Phalsa tree in bloom

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Phalsa or Grewia asiatica is a tropical fruit tree/shrub native to South Asia from India east to Cambodia. I found a small patch of these shrubs in Malihabad - the mango-orchard belt on the outskirts of Lucknow (India).

05 March, 2009

Star fruit tree

In Vrindavan’s Banke Bihari bazar, there is a street stall which sells not easily found sour fruit: in a salad or on their own: Star fruit, Tamarind, wild ber, to name a few.

04 March, 2009

Sanskrit prayer before meals

Sanskrit praer before meals, ayurveda

This Sanskrit prayer to be read before a meal, indicates that eating and digesting is a sacred act. The prayer means know Anna, the food to be Brahma (the creative force), the juices in the food, the elements worthy of digestion to be Vishnu (the

12 February, 2009





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