Beautiful pictures thanks for sharing:):) On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 2:50 PM, Shantanu <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 - -- Smita raskar 308 Disha Residency, Salaiwada,Sawantwadi Phone (02363) 274153 Mob.9422379568
