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Sourashtra.

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Visit matrimony.palkar.org A groom placing a metti toe ring on the bride during a wedding, her foot resting on the ammi stone

History

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Learn more Madurai silk saris folded on a wooden table beside a handloom

Recipes

Ambhat Bhaath.

If a Sourashtrian didn't make it, you haven't had puliyodharai.

Start cooking Ambhat Bhaath, Sourashtra tamarind rice with peanuts and curry leaves, served on a banana leaf

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Get the fonts A silk veshti with a gold border, the word Sourashtra embroidered on it in Sourashtra script

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