Yes Garg ji. On Saturday, January 23, 2021 at 1:43:05 PM UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote:
> I think this will be *Cucumis sativus* var. *hardwickii* > <https://efloraofindia.com/2016/11/23/cucumis-sativus-var-hardwickii/> as > per images and details herein. > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Renee <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, November 19, 2012 at 1:35:33 PM UTC+5:30 > Subject: Cucumis callosum syn C. trigonus : 19112012 : RV 1 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Dear Friends, > > Would like to share few pictures of Cucumis callosus syn C. trigonus taken > on 15th Nov12........the pulp has dried up, crumbled, collapsed and has > collected at the bottom with the seeds clearly seen. I made a small tear in > the dried skin of the fruit to get the picture of the seeds. One can see > the black prickles still on the dried skin. > > I noticed that during Diwali days till narakchawdes / kaalichawdes, it is > sold in the market by vegetable vendors, on inquiring, some people who were > buying it, they told me a very interesting ritual connected with this > vegetable during Diwali.....in Maharashtra's Konkan area and specially in > Goa, on narakchawdes, the bitter ‘Kaarit’ (Cucumis trigonus) is crushed > by each member of the family, under his/her feet to signify the death of > the evil. It also indicates that evil ideas should find place near one’s > feet and not in his heart. Same ritual is practiced in many homes in Bombay > too during Diwali. > > Regards, > > Renee > > > > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/652e5f31-adda-49f0-bdef-5764e3c27e85n%40googlegroups.com.
