Check out the pictures! | The 2008 Sankranthi Event details

Events 6:30 pm

• Welcome note
• Invocation song - committee members
• About Sankranthi - Raghuchandra Bhat
• Dinner Menu - Manju
• Dance by Ragashree Raghavan
• Dance by Ananya Naik
• Dance by Shambavi
• Piano recital by Sharadi
• Song by Ananya
• Group Song by kids
• Song by Vidya Anand
• Skit by Suraj Kodgi and Anand Dixit
• Group song by Ananya and Alesha Anchan
• Skit by Suraj Kodgi & Anand Dixit
• Milana Update - Anil Murthy
• Group Folk song - committee
• Mono Acting - Ram Mohana Pai
• Goody Bags for Performance
• Thank you - Aruna & Venu

Dinner - 8:30 pm

Makara Sankranthi festival was celebrated on Jan 19th at the Hindu Temple. Here is what we did:

• We celebrated the start of the sun's northern movement ( tilt of the earth to the northern hemisphere) - from darkness to light
• We celebrated last years hard work (harvest festival)
• We look forward to another year of successful work (harvest)
• We shared arsina kumkuma, yellu and kabbu as a symbol of sharing and celebration
• We enjoyed the decorative rangoli and mango thorana's
• We enjoyed unique sumptuous dishes such as Pongal (Huggi) & Avarekalu saaru
• We enjoyed the terrific entertainment
• We dressed in our finest
• We dream't of flying kites

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Menu

Appetizer

• Vegetable Puffs
• Chips & Salsa
• Tea
• Punch

Main course

• Carrot Kosambari (Carrot salad)
• Vegetable Saagu (Vegetable stew)
• Beans Palya (Beans fry
• Chappathi (Flat Bread)
• Khara Pongal (Savory rice dish)
• Sweet Pongal (Sweet rice dish)
• Gojju (Special sauce)
• Avarekalu Saaru (Bean soup)
• Mosaranna (Yoghurt rice)
• Pickles
• Holige (surprise!)

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