Monday: It was marriage day of Tulsi! Let me clear that Tulsi is not name of a person or iconic poet 'Tulsidas'. No sir. It is Tulsi plant! Now what is science behind this age old custom, beats me. No twist and turns of my creative mind brings me close to logical explanation. It is there, period.
Red chuni is used to cover plant, symbolic gesture of head covered with palu. Then some bangles, tilak, haldi etc is applied, to various branches, as सिंगार. Our bride is ready. I dared and asked where is groom? With brief silence, I was ignored.
A big 'diya' of 365 'vat' is made and lighted. Alexa or Goggle baba is used to play Tulsi aarti. We do the pheras of plant. That is it.
Mummy, Pinky, Muskan do this with honesty and dedication, rest of us just support them, lightly, sometimes playfully.
Looks like Rinky will follow her mother's steps. She kept reminding us, telling us to concentrate on proceedings, make no jokes, take the pooja seriously. Kabir only took her word seriously and did what he was told to do!
Technically this was last day of Diwali or is the 'Dev-Diwali' last day of Diwali? Now lights will be removed, for few days no sweets also. But is it possible?
Akshay's office executives who go to Rajasthan during Diwali will start returning, bring Mithai from home town. Rajasthan sweets are really good. So our sweet diwali can continue for some time.
24/11/18.
It is one decade of Akshay-Muskan marriage anniversary.
Few pic to refresh memories.
24th November 2008, Fountain Hotel, Mahableshwar
अमृतसर 2008
College days. Mumbai.
Sacred Heart town, Pune
Kashyap Roka, Ghatkopar, Mumbai.
Pataka pole 2011, panchgani.
Karva Chouth, 2018. Parmar Park.
Pinakin is celebrating his twins 5th birthday with big party. Kashyap and Kabir are in Mumbai to attend it. Rest are too busy to attend, such is today's world!
Whenever I see Akshay - Kashyap - Pinakin together, I just get this feeling of 'smiling for nothing'. It is wonderful and priceless, something which one cannot describe in words. So here we go.
Red chuni is used to cover plant, symbolic gesture of head covered with palu. Then some bangles, tilak, haldi etc is applied, to various branches, as सिंगार. Our bride is ready. I dared and asked where is groom? With brief silence, I was ignored.
A big 'diya' of 365 'vat' is made and lighted. Alexa or Goggle baba is used to play Tulsi aarti. We do the pheras of plant. That is it.
Mummy, Pinky, Muskan do this with honesty and dedication, rest of us just support them, lightly, sometimes playfully.
Looks like Rinky will follow her mother's steps. She kept reminding us, telling us to concentrate on proceedings, make no jokes, take the pooja seriously. Kabir only took her word seriously and did what he was told to do!
Technically this was last day of Diwali or is the 'Dev-Diwali' last day of Diwali? Now lights will be removed, for few days no sweets also. But is it possible?
Akshay's office executives who go to Rajasthan during Diwali will start returning, bring Mithai from home town. Rajasthan sweets are really good. So our sweet diwali can continue for some time.
24/11/18.
It is one decade of Akshay-Muskan marriage anniversary.
Few pic to refresh memories.
24th November 2008, Fountain Hotel, Mahableshwar
अमृतसर 2008
College days. Mumbai.
Sacred Heart town, Pune
Kashyap Roka, Ghatkopar, Mumbai.
Pataka pole 2011, panchgani.
Karva Chouth, 2018. Parmar Park.
Pinakin is celebrating his twins 5th birthday with big party. Kashyap and Kabir are in Mumbai to attend it. Rest are too busy to attend, such is today's world!
Whenever I see Akshay - Kashyap - Pinakin together, I just get this feeling of 'smiling for nothing'. It is wonderful and priceless, something which one cannot describe in words. So here we go.
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