September 07, 2005
A Day with Surprise !!!!
It was yet another day of joyous celebrations of Vinayaka Chathurthi ..A Festival which is celebrated all over
India from south to north. People celebrate this day in a variety of ways. This festival is celebrated in the month of avani on chaturthi (4th) day which comes after the new moon. For anything to go well, we pray Lord Vinayaka. He is the first to be worshipped whenever we start anything. He relieves us from all our difficulties. Lord Vinayaka has got an elephant face and human body. He is worshipped by many names like Vinayaka, Ganesha, Pillayar, Vigneshwara, Gajanana, Ganapathy, Mooshika Vahanaa, Modhaga priya etc He rides on an animal called mooshika( Sanskrit word mean a large kind of rat). In our houses we celebrate this pooja in a grand manner. We decorate the floor with kolams using rice flour. On that day we buy a new Vinayaka idol(made of clay). . We place the idol on banana leaf and decorate with flowers and perform pooja. Vinayaka likes a dish called kozhukkattai. So different varieties of kozhukkattai are prepared and offered to the lord on this day It is the special item on this day. In addition to that Different varieties of fruits are also offered.
On the next day, punar pooja is done. This is the pooja which acts as an ending to the festival. After this we remove the idol from its place. On the next day after punar pooja, we immerse the idol in water in the sea, well or pond. In cities like Mumbai, Chennai etc. large Ganesha idols (a bout 6 ft) are placed in common places and pooja is performed in a very grand manner. In Mumbai we can hear “Ganapathi bappa moriya agale baras thu jaldi aah”
Here for me day begin too early ..it started early in morning about 5.30 followed by which was cleaning work .By the time I finished all my work and saw my system time it was 7..which was again followed by puja though not offered much to vinayagar..All this because I was in wrong thought that the puja is on thurday .It happened that when I asked the great Mr Kiri Arunagiri about the date of Vinayaga chathurthi last week he told it is on Thursday..and I believed him..so on Tuesday i.e y’day after passing usual day in office while returning back I did;nt bother to go for shopping to get fruits..After reaching home came to know from Same Mr kiri that he played with me..It was already night by the time I came to know about the truth reg vinayaga puja is on wed.. so thought to do puja with the fruits resting in my refrigerator. unfortunately “onne onnu kanne kannu na only apples was left”. So offered only apples to Vinayagar..
As per schedule today need to go to office bit early than usual day..but reached office by some time lag of 45 mins..As got early also did some work at home today hence was feeling too hungry at office..due to lack of time I did;nt had BF..ithu breakfast..just started to concentrate in work I heard some one called my name ..just turned my face from monnitor n looked towards the direction I heard the voice..they informed I had some post ..they need my signature to deliver the post to me...got the letter..It was strange for me as I never got any letter via post .just was wondering who might posted this letter..with question in mind I opened the envelope …..the moment I read it got a grin in my face.. A GREAT REAL SURPRISE it was
It was a surprise as the letter was from my friend here..and that ‘s regarding the wishes for vinayaga chathurthi…..The real Surprise is because story behind this letter…Click here ( for flash back)
So I recalled passed incident not only y’day chat conversation with Giri …some few weeks before prakash came n asked about my address saying he need my official address for some business perpose..that time I said sorry I wont give my address in any public forum as my parents will scold me.. that time i was serious...
In another incident during my last week gathering prakash asked my visiting card all of sudden..again it made me surprise y he is asking my visiting card..but I gave him my card…
So here the ball came back to me …the content which I reffered Giri y’day was in letter which I got today and address of mine they got from prakash from my card…abba what a PERFECT LONG TIME PLAN…great..happy to get wishes for the day through post with surprise...
Yet the surprise quota is not finished it again extended…as today I got early n did’nt had my breakfast so in my stomach rats were jumping( translation for Paet mae chuhe dowd rahe tain -hindi). Was just thinking to go to ground floor n get some cookies..before that thought to thank the group who send the surprise wishes via post ..called them in conference( chatting ) and said thanks to them ...i could hear some one again called my name..this time it is for eating..hayya..( a sound in inner heart) ..the moment I went to table n saw water melon first thought that striked in my mind was..Thanks vinayaga.."nejam thaan ithu udans ella..i offered u small apple n in turn u offered me big water melon."...in my past month experience today was the first time we are having fruits in office..usualy we have cookies or nv’s…
Had that watermelon ..my stomach was almost full..some slices were wasted…
Remaining day went as normal…so the day started as busy day n ended as busy day..with some surprises..
