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Red Kurta and Tamarind Rice

It was 6am and the sky was pitch dark outside. I woke up to another lazy and gloomy day. For those who are wondering why, it is currently fall season here at Canada, followed by winter. So the upcoming 4 to 5 months will be so, except for a very few sunny days in between.

If it had been India, by now I will be in the kitchen helping out mom for Durga Pooja!! Since it is Vijayadasami at Canada today (though we are nine and half hrs behind India, almost all the festivals arrived a day in advance at Canada this year) per astro-calendar, I pushed myself out of the bedroom and got ready. 

Initial plan was to make a small portion of sweet for prasadam and pav bhaji for lunch (as it is quick to make). Another reason is the guilt of eating lot of sweets and cakes over the last couple of months.  Before entering the kitchen, I texted my friends at Canada and US. Surprisingly everyone responded the same - "Thank you. But it is tmrw". We exchanged couple of texts, mostly me explaining the reason behind.

Conversation between me and my friend (next door) was as below.

Frnd: Thank you. What's special for dasami?

Me: Nthg. What are you planning?

Frnd: Nthg. Don't feel the vibe

I had a similar feeling since I woke up (subconsciously was missing the festivities at India). After our conversation, I decided to enhance the mood within me and around. 

I immediately changed to a vibrant red kurta from my track pants. Prepared sweet pongal, tamarind rice and masala vada for Naivedyam (for inner god). 

The real joy doubles when shared, isn't it? We enjoyed the delicacies along with our friends next door. 

Happy Dasara to all those, who are celebrating!!!

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  1. UnknownOctober 14, 2021 at 11:34 PM

    May Goddess Durga shower her choicest wishes over you and remove all evil obstacles in your life. Happy Dussehra!

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  2. rajanipriyaOctober 15, 2021 at 2:16 PM

    We are able visualize the scene by your narration , it is almost a Sketch , which is simple to read and popular in creative writing in English , all the best
    Waiting for your next post

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  3. ShalakaOctober 15, 2021 at 10:53 PM

    Good start, hope to read more

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