A very warm welcome to my blog and wishing everybody “Shubho Mahalaya“! On Mahalaya, invitation is given to Goddess Durga to descend on to the earth along with her family. Mahalaya marks the arrival of Devipaksha (fortnight of the Goddess), the day when Goddess Durga …
या देवी सर्वभुतेषु विष्णुमायेति शब्दिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः || To that Devi Who in All Beings is Called Vishnumaya, Salutations to Her, Salutations to Her, Salutations to Her, Salutations again and again. We look forward to her arrival with eagerness. We bid her goodbye with prayers and tears, and exclaim “Abar Esho Maa” (Do come again Maa Durga). Durga Puja …
Hello everyone! One fine afternoon, I had ventured out to buy a gift for my husband’s 33rd birthday, when I had promptly walked into a store and had bought a dress for myself. Well yes, that is how it turned out to be! As soon …