The Sun and the Moon – Some facts for thought | Yugadi thoughts | Solar and Lunar Yugadi Greetings

Digital Kannada Wordart - Bevu and Bella for Yugadi

Some facts about the Sun and the Moon that play vital roles for creating environment for life on the Earth – thoughts for Chaandra Yugadi and Saura Yugadi/Vishu that are the beginnings of Lunar and Solar calendars respectively. Who is greater – the Sun or the Moon? Our immediate answer,…

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Saraswati Vandana on Vasanta Panchami | Namaste Sharade Devi Kashmirapuravasini…

Saraswati Vandana is a word art drawn on Vasanta Panchami, depicting Goddess Saraswati's portrait with Kannada word 'ಸರಸ್ವತಿ'.

Thoughts about Saraswati Vandana on Vasanta Panchami; about worshipping the Goddess of  wisdom, knowledge, eloquence and arts for peace and happiness. Saraswati Vandana on Vasanta Panchami ‘Saraswati’! This devine word means wisdom and eloquence in Sanskrit. And, that’s why our ancestors have been worshipping ‘Saraswati’ as the Goddess of education…

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Sankranti Thoughts and Wishes | ಸಂಕ್ರಾಂತಿ ಬಂತು, ಸುಗ್ಗಿ ತಂತು!

Makes Sankranti - An Origami inspired Pen Drawing depicting battles, paddy crops, flowered sugarcanes, kites and potful of Huggi

Thoughts on Sankranti or Sankramana, the transition, on the occasion of harvest festival – Makara Sankranti or Suggi. ‘अन्नं ब्रह्म – Food is God’. Probably, each food grain covers an adventurous path before it is gifted to us. The seeds sprout when it rains on the sown fertile land. Further,…

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Cassia Fistula Blooms in Making

Cassia Fistula Flower Buds

Cassia Fistula or golden shower flower buds captured on the way to Pune from Mangaluru, near Hubballi. My dream to capture ‘Konde’ or Cassia Fistula flowers got fulfilled on 20th April 2014. We were traveling from Mangaluru to Pune. I got my first clicks of Golden Shower tree near Udupi. I…

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