was very sweet of u to say ...I very much need the encouragement now dear :-)
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Navratri is a Hindu festival of worship and dance. The word Navaratri literally means nine nights in Sanskrit; Nava -
Nine and Ratri - nights. During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Shakti female divinity are worshipped
.The 9 nights festival of Navratri begins on the first day of Ashwina of the bright fortnight.
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yummmy!.. all mouth watering stuff... now I feel like eating all of those...miss my home :)
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