As the five-day Durga Puja festival draws to a close in Odisha, the unique tradition of offering тАШdahi pakhalaтАЩ to the Goddess on Vijaya Dashami attracted a large number of devotees to different pandals on Wednesday.
While fruits, ladoos and other offerings are made to Maa Durga as тАШbhogтАЩ till Navami, special delicacies like тАШdahi pakhala тАШ тАУ water rice with curd тАУ and a dish prepared from green vegetables are offered to the Goddess at different puja venues, particularly in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, on the concluding day as per an age-old tradition.
тАШDahi pakhalaтАЩ is not merely a mix of curd, water and rice. Ginger slices, jeera (cumin) powder, lemon juice, pieces of curry leaves and coriander leaves along with several other ingredients also spice up the dish to make it a gourmetтАЩs delight, said a cook at another puja pandal in the state capital.
As the five-day Durga Puja festival draws to a close in Odisha, the unique tradition of offering тАШdahi pakhalaтАЩ to the Goddess on Vijaya Dashami attracted a large number of devotees to different pandals on Wednesday.
While fruits, ladoos and other offerings are made to Maa Durga as тАШbhogтАЩ till Navami, special delicacies like тАШdahi pakhala тАШ тАУ water rice with curd тАУ and a dish prepared from green vegetables are offered to the Goddess at different puja venues, particularly in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, on the concluding day as per an age-old tradition.
тАШDahi pakhalaтАЩ is not merely a mix of curd, water and rice. Ginger slices, jeera (cumin) powder, lemon juice, pieces of curry leaves and coriander leaves along with several other ingredients also spice up the dish to make it a gourmetтАЩs delight, said a cook at another puja pandal in the state capital.