Anjamma looked at her daughter Kaveri with a mixture of pain and relief as she bathed her in the river water with the other women. Kaveri is just 10 years old and is excited at the prospect of wearing new clothes and flowers in her hair. ‘Aai(Mother), when do I get to put flowers in my hair? will they be Jasmine? I love Jasmine flowers, they smell so sweet’. ‘Kaveri, hold still, let me scrub you properly, you should be pure during your marriage ceremony’. Today, Kaveri is to be wedded to ‘Lord Khandoba’ and become a ‘Murali’, just like her mother. She is to be a servant of god and become a ‘Devadasi’. Anjamma’s family and other men and women in Jejuri have gathered for the marriage ceremony at the temple. Kaveri is dressed in ‘Parkar Polka’ (Skirt and bodice) of bright red with a zari border. There is milk, yoghurt, butter, coconuts, flowers and turmeric powder and as the priest chants mantras, Kaveri is made to stand next to the idol and people shower her with turmeric...
Hi Honey,
ReplyDeleteI beg to differ about this post and I will tell you why...
Remember we went shopping (that one time out of zillions) when you asked me to choose between a black dress and a white dress, so you could buy it...
Well I chose the black and u ended up buying the white one...
If i speak too much, you say I am too chirpy for you. If I dont, u say I dont like tot talk to you anymore...
You ask me what I would like to eat, I say Fried Rice and then you say Nahhh... Lets eat noodles and you order them...
And you say Men are complicated!!!!!
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ReplyDeleteHaha! Very nice poem... but would be more funny if we change it to 'woman' instead of 'man' :)
ReplyDeleteBut I liked Aniruddha's comments more...hehe...he has supported his argument with an example and parted a second blow with a cartoon! So...it's 2-0 to Aniruddha!!!
~ Kaustubh
That's wat all men think.....driving skills hahahha...they never stop to ask for directions and keep going in circles...till his wife/gf stops him to ask someone for directions....
ReplyDeleteCartoon or no cartoon...women maketh a man....
i simply agree with you Vinni.....i mean how difficult is it to ask for directions!!!!
ReplyDeleteWe ended up going three kms north instead of east one day cause of this....uffff!!!!