Anna is food for our nourishment, and Purna is completeness or perfection. Thus, Annapurna is the food or the giver of food that perfectly nourishes us. The tradition worships Mother Parvati as Annapurna. We come from a tradition where food is never a commodity to be sold but to be shared and had with others.

Women of the home always had the pleasure of hosting many invited and uninvited guests for the meal. There were homes where never a person would return without taking food. The mother of the household is representative of Annapurna herself.

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