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Paneer – Chenna

December 26, 2021April 17, 2022 Maya

Paneer is the most popular type of cheese in India, all are enjoying it, locals and visitors. In addition to its delicate taste, paneer has one more great advantage – it is great for cooking. Whatever you want to do with it, you will succeed, the cheese holds its shape well and fits perfectly with different flavors. After my cooking, I... Read More

Nepali spirit: culture of Shivalinga

December 19, 2021April 17, 2022 Maya

According to the Hindu cult, the puja for Shiva is made every morning and evening. The offerings are made of what brings a good impression in the cold region of the Himalayan foothills – light, clean water, the smell of incense, flowers, fire, and delicacies. The lingam – Shiva’s symbol – is commonly worshiped as a source of power and... Read More

Culture Interesting facts

Kolam – Rangoli

December 12, 2021April 17, 2022 Maya

Kolam is most known in south India, Nepal, and few other Asian countries. While walking through the village streets of Tamil Nadu, it is hard not to see the drawings on the ground. They are made of rice flour, chalk powder, rock powder or colored powders. The making of such a kolams is widely practiced by women of South India. In... Read More

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Vidanga and other miracles of Ayurveda

September 20, 2021April 17, 2022 Maya

In India, where parasites are common, it is good to remember that people with weaker digestive systems are more susceptible to parasitic infections. It is not difficult to get an infection, and the conditions for development are important for the parasite. Intestinal parasites excellently develop on undigested food. Ultimately, the host suffers from weakening and degeneration. That’s why Ayurveda uses hot... Read More

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Tulsi – holy basil

June 24, 2021April 17, 2022 Maya

Tulsi contains strong antioxidants, has antibacterial, antiviral, antidiabetic, antimalarial, antiallergic, adaptogenic, and immune properties, and also gives the beverage a refreshing but delicate taste. The plant shows great variation depending on the type of soil, rainfall, and the place where it grows. The growing environment affects the size of the herb, its strength, and medical efficiency. Tulasi has a sweet-sharp... Read More

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Our story of spicy food in India

May 31, 2021April 17, 2022 Maya

How to deal with spicy food in India? When you are in India for the first time you certainly search for not spicy food, if you are like us. And maybe you already know, India is full of spices. So, when you want to eat something, no matter is it street food or a restaurant, you should ask for not... Read More

Health

Breath-hold Championship

April 25, 2021April 17, 2022 Maya

Yoga – the good old method of psycho-physical Indian culture. And if all the physical culture as though it is clear – you need as far as possible to train and keep the body in good shape. With the exercise of the psyche, it is not so obvious and clear. And here in yoga for many thousands of years, it... Read More

Food recipes

Chakkarai valli curry: batatas in Tamil Nadu

March 23, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

Chakkarai valli means sweet potato and is so unspeakably tasty that it’s difficult to compose with it a dish that you will not like. It cooks very quickly, basically 10 minutes. It tastes great fried as French fries, it fries quickly. Today I present valli as a curry with the addition of cauliflower, a composition of delicate flavors with Indian... Read More

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A wedding in the Hindu tradition – Goa

March 9, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

Here is the story of the wedding ceremony of the parents of our friend, interspersed with comments and additions regarding the Hindu wedding tradition. “My dad’s name is Padurag Shankar Gookar. He has three brothers and four sisters, they lived in a large house in Kolam. Both our families – dads and moms – come from the Chhetree caste, in... Read More

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Translate Sanskrit into Russian

March 1, 2018April 17, 2022 Maya

Here are the words from Sanskrit from India 4 thousand years old. Now understand who are the founders of the written language, Slavs or Indians. But of course everything is much easier than it might seem. Slavs, are like arias not a nationality, but the designation of the territory on which the first highly developed form of the human language arose that later... Read More