Krishna Thea Lakshmi-Dell, whose father is Jewish, honored her coming-of-age with a bat mitzvah. "I am going to Texas because Krishna's Jewish side of the family is doing a bat mitzvah for her this weekend, so that's exciting," Padma Lakshmi shared on her Substack in March 2022. "She's a big girl, she just turned 12. She also got her nose pierced recently, it looks fantastic." 

A few months later, Padma posted some sweet photos from her daughter's big day. "This year, Littlehands got her nose pierced, took her braces off, and celebrated her Bat Mitzvah!! A big year for my baby girl," the proud mom wrote on Instagram. 

Krishna also honors her mother's culture and faith. Padma, who was born in India, is Hindu, and she and Krishna celebrate Diwali together year after year. And when Krishna was a tot, Padma shaved her head as part of the mundan ceremony, a traditional Hindu practice. "Krishna was very proud of her shaved head. I prepared her for it," she told Avenue (via Straus Media).