MEETING A FRIEND AT PUJA
On 6th May 2023 I met one of my special friends Kajol in her house where a Puja ceremony was going on. Kajol became friend from my husband's side after I got married in 2020. We were attached by phone and WhatsApp only and never met each other before 6 th May. It happened to be an Auspicious day as in her house I was invited to attend the Puja of Maa Shitola and Lakshmi -Narayan . The temple is adjacent to her cute small house. Her maternal uncles are the owner of that temple. From Behala Maynagor we took a Toto and reached Sordar para where the temple is situated.
The Rituals of Puja was a very lengthy process and the crowd joined the Rituals hugely. Mantras were getting chanted over Microphone and was heard very loudly. Incense stick, candle, Dhuna all were there . I met her daughter Neha and all her relatives one by one. She introduced me to them very respectfully.
The whole day I stayed there and spent time with them. She gifted me a beautiful sharee and I gifted her a crafty greeting card and her daughter Neha a hand-painted T shirt.
After completing Rituals and bathing in pond water, Neha wore the Tshirt gifted by me . With Neha I visited BOT TOLA where people offer flowers, Garlands and Candle to Shiv ji. The feeling in me was very religious rushing in veins.
In afternoon we had PANTA VAAT ,DAAL CHOCCHORI,AALUR DOM as lunch. Because it's a Bengali Ritual to have cold Panta at the day of Maa Shitala Puja.
In evening The Prasad was distributed by the committee and we had big sized LUCHI ,AALUR DOM AND CHHOLAR DAAL WITH SWEETS. At last the Priest permitted to spread Malsa Vog and they gave HORIR LUTH to the crowd.
At evening we again took a Toto and came back to Moynagor and took Autorickshaw to reach my own home. I carried Prasad for my Husband with me in a bag .
Before having Luchi we had FUCHKA AND ICE CREAM from nearby stall.
The day went very refreshing and memorable for both of us.
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