Happy Ugadi: Do you know what these six ingredients in Bevu-Bella signify?
- Karnataka celebrates Ugadi on March 29
- It marks as the change of lunar orbit as well as beginning of new Hindu calendar
- Main item prepared during the festival is known as Bevu-Bella
Ugadi is one of the most important festivals in Karnataka as it marks the beginning of the new Hindu calendar. Â On the occasion of Ugadi, families in Karnataka prepare a simple yet auspicious dish, known as Bevu-Bella. It is made using six ingredients - signifying the various tastes of life and also that of human emotions.
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Here are the six ingredients used during the preparation of Bevu-Bella
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 1. Green mango
Unripened mango signifies surprise.
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2. Neem flower/buds
Neem flowers carried the taste of bitterness signifying sadness.
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3. Green chilli
the spicy taste of green chilli portrays as anger.Â
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4. Jaggery
The sweet taste of jaggery brings happiness.Â
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5. Salt
Salt depicts as fear.Â
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6. Tamarind
Tamarind signifies as disgust.
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