Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar » Hindu Festival http://www.parrikar.com/blog Satyam Shivam Sundaram (Truth, Divinity, Beauty) Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:08:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Tulsi’s Wedding http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2009/10/31/tulsis-wedding/ http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2009/10/31/tulsis-wedding/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:20:19 +0000 Rajan P. Parrikar http://www.parrikar.com/blog/?p=665 Note: To see full-size images in this post, please view the original post by clicking here.

The wedding of the sacred plant Tulsi – known as Tulsi lagna or Tulsi vivah – was celebrated in Hindu households throughout Goa on the evening of Oct 30. I meandered through the villages of Chorão and Tikhazana, sampling the primed Tulsi Vrindavans of varied designs and the associated festivities.

Traditional Tulsi fashioned from clay in Tikhazana, Goa
5D Mark II, 85L II

 
 

Tulsi in Tikhazana built on laterite base and plastered with cow dung
5D Mark II, 24-105L

 
 

A contemporary Tulsi Vrindavan in Tikhazana
5D Mark II, 24-105L

 
 

Chandrakala Mapari of Chorão in her Tulsi courtyard
5D Mark II, 85L II

 
 

Chandrakala Mapari cooking rice in her traditional kitchen
5D Mark II, 24-105L

 
 

Tulsi Vrindavan in Chorão
5D Mark II, 85L II

 
 

Offering prayers in Tikhazana
5D Mark II, 24-105L

 
 

Pooja in progress in Chorão
5D Mark II, 24-105L

 
 

Deepavali lamp in Chorão
5D Mark II, 85L II

 
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