Diwali

MonikaSG · Dec 3, 2017

Thinking about past is always good.

iyerviji · Dec 3, 2017

Thanks Jeeves for going through my old thread and welcome to IL.Glad you liked my post

Jeeves said: ↑

Gone are the days when we celebrated Deepawali from the early hours of the day!!
A nice walk down the memory lane ! I enjoyed reading this
Sorry I am late..a new member who joined only onNov. 17th and I am reading all the old threads here.
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GeetaKashyap · Dec 6, 2017

iyerviji said: ↑

Diwali does not have the same charm like our childhood days. So much changes arethere. During our childhood days we used to wait for Diwali as only during Diwali we used to get new dresses. I still remember the printed satin pavadai with pink melakku which was my favourite during my teenage. Had to get up at 4 a.m., mother or grandmother will keep ennai on our head and then we go for oil bath and then wear the new dress.Take elders blessings. Then lit the patakas. Go to temple and visit relatives house. Idli, sambhar with chutney will be the breakfast with palaharam made for Diwali. Wow still my mouth waters thinking of the palaharam and sweets which my grandmother used to make. She was expert in making kai murukku. My brother used to like sevai made by her. It used to be so difficult to make with sevai nazhi but still she usedt o make and give us yummy food.

Now children are married and only we two are there. Nowwe dont buy new dress also as we have gifts from everyone. This year I wore the saree given by my daughter and my husbandwore the Kurta bought by my son. Though I wore just for sometime to go to my neighbour's house to give the bakshanam, my husband did not wear that day. But we both wore next day and went to my son's house and had nice time. Since our own own house is one room and a kitchen, my son stays separately after marriage. He always keeps in touch. He is very busy working from home , so more work and suddenly he will say he is coming home for breakfast and he likes dosa with milagapodi. Yesterday also he phoned and said he is coming for breakfast and since I did not have dosa batter immediately I soaked rice and urad for dosa batter and grinded after half an hour and made dosa, made milagapodi and tomato chutney.

My health does not permit to make palaharams so we buy from out only. Now a days we get home made bakshanams and they are tasty too. Now a days everyone puts colourful rangolies and its so beautiful ,also everyone's house is lit with electric lights . Even kids enjoy putting colourful rangolies. My dil also had lighted many diyas and electric lights and the house was looking very nice.

Belated Happy Diwali to all the ILites
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@iyerviji

That's so nice, life has become so much simpler these days and that is perfect. But at times I feel guilty that whether we have given enough rich memories for our children to reminisce in the future! Then I console myself saying, we can't do all things preplanned or with an agenda. Let the flow be natural, there is beauty even in simplicity.(Again a doubt, is it simplicity or laziness!)

nandinimithun · Dec 6, 2017

@iyerviji

How nostalgic.... Thats a beautiful write up....

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