A LAVISH FEAST FIT FOR GOD
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Janmashtami is around dairy products — especially milk, curd, and butter,” says chef Kunal Kapoor, adding, “Sweet curd or meethi dahi is important during this festival; also anything do with milk. Fasting is observed in many parts of the country. So, vrat ki kheer is quite popular. It’s made of samak ke chawal (jungle rice), milk, sugar and nuts.”
Chappan bhog, a spread of 56 dishes, is also commonly prepared during this festival, as an offering to Krishna, who lifted ‘govardhan parvat’ to protect people from Indra’s
Wall Street (1987) or Christian Bale in American Psycho (2000), and you’ve pretty much nailed the look. While labels such as Zegna and Casablanca showcased pleated versions, brands like Gucci and Hermes cut their pants high, invoking an unmistakable period vibe. On the other hand, MSGM, Dolce & Gabbana and Rick Owens presented an athletic look laced with tracksuit-style pants. While they look incredible on the runway and in the lookbooks, it could be a rather tricky silhouette to pull off for a few.
Stylist Divyak D’Souza says, “It’s all about striking the right balance. Pick a style which suits your body type — if you have a long and lean body type, then front pleats work well. If you’re short and have a broad body type, then opt for something like the tapered look shown at Hermes. The slouchy and anti-fit is a great home workwear trend.”
Isha Bhansali says, “I’d suggest going tone on tone. For instance, pair a beige T-shirt with matching trousers. I’d also recommend choosing a non-creasy fabric and finishing off the look with a pair of chunky sneakers .”
Stylist Akshay Tyagi hails it as easy-breezy dressing and an homage to vintage tailoring. “Summer dressing is all about practicality, and these looks totally capture that spirit. Finish off the look with opentoe footwear. All in all, find your own structure in it and don’t just ape it blindly,” Tyagi cautions.
wrath. “Krishna missed eight meals for seven days. It comes to 56 bhoga,” ISKCON Dwarka’s preacher, HG Prashant Mukund Prabhu tells us. The spread includes rice, dal, chutney, kadhi and jalebi, among others. “It is stated that the deity should be bathed in water mixed with yoghurt and milk...,” he says, adding that “later that liquid is drunk by devotees as charnamrit”.
Meanwhile, chef Manjeet Gill adds, “Another delicacy part of chappan bhog is Makhana Paag, prepared using puffed lotus seeds (fox
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nuts), ghee, milk and bhoora (unrefined sugar),”
Explaining why food plays a huge rule in religious festivals in India, Gill says, “In Hinduism, food is central to creation and life. At a spiritual level, food is divine and worthy of worship. The food we eat should be prepared with positive energy... The food we offer to gods has the potential to transform our heart,” he says, before sharing a quick and nutritious recipe of Dhaniya Panjiri, a form of prasad prepared during Janmashtami. “The base of this dish is coriander seeds in the form of a coarse powder and bhoora, to which we add nuts and raisins, ghee, fox nuts and mishri,” he says.
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