With the onset of Summers, the love for mango revives. But have you ever heard of this rarest of rare mango variety, which is known as ‘Egg of Sun’ and is the world's most expensive mango variety!

Visitors brought with them ritual ingredients such as flowers, grasses, fruits, Tulsi leaves, and mango leaves, as they bathed in the Brahmaputra throughout the day. A folk fair was also organised ...

In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, people begin the Ugadi celebrations with Abhyangam (oil bathing). After that, they wear new clothes. They adorn their homes with mango leaves and intricate rangolis to ...

Use a copper or earthen pot filled with Gangajal. Place mango leaves and a coconut on top. Position the Kalash in the northeast or east direction. Sowing barley seeds next to the Kalash signifies ...

Mangoes are much more than a fruit during Ugadi—they are a symbol of life's complexities, renewal, and divine blessings. From adorning homes with mango-leaf torans to savouring dishes like Ugadi ...

One such set of rituals includes taking an oil bath and consuming neem leaves. Exchange of gifts is one of the common practices on Ugadi. A special decorative piece made of mango leaves, also called ...

One of the most prominent customs is the raising of the Gudi, a decorated bamboo pole with a silk cloth (often yellow or orange), a silver or copper pot, and mango leaves. This is placed outside ...

"Happy Ugadi to all my Telugu and Kannada brothers and sisters who welcome the New Year with the excitement of Ugadi Pachadi, mango leaf thoranam (toran) and rangoli. Let this Ugadi festival be an ...

The Kalash, filled with water and adorned with mango leaves, a coconut, and sacred items, symbolises abundance, creation, and divine energy. In North India, devotees also sow Jowar seeds in a clay pot ...