Navratri in class.

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Yoga class walk is very interesting. There is a restaurant, beer bar, ac repair shops,paper shop, tailors, idli dosa atta shop, car battery repair shop, . I love the smell of all these shops. I love the smell of petrol, fresh paper and the cooling liquid in batteries. I can eat all of it.
The class celebrates navratri next friday. They said id you go to shivaji park you see half of India. They speak in Marathi. I am translating all that I understood. At Shivaji Park, there is Durga Puja like West bengal, there is Ramayan play going on with the bhajan and dohai. The male characters play Sita, Kaikeyi, Kaushalya and Mandodari. Then the gymkhana has garba so thats Gujarat for you. She wanted to know if students know what happens in Maharashtra. Two ladies stood up and shared. The girls got together sang songs in the evening drew an elephant and played games around it, danced and made prasad. The songs were all of how a child bride goes to her mom s house and all in laws try to get her back home. She back answers when they try to bribe her to come home. Both the ladies sang those songs. One of them sang very well and the whole class was clapping to the beat of the song. Then we did shavasana.
Ambe Maa visits her mother for nine days and returns to her in laws on Dushera. She is very happy for nine days and her friends visit her every night and they all play Garba. The elders of the family sing and watch over the celebrations.Bolo Ambe maat ni Jai.
The idli dosa atta shop is run by a lady who was a researcher with a big hospital in Mumbai. After children, she quit her job and started making atta to sell.
Cheers to Women power!

Comments

  1. vinaySeptember 20, 2009 at 12:48 PM

    festivity time all around.

    Enjoy during this period.

    update about the Navratri celebration in ur class.

    regards

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  2. MallikaSeptember 21, 2009 at 10:02 AM

    Hi parul,

    That was classy... smell of petrol n batteries. Even i can eat all that i love it!

    I believe i am lucky to be an Indian,where elsein the world can u get so much to celebrate about. So much of colour n happiness around you!!

    Seems your Yoga class is a wonderful place to be at. Enjoy n soak yourself in the festivities.Spread love n cheer n happiness around which you are so Good at.

    Love n Hugs.

    Malli

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