NOVEL~*Hiding behind a Stranger*~THREAD 34~Chapter 39(2 PARTS)SEP 17th - Page 118

Originally posted by: binduprasad41

Good morning sachu patti, and all my lovely friends. 😳

Have a lovely day ahead 🤗

Good evening lana di.

Take care of yourself 🤗

Happy dussehra everyone.

Lana Sahiba ...thank you so much for the grand puja snaps! 🤗

Way to go, Lana Sahiba. A DP change-and who else could take pride of place in the DP but our, oops, your CS!😉

You are notorious for being sentimental about your DPs. I remember the red-scarfed AB DP that you had for the longest time. Only after some vigorous and rigorous prodding from Lashy Sahiba, did you change it to archer Jalal.😆

So ,what brought about the change of heart to prompt the change of DP?😊

So, the winner of 'Detect Lana's New DP' is Kuki, 👏 with our author taking up the first runner-up spot. Second place is not bad at all, dear author. Well done!👏

The same case here, Lana-my desktop and laptop still showed Jalal since I do not perform cache clearance unless I am forced to. I rarely use my handphone to log in to IF, always preferring my desktop.

Selvi...what a charming, delightful review, Sahiba!👏 ⭐️

Quote: athane pathen...morning after wedding enna aachunnu ennum theriyala...ethu eppadi theriyum?...

>>>>>>🤣 🤣 🤣

Chellam...missing the whole of yesterday, after posting the GM post.😭

Originally posted by: roseraja1915

Chellam...missing the whole of yesterday, after posting the GM post.😭

Originally posted by: lghosh

MahaDashami means the end of Durga Puja!! A gloom is in the air and with a heavy heart, we bid adieu to Mother Durga wishing and hoping she will grace our lives again next year with equal pomp, glow, happiness and her blessings! There are certain rituals in Bengal which is followed in Dashami.

Once Dashami puja is done Devi Durga is given special goodbyes by married women, "Devi Boron" is performed. Women do 'pranams' forming a long queue in front of Ma Durga and they touch faces of Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati with betel leaves and betel nut (supuri). After that the priest shakes the 'ghot' signifying the end of Puja! Then immersion rituals are performed, Neelkanth bird is flown and after Devi Boron married women put vermillion, 'sindur' on each other signifying a happy marital bliss! On the day of Vijayadashami, women smear sindur on each other. Since sindur is a sign of a married woman, by following this ritual, women wish for a blessed marital life for one another. The ritual of Sindur Khela started some 400-450 years back in West Bengal and parts of Bangladesh, where a handful of women would gather and bid their goodbyes to Maa Durga, Saraswati, Laxmi, Kartikey and Lord Ganesha as they make their way back to heaven. They would clad themselves in traditional Bengali saris and jewellery, offer the idols with sweet delicacies and play Sindur Khela. The tradition that kick-started in the eastern part of the country has now become an essential part of Vijayadashami rituals across the country celebrating Durga Puja.

^{Women smear sindoor on each other after putting the sindur on Maa Durga's forehead.} It is believed that for these couple of days, Goddess Durga arrives to earth to her parents, and she is thus pampered with a variety of bhog and prasad. Thus, when she finally has to leave, women give her a grand farewell as any daughter going back to her husband's place would receive. While applying sindur on Goddess Durga's feet and forehead they also pray to the her for their happy and long married lives.

Originally posted by: Bindu.

This Navami lets pray that no Durga is aborted, no Saraswati is stopped from going to school, no Lakshmi has to beg for money from husband, no Parvati is sacrificed for dowry, no Sita has to suffer in silence and no Kali is given a tube of fairness cream.

Happy Dussehra,Banjaras!😃

Vijayadashami Shubhakankshalu!! 🤗