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India from south to north. People celebrate this day in a variety of ways. This festival is celebrated in the month of avani on chaturthi (4th) day which comes after the new moon. For anything to go well, we pray Lord Vinayaka. He is the first to be worshipped whenever we start anything. He relieves us from all our difficulties. Lord Vinayaka has got an elephant face and human body. He is worshipped by many names like Vinayaka, Ganesha, Pillayar, Vigneshwara, Gajanana, Ganapathy, Mooshika Vahanaa, Modhaga priya etc He rides on an animal called mooshika( Sanskrit word mean a large kind of rat). In our houses we celebrate this pooja in a grand manner. We decorate the floor with kolams using rice flour. On that day we buy a new Vinayaka idol(made of clay). . We place the idol on banana leaf and decorate with flowers and perform pooja. Vinayaka likes a dish called kozhukkattai. So different varieties of kozhukkattai are prepared and offered to the lord on this day It is the special item on this day. In addition to that Different varieties of fruits are also offered.
On the next day, punar pooja is done. This is the pooja which acts as an ending to the festival. After this we remove the idol from its place. On the next day after punar pooja, we immerse the idol in water in the sea, well or pond. In cities like Mumbai, Chennai etc. large Ganesha idols (a bout 6 ft) are placed in common places and pooja is performed in a very grand manner. In Mumbai we can hear “Ganapathi bappa moriya agale baras thu jaldi aah”
Here for me day begin too early ..it started early in morning about 5.30 followed by which was cleaning work .By the time I finished all my work and saw my system time it was 7..which was again followed by puja though not offered much to vinayagar..All this because I was in wrong thought that the puja is on thurday .It happened that when I asked the great Mr Kiri Arunagiri about the date of Vinayaga chathurthi last week he told it is on Thursday..and I believed him..so on Tuesday i.e y’day after passing usual day in office while returning back I did;nt bother to go for shopping to get fruits..After reaching home came to know from Same Mr kiri that he played with me..It was already night by the time I came to know about the truth reg vinayaga puja is on wed.. so thought to do puja with the fruits resting in my refrigerator. unfortunately “onne onnu kanne kannu na only apples was left”. So offered only apples to Vinayagar..
As per schedule today need to go to office bit early than usual day..but reached office by some time lag of 45 mins..As got early also did some work at home today hence was feeling too hungry at office..due to lack of time I did;nt had BF..ithu breakfast..just started to concentrate in work I heard some one called my name ..just turned my face from monnitor n looked towards the direction I heard the voice..they informed I had some post ..they need my signature to deliver the post to me...got the letter..It was strange for me as I never got any letter via post .just was wondering who might posted this letter..with question in mind I opened the envelope …..the moment I read it got a grin in my face.. A GREAT REAL SURPRISE it was
It was a surprise as the letter was from my friend here..and that ‘s regarding the wishes for vinayaga chathurthi…..The real Surprise is because story behind this letter…Click here ( for flash back)
So I recalled passed incident not only y’day chat conversation with Giri …some few weeks before prakash came n asked about my address saying he need my official address for some business perpose..that time I said sorry I wont give my address in any public forum as my parents will scold me.. that time i was serious...
In another incident during my last week gathering prakash asked my visiting card all of sudden..again it made me surprise y he is asking my visiting card..but I gave him my card…
So here the ball came back to me …the content which I reffered Giri y’day was in letter which I got today and address of mine they got from prakash from my card…abba what a PERFECT LONG TIME PLAN…great..happy to get wishes for the day through post with surprise...
Yet the surprise quota is not finished it again extended…as today I got early n did’nt had my breakfast so in my stomach rats were jumping( translation for Paet mae chuhe dowd rahe tain -hindi). Was just thinking to go to ground floor n get some cookies..before that thought to thank the group who send the surprise wishes via post ..called them in conference( chatting ) and said thanks to them ...i could hear some one again called my name..this time it is for eating..hayya..( a sound in inner heart) ..the moment I went to table n saw water melon first thought that striked in my mind was..Thanks vinayaga.."nejam thaan ithu udans ella..i offered u small apple n in turn u offered me big water melon."...in my past month experience today was the first time we are having fruits in office..usualy we have cookies or nv’s…
Had that watermelon ..my stomach was almost full..some slices were wasted…
Remaining day went as normal…so the day started as busy day n ended as busy day..with some surprises..
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