Today is Maha-shashti, marks the instigation of this year's Durga Puja :-) This is the Ma I will be praying to this year and like every-year, shes the prettiest Ma I have ever seen!
Ma comes back to her baabul ka aangan from shiv-ji's house alongwith her children but, doesn't enter the house as the tale goes. Now, what-how-where, I have no idea; But, durga puja as such holds a lot of importance to us bengalies coz well, it is our *main* festival.
That watching mahalaya before the puja commences,
That endless shopping of authentic clothes
The hunt for mum's matching blouse :-P
The food
The colours
The feel
The togetherness
The pushpanjali on the 7th, 8th n 9th day
The phul-bel-pata diye montro confusion
The staying hungry till you get the phal-prasad after pushpanjali
The race for shanti-jal
The line for bhog
THE BHOG [:-P]
The aunties and their gossips
The uncles and their chada
The kids and their drawing competition
The roaming all over mumbai to see all thakur protimas
The balika gauri
The aparajitar phul-o-gach
The sindur utsav
mithaiyo ka mela
The visarjan!
Ah! God please, make me have birth as a bengali each life! I love being a bong!!! majorly coz of durga puja, plus, the food rocks :-D
Oh! I can already hear the dhak, kongsha, shonkho n ullu!*nostalgia* :-)
Happy Durgotsav! Bolo Durga mai ki jai!
33 comments:
Happy durga puja !!!
Ah! God please, make me have birth as a bengali each life! I love being a bong!!!
completely agreed
I dont know what I would do without the cool image of being a bengali in college
if youre in college, and a bengali, youre automatically assumed to drink, smoke and party all night
awesome
Have fun da... take care... cheers...
JAI !!!
Awwww!
This is SO sweeett!
Happy Durga Puja! Oh God please make me a bong in my next birth so I can enjoy all this too! :)
Durga mai ki jai !!!
Quote:The pushpanjali on the 7th, 8th n 9th day
u give 3 pushpanjalis ??O_o
And also don't you think that the whole thing has now become commercialized ??
btw whr did u take the pic from ??
Well I went and had a chicken tikka roll and 1 piece of tandoori chicken all for Rs 100 at the Melaground stall in CR Park,New Delhi...so yeah,I love Durga Puja.
@ Soham
:-) to you too :-)
best time of the year, no?
@ deluded
:-D
haha, then I am like the most low key bong there is... :-P
and, i think speaking in bengali gets u the 'cool' image..
plus,
don't even get me started on generalizations.
@ arv
yea, having fun!
lovin it!
Thanks :-)
u v fun in dussehra too!
:-)
@ hp
welcome to my blog.
Durga ma has that kind of impact on people, :-) happy durgotsav!
and thanks for the visit..
@ shrutilaya
bengali?
or else it is very difficult to relate 2 most of it i guess..
anyway, thanks! *blushes*
:-P
@ tara
hey, welcome 2 my blog!
and such a cute comment indeed! thanks!
and well, each culture has its own pros n cons baby, I find mine so beautiful, but i know ppl who hate being a bong..
so, live while u ve it..mite not like wht u desire :-P
Thanks 4 the visit.
@ Anurag
haha, ppl who attend vashi station puja shud not comment abt it being commercialized. Why else do you think so many cropped up in vashi itself?
plus,
every puja offers different things. ours is far from being commercialized. there is no commerce to commercialise boy :-P :-P
this protima is sanpada's this year's :-) beautiful no?
pushpanjali, all 5 if i can manage. this year, ill give last 3 :-)
@ Ishaan
w/e it may mean 2 u, celebrate the puja and make the best of the time with friends and family..
akele hi khaya hoga, bhukkad...
anyway, happy puja :-)
I love to go to the Pandaal here.... I love the food there .... Jai Durga Maa
@ Akshay
yes :-)
Durga puja signifies so much for us :-)
durga ma means so much to us.
we do a puja,
association, dad's secretary.
:-)
No Express,there were TONS of people (mostly Bengali) flogging that Ghalib Kebab Corner stall.
@ Ishaan
mujhe offer kiya? nahi nah?
as good as akele khaya!
phhbbt!!!!
yea sweets, it's certainly the best time of the year!
(mujhe to 1 week hols bhi milti hai :P)
hey smthng just happened which makes me say, "my world's a small world" again..
will msg ya the details :)
Hugzz
I didn't know you were a Bong babe! Durga Puja's almost done now..how did it go? Happy Dussehra:-)
I love the pandaals and stuff..colorful!!
@ Sachi
:-(
life mein pehli baar, pehli baar having holidays during puja!
and loving it!
:-)
and gossip....ooooooohhh!!! can't wait
will call on 10th :-)
tabhi tak dead busy :-)
hugs back!
love ya! muha!
@ Craziest
huh?
in the bucket list, din u ask me 2 invite u in my bangali marraige?
bhul gayi :-( :-(
P.S. yes, very colourful. i forgot 2 mention tht in the post? maybe i did...arrghh....chuck..
Happy durga pooja to you!
So, ummmmm, where's the Kheer you were talking of? :P
shubho bijoya dashomi.
asche bochor abar hobe. :)
I know I've dropped in very late...
BUT
Its better late than never :)
Anyways Belated durga pooja wishes :)
Happy Durga Puja! :D
I went to the CR park mela ground and soaked in some of the mela atmosphere! Ah, the pros of having bong friends! :P
@ alok
u don get it! :-|
because u don believe in god, u r mean, poor,ugly, stupid and
u dont see the puja mandap just next 2 ur campus.
die!
@ preetilata
yea baby! hobei hobe! :-)
welcome 2 my page n keep dropping by.
Shubo bijoyar shubetcha aar priti :-)
@ rajesh
hehe, yes.
to you too, happy dussehra, belated :-)
@ ki
*raises one eyebrow*
friends?
:-P
Hey.. Remembered you tagged me once upon a time :D The tag's done :)
happy durga puja to you!
isnt this just a lovely time! im enjoying it fully so many festivals so much excitement and good cheer!
my nana-nani also came to visit me
im having so much fun!!!
hey.....
festivities.. lights.. sweets.. new clothes.. what fun !!!!
happy durga puja to you too sweety :-)
@ urv
haan kya? :-P
good good...
@ Emaan
hey! hiieeee!!!!!!!
yea, I had awesome fun during the puja days! mama-mami-didi-bhaiya...grrr88888 time!!
Welcome buaacckk!! so good 2 hear tht u r doin good! :-) :-) :-)
so a belated happy durga puja to you..
i have one bong friend..and yes bengalis are pretty friendly..
this bengali friend of mine...he once told me.. even if you yell at some one in bengali..he wouldnt get mad at you.. i mean its that sweet a language..
You're beeennngaalliiiiiii !
So am I :)
@ nilesh
yes, the language is sweeter than rosogolla, but if u yell to some1 who understands, he will definately get back, n if u abuse some1 who understands, then.....
but the concept of yelling doesnt usually go with the term "bengali", even-though v dont usually stick 2 it :-P
@ disguise
yea, i knw :-)
shubho bijoya :-)
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