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bgh«ikfis mL¡fw
ntiyia¤ Jt§»lyh«.’’
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bfh(š)YD Áç§f!
e«k bfhYΡF t®Rtš
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mªj tifæš, ek¡F ”Âd« Âd«
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mê¤jJ xUfhy«;
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Kašgtiu élyhkh!
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bg©kfÎ ngh‰WJ«!
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mtŸ tyJ if
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Êuo rhŒghgh ì¤Â Âd« : m¡nlhg® 15
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vG¤J, Ïiraik¥ò, Xéa«:
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ntUl‹ Ôéid mf‹¿l¡f©oL (Êuo)
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Jthufkhæahš ntjid KoÎW«
rhææ‹ g¡j®fŸ MÁfŸ m¡fiw
rhææ‹ rkh _y« ehSnk »il¤ÂL« (Êuo)
ruz« 2
x›bthU nt©LjY« éilbah‹W bg‰¿L«
v›tif¡fhtš nt©o‹ rhæ r¡Â Jiz tU«
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ghu¤ij rhæ nkš V‰¿L e‹ikna (Êuo)
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fiu¤J éLth®fŸ.
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Kªija ehshd etäæš ruRtÂia
tz§» fšé, fiy fUéfS¡F óir
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nfhit mDuhjhé‹
gšfŸ
R$, br‹id
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ukz‹, br‹id
Ϫj muÁaš f£ÁfŸ rhiy Xu¤Âš f£Á bfho eLjš, ngd®fŸ
it¥gij g‰¿ c§fŸ fU¤J?
Flªij f©z‹
thœ¡ifæš vijÍ« rh¡f Koahjt®fis g‰¿ j§fŸ fU¤J
v‹d?
f©z‹ vijÍ« rh¡f Koahjt®fŸD brhšy KoahJ. V‹dh
mΧf m£Ä°£ FHªijfis bg¤ÂU¥ghU§f Ïšyah. mJΫ
bgça rhjid jhnd!!
Úyf©l‹, gh©onrç
kåj¥Ãwé Mrh ghr§fS¡F c£g£lJ. eh« v¥go
Ïiwtid¥nghš gçR¤j M¤khthf thHKoÍ«? gu«bghUŸ mij
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Gauri festival
TEXT & ART: GOPAL NANDURKAR
Gauri festival
is celebrated all
over Maharashtra
along with Ganesh
festival in the month
of Bhadrapada.
This festival is
celebrated on the
third day after
Ganesh Chaturthi.
The dieties Gauri
worshipped during
this festival,
also called
Mahalakshmi, are
considered to be
the form of Goddess
Parvati and
Goddess Lakshmi.
On this day,
when Anuradha
Nakshatra prevails,
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the feet of gold, diamonds, pearls and rubies.” After the Gauris are
placed on the decorated stands, platters of numerous sweets, fruits
and flowers are placed before them.
While some people have the tradition of instaling clay or bronze deity
heads, some people worship the plants of balsam as Mahalakshmi,
some families follow the custom of bringing 5 pebbles from river
banks to be worshipped as the deities, and some families have the
tradition of drawing the picture of Mahalakshmi on their walls for the
pooja. Nowadays instead of drawing deities on wall, they prefer to get
a framed picture of the deities which can be used every year. This
entire festival revolves around the nature and our close association
with it, for this is the time when nature’s bounty is plentiful and there
is abundance of fruits, flowers, and vegetables and we share our
good fortune with others and seek blessings and goodwill from our
elders. We pray to Goddess Parvati and Mahalakshmi to bless us
with abundant health and wealth for our children and families and to
destroy all evil from our lives.
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