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It's another celebration day for Bengali's. People in other parts of my country worship Goddess Lakshmi on the day of Diwali but for Bengali's its celebrated on the seventh day after Durga Puja. This day is also known as 'Kojagori Lakshmi Pujo'. On a full moon night or 'purnima' the Goddess of wealth and prosperity is worshipped by the women folk.
On the day women fast the entire day. During the day, women do all the arrangements of the pujo. Various sweets dishes are prepared on this day. Another integral part of this festival is 'rangoli' or 'alpona'. There are lot of women who expertise in drawing this on the floor of their houses. Usually women use flour or rice paste diluted with water. There is a reason behind that. Earlier people never had access to fancy colors, they used these and the floors used to look bright. Moreover it is still super easy to clean. These days markets are flooded with colors and designs but still there are thousands of women who use this home made paste.
Flash forward, i am still fasting, yes i am. But the house has to keep moving if not running. I am unable to run today but yes making sure everyone's needs are fulfilled. I have lots of preparations to complete now. The morning started a few minutes late today and since then i am moving too. Sensing it's a different day today my S insisted on repeating his lunch idea from yesterday. He liked his soya bean rice yesterday and was quite generous with his compliments too. I happily obliged as i was looking for some options too. The snack box was usual with fruits and cheese.
I rushed to the market to get fruits and necessities for the Pujo and now will start with the preparations. I sincerely pray that the Goddess will visit this part of the earth and my home and bless us. Fasting is always optional and i have been doing that for years but every tear it seems to be a new challenge especially with the kids. Let's see how the Goddess streamlines the day. Happy Lakshmi Pujo to everyone celebrating.
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