Saturday, August 25, 2012

Our surprise visit.

Last week we went to our mama's home to celebrate POLA festival together with them.We did not inform them about our plan.They all were very surprised to saw us unexpectedly.Pola is celebrated because bulls are the strong and true friend of farmers .Day before pola all farmers went to their farms at seven O'clock to do pooja , I also joined them and we went to the farm. Grandfather and Mama did  massage at the neck of bull with turmeric and butter .They thanked them for helping them and fulfilling their dreams. The next day the bulls were washed and they are decorated with balloon , Bashing and their horns are painted with Orange color, at after noon about four o clock  we all pranced our bulls ,cows with band ,to Hanuman temple and the main street of our village.My grandmother,mami and aai were busy in making puranpoli and so many tasty food.After coming home all of us prayed for rain, it is said that after this festival it rains. That day, the tradition is to arrange marriage  of cows with bulls, so we enjoy it with Mangalastka ,Akshta .Mami and aaji did pooja of bulls offering puranpoli . The next day it rained ,all of us were very happy and all the farmers were very happy. We  enjoyed this festival very much .Baba remembered his school days poem-शिंगे  रंगविली ,बाशिंगे बांधली  
चढविल्या  झुली ,ऐनेदार 
राजा  परधान्या ,रतन दिवाण 
वजीर  पठाण ,तुस्त  मस्त .......        
            My mother's grandfather (age 92) and grandmother(87)had  moved enthusiastically within the festival. At night their legs were paining so I put moov spray on their knee,they feel relax so I.              Next day we went to meet aatya and kaka at Barshi.We played a lot with our cousins .Barshi is femous for Bhagwant mandir ,we all together visited the temmple and prayed for rain again. All my Shiber friends,(lata aaji) and my relatives loved us very much as love is the greatest power.                     

4 comments:

  1. We have only heard or read about this festival,but never experienced this. Thank you for sharing.

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  2. We too had the opportunity to experience all this at ANANDWAN when om was small.An amazing experience.

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  3. servesh thank ,athwanina ujala milala

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  4. good description and power of expression Sarvesh. Thank you . we learnt alot

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