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    Car Pooja - What, Why and How to bless and protect your vehicle?
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Jul 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    Car Pooja - What, Why and How to bless and protect your vehicle?

    Yes! Car Pooja is a thing. Many of us desi folks value and treasure our cars and being able to afford one and buy one is considered a ble...
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    Five days of Diwali - Meaning & What to Do
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Oct 2, 2019
    • 3 min

    Five days of Diwali - Meaning & What to Do

    First day of Diwali is known as Dhan Teras: Meaning: Literal meaning of this is “Wealth - Thirteenth day of the new moon”. This is the da...
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    TO LOVE OR NOT TO LOVE THOSE UNEXPECTED MEHMANS (GUESTS)…
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 16, 2019
    • 2 min

    TO LOVE OR NOT TO LOVE THOSE UNEXPECTED MEHMANS (GUESTS)…

    Why Love Everyone One of the first things we learn in an Indian home is this prayer: “Matru devo bhuv (Mother is a form of God) Pitru dev...
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    DIVA, AARTI & DAILY PRAYERS
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 16, 2019
    • 1 min

    DIVA, AARTI & DAILY PRAYERS

    Do your parents tell you to do diva or aarti daily? Parents who are somewhat religious or spiritual will insist that you do diva or aarti...
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    IS HALF OF YOUR FAMILY IN INDIA DURING DECEMBER?
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 16, 2019
    • 1 min

    IS HALF OF YOUR FAMILY IN INDIA DURING DECEMBER?

    This is the beauty of our culture, whenever there is a wedding or a funeral we go out of our way to attend the function. We support and j...
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    KAYPO CHE
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 16, 2019
    • 1 min

    KAYPO CHE

    Uttarayan, Makar Sankranti, Kite Festival are different names for this festivals we celebrate on January 14th every year. It marks the en...
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    DAILY PRAYERS IN SCHOOL?
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 16, 2019
    • 1 min

    DAILY PRAYERS IN SCHOOL?

    Does prayer have a place in schools? Many private religiously affiliated schools in the US have this routine. Prayer does not have to be ...
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    GURU-SHISHYA PARAMPARA (TRADITION) IN INDIA
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 16, 2019
    • 3 min

    GURU-SHISHYA PARAMPARA (TRADITION) IN INDIA

    One of the first prayers or shlokas one learns as a young child in India is: “Guru brahma, guru vishnu Guru devo maheshwara Guru sakshaat...
    378 views0 comments
    GUJARATI POSTNATAL CARE
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 16, 2019
    • 2 min

    GUJARATI POSTNATAL CARE

    If you are one of the lucky ones who was fortunate enough to have a mom or mother-in-law around after you delivered your baby and if you ...
    2,742 views0 comments
    THE GUJARATI FESTIVAL BREAKDOWN
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 16, 2019
    • 2 min

    THE GUJARATI FESTIVAL BREAKDOWN

    Festivals are socially and culturally significant, and this is especially true in Gujarat. Celebrations of any kinds bring people togethe...
    78 views0 comments
    HOLI /DHULETI – ANCIENT HINDU COLOR FESTIVAL… WAY BEFORE ANY COLOR RUNS BEGAN!
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 16, 2019
    • 3 min

    HOLI /DHULETI – ANCIENT HINDU COLOR FESTIVAL… WAY BEFORE ANY COLOR RUNS BEGAN!

    Coming out of the Winter blues and being welcomed by the colorful spring is what Holi is all about. Celebrated all over India since ancie...
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    THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT IS IN YOUR DIYA LAMPS.
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 15, 2019
    • 2 min

    THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT IS IN YOUR DIYA LAMPS.

    The lamp has its own special place in Gujarati traditions as it represents leading us from darkness into the light. While the oil lamp is...
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     INDIAN BLACK EYE LINER (KAJAL) AND HOW TO MAKE IT
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 15, 2019
    • 3 min

    INDIAN BLACK EYE LINER (KAJAL) AND HOW TO MAKE IT

    If you have ever been to India then you will notice that about two-thirds of the women and many, many of the babies, have their eyes line...
    740 views0 comments
    TO DANCE OR NOT TO DANCE…
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 15, 2019
    • 2 min

    TO DANCE OR NOT TO DANCE…

    Is there a perfect place to dance? Right age to dance? Right way to dance? Right music to dance to? Right audience to dance in front of? ...
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    RAKSHABANDHAN / BADEV: FESTIVAL CELEBRATING BROTHERS AND SISTERS
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 15, 2019
    • 1 min

    RAKSHABANDHAN / BADEV: FESTIVAL CELEBRATING BROTHERS AND SISTERS

    I love our Indian culture where we get to celebrate different bonds and relationships in festivals. Did you know Rakshabandhan is also kn...
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    SHRAADH/PITRU TARPAN
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 15, 2019
    • 2 min

    SHRAADH/PITRU TARPAN

    Festivals and celebrations are essential parts of our survival as human beings. In India there are celebrations for every occasion: I lov...
    116 views0 comments
    WORSHIP: POOJA
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 15, 2019
    • 2 min

    WORSHIP: POOJA

    We all have different ways to worship. Some of us go to temples and churches to show our devotions to a statue or a holy place. Some of u...
    55 views0 comments
    GHAR VAIDU… HOME REMEDIES
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 15, 2019
    • 1 min

    GHAR VAIDU… HOME REMEDIES

    You fall down and scrap your knees… Mom says put some Hadadar (turmeric) on it. You have a cold… Mom says drink some aadu (ginger), Hadad...
    144 views0 comments
    GARBA- WHY DO YOU DANCE?
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 15, 2019
    • 2 min

    GARBA- WHY DO YOU DANCE?

    Not sure how the word dance was originated but I think it has to be from the core of someone’s being. When they felt overjoyed or super d...
    140 views0 comments
    KARVA CHAUTH
    Vaishali A. Patel
    • Apr 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    KARVA CHAUTH

    Karva Chauth (Hindi: करवा चौथ) is a one-day festival celebrated by Hindu women in North India in which married women fast from sunrise to...
    36 views0 comments
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