The Past 3 months have been a muddled blur of activities - shifting across continents, blissfull back-to-my-room sentiments, trying to get used to a long distance relationship yet again , swadhisht ghar ka khaana ,a new work place , getting back to driving like an auto waala in the Bangalore traffic et all. And I FINALLY realise ki I have been so busy lurking and delurking around that there has been absolutely no log of the changes that took place in the past few months.
While talking to a friend today, I stared at her in confusion for about 2 minutes-trying to recollect if my engagement was held in the month of August or November. Not good at all. The yahan wahan sightings of grey hair on my crop are definitely not just an aesthetic indictor. You'd better keep a log of significant happenings bitiya raaaani, they seem to suggest.
Anyhoo, I am absolutely overjoyed at being home in time for Ganesh Pooja. These 11 days have always been so so special - everysince the 2 footer me learnt to say 'Modak' and 'Ganpati Bappa Maurya!' with the lusty enthusiasm of a toddler. A few Maharashtrian families down south,trying their best to re-create the atmosphere back home. I guess papa-mummy did do a good job after all, considering it’s the ONLY festival I long for, in the whole year. Diwali is nice and so is Dusshera, but the entry of the lovely Elephant god into our abode promising happiness, security and peace (and not to forget the yummy delicious modaks) has always been very very special.
Things are slightly different now; we reused last year's Makhar , missed quarreling with the brother on who gets the cymbals (and he refused to come on Skype and be a part of the pooja ‘cos he was worried about getting homesick all over again) and the modaks did not disappear as fast as they used too (Especially since the hog-pot of the family is still studying far-far away). But nevertheless, I run home sooner than usual every evening eagerly anticipating the aarthi, fondly look at him everytime I pass by him as if he were a new addition to the family , lovingly decorate his surroundings and feel quite bad about the Visarjan today. SIGH!!
Next year I hope to
1) Be with family again during the 11 days of the puja
2) Make the idol all by myself
May the MangalMurthy bless us all with happiness and peace, this year and beyond.
Pudchya Varshi laukar yaa Ganapathi Bappa :)
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