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	<description>Cooking with Consciousness ~ Indi(r)a&#039;s Recipe and Photo Weblog</description>
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		<title>Home as a Hobby ~ Clay Diwali Diyas</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 03:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Homemade Clay Diwali Diyas
Sindoor Sangham, our neighborhood mahila sangham had a Diwali Party this week. One of the activities we did was make clay diyas. I made those two and jeweled them for that festive Diwali feel. It was a nice thing to do with family and friends.
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Indus Ladies, the popular women web forum has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dasara Celebrations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear family and friends &#8211; Happy Dasara.

Meenakshi Kalyanam ~ Navaratri Alankarana at Meenakshi Temple, Houston


Bommala Koluvu for Dasara ~ Meenakshi Temple, Houston

Devi Prayer ~ for Dasara 
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		<title>Vinayaka Chavithi Celebrations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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Bala Ganapathi with His Favorite Flowers and Fruits


A Virtual Flower and Fruit Prasadam to All Our Family and Friends,
Vinayaka Chavithi Shubhakankshalu! 
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		<title>Trip to El Paso, TX</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vijay had to go to El Paso on his work for a project he has been working on. He said he wanted to drive to El Paso from here (Sugar Land, TX) if I would accompany him. It was going to be a very long drive in the peak hot weather of Texas summer. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goddess of the Garden ~ Kanakambaram</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2011/08/13/goddess-of-the-garden-kanakambaram/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 22:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Kanakambaram ~ Divinity in simplicity!

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		<title>Goddess of the Garden ~ Zinnia</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2011/07/25/goddess-of-the-garden-zinnia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
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Button Zinnia ~ A bright and beautiful shade of red and an elegant arrangement of harmony!


Zinnia ~ Multi colored and multi faceted: A beautiful sprinkle of color

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		<title>Goddess of the Garden ~ Althea</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2011/07/24/goddess-of-the-garden-althea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
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Translucent petals through transforming light
Althea, The Rose of Sharon in Bloom from My Garden
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		<title>Goddess of the Garden ~ Nityamalli</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2011/07/23/goddess-of-the-garden-nityamalli/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 15:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
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Nityamalli (Vinka) after a morning shower
A shower in the morning, the emerging light on the east and refraction through droplets on the petals &#8211; The goddess Nityamalli had never looked prettier!
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		<title>Goddess of the Garden ~ Swamp Hibiscus</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2011/06/20/goddess-of-the-garden-swamp-hibiscus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
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Swamp Hibiscus in Afternoon Sun
Like the sindhuram that brightens up a mature face, the palm-sized, five petal swamp hibiscus flower in bold crimson color lightens up a landscape. This cheerful goddess is a sun worshiper, showing up with sun, smiling broadly as sun does his afternoon stroll and shying away with sunken sun. 
Swamp hibiscus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goddess of the Garden ~ Honeysuckle</title>
		<link>http://www.themahanandi.org/2011/06/11/goddess-of-the-garden-honeysuckle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 16:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Indira</dc:creator>
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Honeysuckle Flowers in Bloom from My Garden
Honeysuckles are fragrant flowers that exude sweet nectar. Picking a fresh honeysuckle flower and sucking the small bits of honey out of it used to be a joy of my childhood summer outings. This sweet goddess is the nourisher of bees and hummingbirds, a beneficial herbal medicine for summer [...]]]></description>
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