Hello and Happy Tuesday! How was your weekend? I hope your new week started off great! Last week was the start of the Indian fall festival of Navratri – a nine-day festival celebrating the divine Goddess in all of us.

Fall festival of Navratri

Navratri is celebrated all over India in Fall timeframe. During this time women get together and celebrate the divine Goddess in all her incarnations – including Mother Earth, Goddess of Knowledge, Goddess of Wealth, and Goddess of Strength. Ladies meet and share in a meal, dance, sing, and celebrate together. Here I’d like to share pics of a small ladies lunch I hosted over the weekend to celebrate Navratri.

Fall Navratri table decor

Presents and flowers for Navratri 💐💕

Simple menu on a hot day

It was a blistering hot fall day when I had my lady friends over for lunch on Sunday. We are talking 97 degrees. It was HOT. I made a simple vegetarian meal with dessert of Greek yogurt and fresh fruit.

Navratri Ladies Lunch Menu

Idli – lentil and rice dumplings
Sundal – Chickpea and coconut salad
Sambhar – Lentil and vegetable soup
Coconut Chutney
Cauliflower and arugula stir fry
Dessert:
Greek yogurt parfait
Fresh fruit boats – Nishma

Lunch and conversation

Post lunch pictures with Mother Nature

Happy Navratri !