In
Sanskrit, charu is the name of a flower. Charu is a sweet porridge-like foodstuff offered as
ahuti (offering) in the
Yajnas. Charu Hasini, or 'sweet smiler', is an epithet of the goddess
Rukmini. In
Telugu, the dish
rasam is known as charu. In
Kannada, it is known as saru or sar. ==References==