If you have been keeping up with my blog then you probably know that Karvachauth is my THING and despite the festival falling on the weekday this year, I had gathering of about 50 people at my house which was decorated with dupattas and karwas among other things. A friend decorated a beautiful thali for me by spreading ghee on it, sprinkling kumkum and then drawing free hand design. It looked so pretty with tea lights glimmering inside it. We did Puja, put mehendi on our hands and grooved to Bollywood songs. Moon finally showed up at around 10 PM and the ladies broke the fast to enjoy delicious potluck dinner. When I posted pictures on Facebook, a friend commented on how over the top we celebrated this tradition. I guess we live so far away from home and miss it , the sentiments reflect in the efforts to expose the younger generation to our rituals and of course we have the blast while doing it
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Avi and Neev's stage debut
On September 29th ,RTP chapter of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh organized a Dharma & Yoga Fest
at Hindu Society of North Carolina (HSNC) campus in Morrisville to commemorate 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand. HSS's "Balgokulam" presented a skit on his life. Avi and Neev both participated and made their stage debut. Weeks of long practices paid off in form of enormous appreciation from audience. The children were amazing, thanks to the dedication and hard work of the directors. I am so happy for my children to have gotten the opportunity to be on the stage but more for the learning and skills they acquired through this experience. Patience, discipline, dependability, confidence and humility are just a few to name but forging new friendships is the gift that not only they got out of it but also their Mom :) Here's to a season of more stage fun !!
at Hindu Society of North Carolina (HSNC) campus in Morrisville to commemorate 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand. HSS's "Balgokulam" presented a skit on his life. Avi and Neev both participated and made their stage debut. Weeks of long practices paid off in form of enormous appreciation from audience. The children were amazing, thanks to the dedication and hard work of the directors. I am so happy for my children to have gotten the opportunity to be on the stage but more for the learning and skills they acquired through this experience. Patience, discipline, dependability, confidence and humility are just a few to name but forging new friendships is the gift that not only they got out of it but also their Mom :) Here's to a season of more stage fun !!
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