As the Panchuka (the last five days of this Kartik month)starts
or can say during this entire Kartik month
which is considered to be so auspicious, an aura of spirituality , austerity
and divineness prevails with strong childhood memories . as soon as I wake up
in the morning I miss all those “muruja jhoti” (designs made with rice powder and
colours) which my mother used to make in front of TULASI CHAURA (holy basil) and
all those designs included the holy faces of Lord , swargadwara, and many characters from our
hindu mythology as if representing the
whole Hinduism. My child mind was so
excited to see all those colors and was wandering around so many questions
related to each of those characters. Then
we used to wait for noon for a satvik
lunch(vegan meal without garlic n onion)
with habisha anna and dalma flavored with pure ghee . Evening my mother used to lit “Akash deep(lamp/
lantern) for fore fathers……quite a holy and spiritual routine for entire
month and finally the “Boita bandana “(boat
with a lamp was floated on flowing water”) on Kartik purnima. I miss
all those moments which had such a strong impact on our upbringing…….
“Wish you all A Happy
Panchuka…….. …..Stay blessed”
