Hi Pankaj ji... thats an interesting fact about Ipomea. I think these herbs are used so that the flies n hoppers sit on the branches and dont fly around. Do u think that these plants have repellent properties? plz throw some light...
Shantanu :) On Oct 7, 12:48 pm, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> wrote: > We will wait for the pictures. > > While visiting Durga Pooja Pandal I found the vendors using Beshram (Ipomoea > carnea) to repel the insects common in these days. I took picture without > any delay. Please check > > http://pankajoudhia.com/album/main.php?g2_itemId=37178 > > It was Dhabeli stall. > > regards > > Pankaj Oudhia > > > > On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Shantanu <[email protected]> wrote: > > Excellent collection of Durga puja pix... Pankaj ji. > > Yah...as now i m very much interested in plants...especially after > > joining this group...i will also focus more on the lovely plants n > > flowers used for decorations ...during this Durga puja. > > > cheers! > > Shantanu. > > > On Oct 7, 12:37 pm, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Same to you Shantanu ji. Here is link of photo album on Durga Pooja > > Festival > > > in Chhattisgarh. Sorry, I was more focused on plants while taking these > > > pictures. ;) > > > >http://pankajoudhia.com/album/main.php?g2_itemId=37016 > > > > regards > > > > Pankaj Oudhia > > > > On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Shantanu Bhattacharya <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > Hi > > > > wish you all Subho Mohalaya with some lovely Dahlia pics > > > > Devi paksha has started. > > > > May the blessings of Durga Maa be always with you. > > > > > a brief account on Durga Puja: > > > > Durga Puja is the greatest of the festivals of the Bengalis. It is > > > > celebrated all over the country. Some perform it individually, some > > > > collectively known as Sarvajanin Durgotsav. The best known story of > > goddess > > > > durga is that of her defeating the demon Mahisasur commonly known as > > Asur. > > > > Durga puja is generally celebrated in Bengal in Autumn. Mahalaya is the > > day > > > > when mother goddess arrives... > > > > The goddess durga is depicted with ten hands. She symbolises the > > strength > > > > of women, > > > > The icons are made of straw and clay and then painted with bright color > > and > > > > decorated with clothes. On the fourth day of worship the icon is > > immersed in > > > > water which is known as Bisarjan..... > > > > > Regards > > > > Shantanu :)- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
