Dear Readers

Dear Readers and Members,

I do apologize for my absence from this blog for a while. Due to the Shravan Maas and Bhadrapad maas and the number of festivals, I was unable to concentrate on my blog.
Well, Shravan Maas had the Jivti Puja on Fridays, Lakshmi Narasimha puja on Saturdays, besides the Varmalakshmi, Gokulashtami and Naag Panchami, Naga Chauthi. Adhik Maas was a month of doing good deeds!
And Bhadrapad maas was Hartalika. Swarna Gowri and Ganesh Chaturthi and Jyeshta Gauri.
It has been a busy time. Hope all you readers too had a happy festival season.
Back to blogging again......

TM Words from our Readers......

Our readers have been regularly contributing words that were used by generations of TMDs and which we all seem to have lost or are losing....
This blog post is dedicated to all our readers. May I thank you one and all for your enthusiastic contribution.

Vingal विंगळ .. Burning Charcoal (ember)

Raakh राख ..Ashes

Reshmi रेशमी  Silk

Reshmach Lugda रेशमाच लुगडा  Silk Saree

Dora दोरा  Thread/Yarn

Dorach Lugda दोराच  लुगडा  Cotton Saree

Charante   चरान्टे Coir rope used to draw water from the well

Aad  आड ..Well

Saynde सेंदे  ... Draw (water from the well)

Zaantha जांथा ... Was a circular stone machine for grinding flours.

(This is still used symbolically in our weddings for 'Halkund Thenchna'.)

Varavanta Phaat वरवंटा पहाट ...A slab of stone  with a stone rolling pin used for making chutneys

Rubgund रूब्गुंड ... A two piece Stone contraption used to grind batter for 'idlage' and 'dhirda' (idlis and dosas)

Kondaa कोंडा Husk of Paddy

Bonchane/ Bhoinchane  बोन्चणे /भोइन्चने   Peanuts, (Groundnuts is more precise)

Bharada...like Tandulach Bharada भरडा ... I think this is the grainy texture like idli rava

Kane कणे ...Any cereal like rice , wheat etc. ground to a broken texture.

Ambat Kane आंबट कणे  is made even today for some festivals

Nadvi नडवी ... Verandah  

Will add more.....