Very interesting Renee ji. Thank you for sharing the pictures and the story. Warm regards, Sandhya
On Monday, November 19, 2012 1:35:40 PM UTC+5:30, Renee wrote: > > Dear Friends, > > Would like to share few pictures of Cucumis callosus syn C. trigonus taken > on 15th Nov12........the pulp has dried up, crumbled, collapsed and has > collected at the bottom with the seeds clearly seen. I made a small tear in > the dried skin of the fruit to get the picture of the seeds. One can see > the black prickles still on the dried skin. > > I noticed that during Diwali days till narakchawdes / kaalichawdes, it is > sold in the market by vegetable vendors, on inquiring, some people who were > buying it, they told me a very interesting ritual connected with this > vegetable during Diwali.....in Maharashtra's Konkan area and specially in > Goa, on narakchawdes, the bitter ‘Kaarit’ (Cucumis trigonus) is crushed > by each member of the family, under his/her feet to signify the death of > the evil. It also indicates that evil ideas should find place near one’s > feet and not in his heart. Same ritual is practiced in many homes in Bombay > too during Diwali. > > Regards, > > Renee > > > > > > > > --
