Bakula Amavasya, or Bakula Amabasya, is observed during the period of December – January ( Pousha Odiya Month ) in Odisha. Bakula Lagi means offering mango flower to home Deities or temples at Odisha. One special puja is offered to Lord Jagannath on this day
of Bakula Amabashya. The festival is basically a farming based festival. The farmer believes offering Mango Flowers ( Literally known in Odisha is Baula or Bakula ) to Lord Jagannath, get more Mangoes postliminary mango season. . The people of Odisha prepared a typical food named ” Khira Ganitha ” , ” Dhala Manda Pitha ” , few number of mango flower sprinkle on pithas and offered to home Deities . This prasad is also offered to Mango trees.
Khira Ganitha Khira Gaintha is is prepared by soaking rice flour dumplings in sweetened and thickened flavored milk. It is a traditional Odia Sweet dish prepared in households during festivities.
This Rice Flour Manda Pitha recipe is an ancient recipe. This is a traditional recipe from Orissa that dates back to several hundred years. Unique to Odisha, Pitha is a recipe that just keeps getting better and better as it offers immense possibilities with many combinations.
