Amongst the Teen maar beats, today our lane's diety Mr.Ganeshji was given a given a heavy heart farewell with pooja’s being performed from evening 5 pm.
The other spectrum consisted of people getting ready with their Energy Drinks to bid farewell to lord ganeshji. In the name of lord, people showoff their piousness with varying frequencies, some like it by performing pooja’s, some by making public offerings and some by raising a toast of their favorite hot beverage.
Truly it happens only in India.
Now after their favorite’s acts of performances the citizens of our lane spanning from the youngest Chanti to eldest Mr. Rao Uncle every one was in a jubilant mood trying hard to forget that they have to get back to normal life of schools, Offices. , etc since tomorrow being Monday.
As every time the fever of 6 pack abs has even bitten Hyderabadi Ganesha. My Friend Lucky was showing me a snap of an 8 pack abs ganeshji who was there at a pandal in Charminar. Now that’s a dichotomy to the fact that Ganeshji was supposed to be the god with a belly (mom recites the mantra “oh Bojja Ganappayya nee bantu nennayya”).
Every Ganesh chaturti has its own specialty in Hyderabad and this time the speciality chose to be in the form of Hindu Muslim Brotherhood.
Accidentally or coincidently however you may like to term it this time Ganesh Chaturthi came in the holy month of ramzaan. At a ganesh pandal in hyd Muslim’s were given a special iftaar(where in they would be offered Fruits and snacks since muslim’s would be on fast called roza since morning). And similarly Muslim brother’s expressed their gratitude in response by offering Prasad to Lord Ganesh.
A true festival helping to bridge the gas in between people of different religions.
Ganapathi Bappa moriyaaaaaaaa…
Posted at 11.02 PM on 14th September 2008.
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