Dusserah or Navratri is a festival celebrated across India in different ways.Here in Karnataka Dassarah is celebrated for nine days when schools have holidays on the beginning day ( today ) and the last two days when Ayuda Pooja and Vijaya Dashami are celebrated. In Bengal it is The festival when Durga Pooja is celebrated with a lot of pomp and is the time when families get together from what I have been told by my Bengali friends..
Dasara greetings to you, your family and Boddunan community. There are many common features between Karnataka and AP in the way Dasara is celebrated. On Ayudha Puja day people worship their tools which are used for their work. An Auto mechanic worships his tool box is an example.
In Maharashtra, nine days are dedicated to Goddess Durga and on the Tenth day goddess Saraswati is worshipped.
However Dussehera celebrations of Mysore are world famous.
Here is an interesting article about Dussehra festivities in different places.
http://post.jagran.com/different-ways-of-dussehra-celebration-in-india-1350560744
Hi Usha, Navratri greetings to you and all the members of boddunan. In Maharashtra, we have Ghat Sthapana in our homes which basically celebrates the nurturing and sustaining nature of the the feminine power of Mother Earth and the Godesses Durga, Kali, Amba, parvati, Saraswati, Mahalaxmi etc. all of whom are manifestations of this divine, feminine power. Ghat is basically nothing but an earthern pot which is placed over a basket filled with earth in which seeds of nine grains are planted. The water from ghat permeates the soil and in nine days the grain grows into healthy saplings. It is a kind of tribute to earth that produces food and sustains us. On tenth day, the saplings are offered to god. It is a belief of the farmers that the healthier the saplings are, the better the rabi crops will be.
In Gujarat, Navratri is celebrated with great fervour and Garbas and Dandiya Ras are performed to beautiful music beats. Girls are dressed in colorful lehnga choli and spectators throng to these venues in large numbers. TheGarbas of Vadodara are especially famous. however there are no holidays in educational institutes which looks a biy odd as it is the young who dance late into the night.
Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:Hi Usha, Navratri greetings to you and all the members of boddunan. In Maharashtra, we have Ghat Sthapana in our homes which basically celebrates the nurturing and sustaining nature of the the feminine power of Mother Earth and the Godesses Durga, Kali, Amba, parvati, Saraswati, Mahalaxmi etc. all of whom are manifestations of this divine, feminine power. Ghat is basically nothing but an earthern pot which is placed over a basket filled with earth in which seeds of nine grains are planted. The water from ghat permeates the soil and in nine days the grain grows into healthy saplings. It is a kind of tribute to earth that produces food and sustains us. On tenth day, the saplings are offered to god. It is a belief of the farmers that the healthier the saplings are, the better the rabi crops will be.
Kalyani, here in Karnataka too they have this custom, not in Mangalore though..In north Karnataka they arrange dolls with the statues of Goddesses and also have a tray or matki filled with saplings kept along with it.
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In Gujarat, Navratri is celebrated with great fervour and Garbas and Dandiya Ras are performed to beautiful music beats. Girls are dressed in colorful lehnga choli and spectators throng to these venues in large numbers. TheGarbas of Vadodara are especially famous. however there are no holidays in educational institutes which looks a biy odd as it is the young who dance late into the night.
Here in mangalore we have a sizeable Gujarat community mostly into business, who have been living here since many decades and they organise Dandia and Garba dancing , which I too attend. It is a lot of fun and ladies of all ages and sizes , not just Gujaratis and the youngsters have a blast for 9 days ..
Hello Usha gaaru, thanks for the post, Happy Navratri to you
Here in the newly formed Telangana, we do something called as 'Bathukamma' where a pot or vessal or plate is adorned with various flowers (known as saddula)
and ladies (young, old, married, unmarried) form circles and dance with clap to Bathukamma
It is the newly recognized festival of Telangana
Hello Usha Gaaru,
Nice to be around! I cannot forget people like you!
Well, 'gaaru' is the Telugu form of suffix 'ji'
I feel odd to address you as Usha ji, Hence i address you with suffix 'gaaru'
It is just a form of respect to elders. I don't mean to be rude and call you just Usha or Mrs Usha.... :)
I hope you get it!
Swetha Shenoy wrote:Hello Usha Gaaru,
Nice to be around! I cannot forget people like you!
Well, 'gaaru' is the Telugu form of suffix 'ji'
I feel odd to address you as Usha ji, Hence i address you with suffix 'gaaru'
It is just a form of respect to elders. I don't mean to be rude and call you just Usha or Mrs Usha.... :)
I hope you get it!
You can call me Usha like everyone else here does , no problem and I will not consider it rude for sure ...age is afterall a personal matter !
rambabu wrote:@ Swetha
In Telangana Batukamma festival is officially celebrated. It is also called as Engili Pula Bathukamma. It falls on the first day of Mahalaya Amavasya also called as Pethara Amavsya in Telangana region. A colorful floral festival indeed.
Thank you Rambabu gaaru for the addition of information
I must say, this festival definitely put a place on the map!
usha manohar wrote:Swetha Shenoy wrote:Hello Usha Gaaru,
Nice to be around! I cannot forget people like you!
Well, 'gaaru' is the Telugu form of suffix 'ji'
I feel odd to address you as Usha ji, Hence i address you with suffix 'gaaru'
It is just a form of respect to elders. I don't mean to be rude and call you just Usha or Mrs Usha.... :)
I hope you get it!
You can call me Usha like everyone else here does , no problem and I will not consider it rude for sure ...age is afterall a personal matter !
Thank you Usha! Being used to calling everyone with a suffix (out of respect), I shall try calling you by your name itself!!!
@ Swetha
Now i take this opportunity to say Respect on elders will never be reduced by removing a suffix like " Gaaru " Its rather shows camaraderie between the members of this community
In the same count, you can drop that suffix " Garu" after my name. You can call me as Rambabu or simply Babu.
rambabu wrote:@ Swetha
Now i take this opportunity to say Respect on elders will never be reduced by removing a suffix like " Gaaru " Its rather shows camaraderie between the members of this community
In the same count, you can drop that suffix " Garu" after my name. You can call me as Rambabu or simply Babu.
Well, Rambabu gaaru
It is quiet hard for a person like me not to address someone with more respect with suffix like ji or gaaru. This is so because of the continual habit since childhood and the fact that we are truly Indian at heart!
It may take some time for me to address you by your name, please donot mind!
@kiran8