I live in a chawl in Mumbai. Some of my school friends live in my colony. I have several tuition friends too. After our tuition classes, we all play cricket in our colony. Arjun is my tuition friend. He lives … Read more...
Author: Brinda
Bead Gadi Patta MB03
Manishaji uses tiny beads to craft small and big malas, gadi pattas, moti venis and Hindola pattas for the small Krishna (Nidhi) swaroops we enshrine at home.
Do click here to view Manishaji’s beadwork. She appreciates custom orders.
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Bead Gadi Patta MB02
Manishaji uses tiny beads to craft small and big malas, gadi pattas, moti venis and Hindola pattas for the small Krishna (Nidhi) swaroops we enshrine at home.
Do click here to view Manishaji’s beadwork. She appreciates custom orders.
Please … Read more...
Gowri and Ganesh
We usher in idols of both Gowri and Ganesh during the Ganesh festival. Gowri is usually enshrined for 3 days and Ganesha for 10 days. There are several interesting stories about Gowri and Ganesh in the Shiv Puran. We can … Read more...
Bead Gadi Patta MB01
Manishaji uses tiny beads to craft small and big malas, gadi pattas, moti venis and Hindola pattas for the small Krishna (Nidhi) swaroops we enshrine at home.
Do click here to view Manishaji’s beadwork. She appreciates custom orders.
Please … Read more...
Vam Mukhi Dakshinamurti Ganesha
The 32 forms of Ganapati
There are 32 forms of Ganesha. But we see hundreds of idols each year. Some idols have just two hands and some have as many as 16 hands. Ganpati Bappa wields weapons like a … Read more...
Why Do We Have So Much Anger In Our Vocabulary?
Why do we use “Shoot, Hit, Bang on and Chill and Freeze?” Why are we in such a “tearing” hurry? Why has “s**t” become such a “hot” word? Why do we never have the time for … Read more...