We celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi. As usual, the deity who says no entry for obstacles has brought with him a deluge of rains, which is no surprise as we are also in the middle of monsoons. During my childhood, Ganesh Chaturthi was awaited with joy by the whole family. It was the harbinger of the festival season, which is practically the rest of the year. Although, in all fairness, it is Krishna Jayanthi or Gokulashtami that is the real starting point for the festival season. The wonderful thing about our festivals is how they are all marked by the delicious dishes unique to each one of them. The best thing is, every region has its own particular suite of recipes for the festival–so if you live in a friendly neighborhood, chances are pretty good that your table will show a happy variety of mouth-watering food. As South Indians, we have our own specific set of preparations including different types of modaks in various shapes, sesame laddus, the omnipresent vadas and a large variety of fruits displayed around the decorated altar. I’ve often wondered why Ganesha is so endearingly chubby when he loved fruits and seems to have eaten healthy, but that’s […]
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