19th September is the first day of the well known Elephant God (Ganesh or Ganapati) festival. He is fond of Hibiscus flowers among other. Today on 18th unmarried women in India observe fast to get good, virtuous husband and married women do it so that their husbands continue to remain faithful to them. They either don’t eat anything or eat only fruit. They also need lot of flowers for their worship. My garden is full of flowers to meet their demand. See also some edibles from my garden.
Ganesh the Elephant God
Hibiscus flowers
Gerbera
Not sure about the name
Tuberose bud
Gokarna
Pumpkin
Eggplant
Bitter gourd
Okra flowers
Today my wife completed her fast for my health and wellbeing by eating only two apples and two Sweetlime juice. I am grateful to her for her sacrifice and am sure I will prove my worth.
The fruits are not from my garden.
Sharad
-- Bagwan-- “If someone feels that they had never made a mistake in their life, then it means they have never tried a new thing in their life”.-Albert Einstein
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Orchids77
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posted 245 days ago
Hi Sharad,
Thanks for sharing.
Love those Hibiscus . I haven’t seen a white one! Pretty!!
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jroot
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posted 245 days ago
Beautiful, Sharad. Of course, I am in love with your hibiscus. Your Gokarna reminds me of something I’ve seen. I tried to plant it here, but did not have success.
Thanks for sharing. You’ve made me happy today. Here, the weather is cool, wet, and miserable. You’ve brought us some sunshine.
-- jroot ....... Southern Ontario .......... grow zone 5A ...................."Gardening is an exercise in optimism." ....... . . Author Unknown
MsDebbieP
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posted 245 days ago
I enjoyed learning about your traditions and of course I loved the photos of the flowers!
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)
MsDebbieP
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posted 244 days ago
and.. can I use your statement: “Today my wife completed her fast for my health and wellbeing by eating only two apples and two Sweetlime juice. I am grateful to her for her sacrifice and am sure I will prove my worth. ” and pass that along to others? “Prove my worth”—nice!
It is similar to this wisdom that I saw recently (I don’t know who to credit with this image.)
(Source: https://www.facebook.com/TheGreatSpirit.God)
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)
justjoel
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posted 243 days ago
Ganesh was my first introduction to your culture, Sharad, and I love the story. Lovely flowers and veggies!
As I work for a study abroad providor, with a program in Bangalore, we have art from there (and around the world) displayed in our office.
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Iris43
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posted 241 days ago
I love the pictures of your hibiscus, Sharad. You certainly have a knack for growing these amazing blooms. And it’s nice to see the vegetables you have growing. Thank you for sharing the information about your culture.
-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'
Bon
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posted 229 days ago
Loved the pictures Sharad especially the hibiscus.Thanks for sharing them and the story about Ganesh.
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