Remember the prepwork just before Saraswati Pujo???
Cutting down those colourful Kite paper sheets to form ribbons, which were then joined in series to create long paper-chains... Hanging those paper-chains on walls around the deity in wave-like forms, by utilising cello tape or already-existing nails on the wall... Cello tapes sucked; used to come off now and then... Witnessing grandmother and mother in action, cutting down tonnes of fruits, and stacking them neatly on plates... Touching those freshly-cut fruits was strictly forbidden, until the rituals were over... Especially 'Kul'... Keeping school books on subjects such Physics and Mathematics, that required Maa Saraswati's special intervention, at the feet of the deity... All these while the radio (and later, the cassette player) kept humming in the background... The best part was obviously the Khichdi-bhog... Have you noticed, that khichdi made for religious occasions tastes a thousand times better, any day... Divine intervention, perhaps...
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Note: That's a sunset, not sunrise. Those who know me know the reason.
As the sun sets on the last day of the year and the decade, one cannot help but look back at all the wonderful things that have had happened - met so many wonderful people, made friends with some awesome ones, visited some breathtaking destinations, rekindled my love for painting!!! Lost touch with quite a few as well. Part of life, I guess... May this new year usher in loads of prosperity, health, happiness, and hope in your lives... Let bygones be bygones... |
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