Mahalaya:A Once-a-Year Popular Radio Prog - Page 9

Originally posted by: adi_0112

True..but for folks like us so far away..even Singapore south Indian food especially the kaulumbos and the biriyani was just awesome....

Ya true,Adi.punjini,try in Raj,near mustafa.It serves authentic south indian food.This restuarant is a branch of kolkata branch.

Thank you Barnali, God bless you !!!

This is one thing I never missed, and waking up at 4 am to listen to it was something I will always hold close to my heart. It was a ritual that I never gave up, until I got married........

I don't have the recording, and now my uncounted thanks to you for providing it....

I am so homesick now......

Thank you !!!

Originally posted by: punjini

Hope you don't regret having said this and run away to Shimla when I actually come next year. 😆 I have been telling Barnali that I might come next year for Durga Puja.

I am planning to go to India next year during this time too😊

Originally posted by: punjini

Barnali, I sent the link to this thread to many Bengali friends who are not a part of this forum and all of them are thanking me for the audio file. I hereby transfer all their wishes to you!

thanx sahana 😊

maybe next year we all get to celebrate it together here at kgp itself. But vinnie now yu r tempting me to go to shimla too 😆 Shimla Kali Bari puja was really a homely affair for us every year. but we used to go to chandigarn one too on navami.

Originally posted by: Minnie

Thank you Barnali, God bless you !!!

This is one thing I never missed, and waking up at 4 am to listen to it was something I will always hold close to my heart. It was a ritual that I never gave up, until I got married........

I don't have the recording, and now my uncounted thanks to you for providing it....

I am so homesick now......

Thank you !!!

my pleasure. yu should hve been here at 4am IST today. we all celebrated mahalaya today together here. it was fun.😊

Originally posted by: Barnali

thanx sahana 😊

maybe next year we all get to celebrate it together here at kgp itself. But vinnie now yu r tempting me to go to shimla too 😆 Shimla Kali Bari puja was really a homely affair for us every year. but we used to go to chandigarn one too on navami.

Di,

next year make a plan to go to Shimla and I am planning the same too, so we might even meet😊

Originally posted by: s.priya

Typically, every south indian household (at least tamilians and tamil brahmins from kerala) have GOLU in their houses.

Golu is basically a stand consisting of 2,5,7, or 9 step (like a staircase) which is decorated and adorned with dolls all of which signify some story from our puranas. Decorative lights, flowers, rangoli etc are used to decorate the Golu.

Important part of the golu is the two silver cups containing rice and pulses, which signify properity. Another important part, without which the Golu is incomplete are the Marapachis - i.e. dolls of wood. These are traditional dolls which are handed down over generations and which is given to the daughter - in law of the house on her marriage and first navaratri.
This is how a golu looks like.



This is the traditional Marapachi or the dolls in wood.

We do keep golu in our house tooo 😛 I will share some of the pics... I make parks, etc... my mom keeps the golu... preparations have already started... we r cleaning the house now 😃 Though its started today, we keep only after 2 days... tats the tradition followed in my house... 😊

Its great fun... People come home, exchange gifts, sing songs, and all these 10 days are real fun here in south india esp its followed in the brahmin community... Others just mark the beginning of the navrathri with some prayers... I luv these 10 days and atlast we ve Saraswati puja where we keep books and dont study through out the day 😉 That is one day loved by all the students 😆😆😆 Though no one studies the other days, its real excitment as the parents dont ask u to read 😛😆😆

Originally posted by: vinnie-thepooh

next year make a plan to go to Shimla and I am planning the same too, so we might even meet😊

Maybe if not during the puja but maybe after that it can b planned. Leaving Kolkata during puja is somethng i cant think of actually 😛

Didi,

Thank you so much for the thread and the file, got to know many things... Aaj enjoy kiya na aapne? I am downloading the file now and will listen to it very soon... 😛

Happy Durga Puja To All Of You 😊

Originally posted by: ans24us1

Didi,

Thank you so much for the thread and the file, got to know many things... Aaj enjoy kiya na aapne? I am downloading the file now and will listen to it very soon... 😛

🤗 yes enjoyed a lot. and best was talking to yu.😃