Excited for the Jagadhatri Pujas??
Here's a little something to reflect upon.......
With the faint echoes of Durga Puja still lingering on in the festive air.....the rolls of the traditional dhak sound once again as our Chandannagar gears up for its biggest revelry and BAM!! before we know it Jagadhatri Puja is back with a bang!!
Or rather should i say 'The chance to make a few easy bucks' is back.Want an explanation...make it a point to park yourself at a puja site for a few hours during the run-up to the pujas and you'll get it.The innumerable vehicles that are stopped and the 'chanda' forcibly collected as if some angry god is bent on demanding appeasement from unsuspecting commoners.
And come the pujas the economical brains are put to the test as in every nook and cranny of the town stalls spring up with only one intention 'provide the worst and take the most'.
And yes not to forget...we are proud to proclaim that we try our best to cater to the poor and make the pujas beneficiary for them.The usual beggar gets a rupee more from over-religious pandal hoppers while the rag- pickers wake up to dustbins overflowing with coke bottles and ice cream cups.
We are extra careful to scatter our paper plates,on which we have just enjoy a tasty delicacy,here and there so that there are surplus left for the poor to collect,sell and earn. AND YOU SAY WE DON'T CARE FOR THE POOR!!
Just one point before you close this window and forget about this post- Reading this did you feel a little something in your heart? ; did that extra spring i your step due to the excitement become a little less? ; DID THE REAL MEANING OF JAGADHATRI PUJA BECOME A LITTLE CLEAR TO YOU?
ASK YOURSELF!! JUDGE YOURSELF!! AND CHANGE YOURSELF!!
let's welcome Maa Jagadhatri to a slightly better world this year!!
Here's a little something to reflect upon.......
With the faint echoes of Durga Puja still lingering on in the festive air.....the rolls of the traditional dhak sound once again as our Chandannagar gears up for its biggest revelry and BAM!! before we know it Jagadhatri Puja is back with a bang!!
Or rather should i say 'The chance to make a few easy bucks' is back.Want an explanation...make it a point to park yourself at a puja site for a few hours during the run-up to the pujas and you'll get it.The innumerable vehicles that are stopped and the 'chanda' forcibly collected as if some angry god is bent on demanding appeasement from unsuspecting commoners.
And come the pujas the economical brains are put to the test as in every nook and cranny of the town stalls spring up with only one intention 'provide the worst and take the most'.
And yes not to forget...we are proud to proclaim that we try our best to cater to the poor and make the pujas beneficiary for them.The usual beggar gets a rupee more from over-religious pandal hoppers while the rag- pickers wake up to dustbins overflowing with coke bottles and ice cream cups.
We are extra careful to scatter our paper plates,on which we have just enjoy a tasty delicacy,here and there so that there are surplus left for the poor to collect,sell and earn. AND YOU SAY WE DON'T CARE FOR THE POOR!!
Just one point before you close this window and forget about this post- Reading this did you feel a little something in your heart? ; did that extra spring i your step due to the excitement become a little less? ; DID THE REAL MEANING OF JAGADHATRI PUJA BECOME A LITTLE CLEAR TO YOU?
ASK YOURSELF!! JUDGE YOURSELF!! AND CHANGE YOURSELF!!
let's welcome Maa Jagadhatri to a slightly better world this year!!
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