I had been thinking of what to write this time on my blog, as I was running short of ideas/topics for a week. Anyways, as the proverb says, “Where there is a will there is a way” here I proceed with my new post.
The perfect practice of this custom is by offering BAGINA before the Gowri Festival, so that the married daughter of the family keeps the same for puja on the festival day in her in-laws place. But due to modernization of this tradition and majorly due to time constraints it now is offered(atleast in my family) after Ganesha Festival or during Navarathri.
Frankly speaking, for all my cousins and me it’s only a get together whereas, for my mom and aunts it’s a huge celebration with love and gifts being offered. Though my Grandma and Grandpa are no more, my mom’s brother takes up the responsibility of this, as in other families.
I just thought of adding these details on my post to make everyone realize that as these modern celebrations like birthday, Valentine’s Day and other annual celebrations the Indian Customs also bring the same joy. We just have to ensure that modernization should not risk our customs which help us bond well. It is not necessary to be religious or orthodox to follow it right?To be mentioned this is the only time when we all maternal relatives meet and have fun.
KUDOS to this custom ;)
प्यार बाट्नेका एक ही रास्ता हो तो हो मुश्किल,
वक़्त कम भी है तो, है नहीं क्या एक पल?
ज़रूरी नहीं की तुम वाही टहर जाओ,
पर मिलते हैं दिल तो उधरसे गुज़र ही जाओ!!
Pyar baatneka ek hi rasta ho to ho mushkil
Waqt kam bhi hai to, hai nahi kya ek pal?
Zaruri nahi ki tum vahi tahar jao
Par milte hai dil to udharse guzar hi jao…
ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಯ ಮಾತಿದಲ್ಲ,
ಬಾಂಧವ್ಯದ ಮಾತು ಇದು.
ನಲ್ಮೆಯ ಬಾಂಧವರಿಗೊಂದು ಕ್ಷಣವಿತ್ತರೆ
ನಲಿಯುವ ಕ್ಷಣ ಕೂಡ ನಿಮ್ಮದು
Samskrutiya maatidalla,
Bandhavyada maatu idu
Nalmeya bandhavarigondu kshanavittare
Naliyuva kshana kooda nimmadu….
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nice to hear abt the festival and its good you reminding every abt the culture and rituals of ours to every one
ReplyDeleteThanks for reminding everybody abt their customs n culture.Modernization should only happen to our thoughts and intelligence not to our traditions or the culture.Any how u could have written the reason for givin bagina,from when it started n etc. this time there is no much compliment to b given coz there is nothing much abt which is not known to ppl."narration good shayari well done".
ReplyDeleteThere is a bit more story than what you have mentioned here. The very purpose of exchanging such stuff is to ensure that people still think of others as vital part in their lives and also, it is a way to meet and see the distant (referring to actual distance here) relatives.
ReplyDeleteNowadays, we have mobiles, cars, flights etc to reach out any moment. But in the past it wasn't the case hence this gifting was a mode to meet and socialize! That is why every festival has its own story, concept and way to celebrate with distinct foods!
There are more advantages in following most of the customs. We simply do it without knowing why! I plan to post an article on those lines sometime soon with reasoning for each of the custom :)