Monday, May 12, 2008

Festivals aound the world


Kaberi

UGADI...Telugu new year


Andra Pradesh e chaitro maser prothome naboborsho palon kora hoy.sedin sokal bela bari puro dhuye sarabari te muggu (alpona)dey barir bou meyera.erpor sobai mile natun jama kapor pore Sri Ganesh pujo kore.thakur ke Vada,Chintapandu Annam(tamarind rice),Chakkara Pongal(sweet khichuri),Pongal(Khichuri),sadudal Payasam(payesh) baniye utsorgo kore.aar sediner special dish holo UGADI POCHODI(achar).ei ekta special achar ora sedin banay..kacha aam grate kore,nimphul,tetul,gur esob diye.ei achar ta khete tok,misti,teto aar jhal hoy.oder mote bochhorer prothom dine jiboner charte swad eksathe khele naki puro bochhorer sob dhoroner situation maniye newa jay.aar oi acharta mukhe dile sob taste pawa jay kintu shesh misti lage..bola hoy"you should face all the taste of your life..and take its sweetness only."erpor pujor sheshe PANCHANGA(rashifol)pora hoy.barir boro keu pore sonan puro bochhorer rashiphol.erpor sobai mile eksathe khawa dawa hoy.south r ekta bishesh bypar holo je kono festival ba biye jai hok na keno ora ekebare veg khabe.sedino tai hoy..lime rice,tamarind rice,plain rice,mango rice sambar,vada ,chatni..niramis sobzi papad aar payesh specially banano hoy.aar swajoner barite ase subhhechha janate..oneke sedin mandire jay.bikel bela sobai mile ghuri uray.seta dekhar moto...sara akashe nana ronger ghurir lorai.ebhabei shesh hoy oder natun bochhor.


Pongal:



Pongal ekta sacred food.je kono bhalo kaaje bante banano hoy.
ora dubhabe banay.kara pongal(nonta)aar chakkara pongal(sweet..gur ba chini aar dudh).tobe main ingredients holo chaal aar mug daal.erpor jhal hole nun,hing diye sheddho kore erpor alada kore phoron dey .aar misti hole chal daal shedhho kore payeshr moto kore ney. Amra Bangalira jemon jonmodine, pujo te payesh banai,
temni Andhra prodesher manushera sweet pongal banay.

Chandannagarer Jagaddhatri Pujo

(Chhabi Soujanya : Chumki)

Jhum

Ami chandannagore er meye. bier ager 22ta bochor amar chandannagore ei keteche. Bidese asar por jokhoni baire karor sathe alap hoi ami jei boli je ami chandannagore e thaki prottekei age jigges koren chandannagoreer jagaddhatri pujor kotha. Er thekei bojha jai amader chandannagore er jagaddhatri pujo koto ta bikhyato. Sotti jagaddhatri pujo chandannagore er ek bisal oitijjher sarok. ei pujoke khub olpo kothai bornona kora somvob noi. tao ami joto tuku pari songkhepe bolte chesta korchi.


jagaddhatri pujo kintu asole matro 1ti dineri pujo. 1 dinei 3 bar jagaddhatri mayer pujo hoye thake. kintu chandannagore e ei pujo durga pujor motoi 4 din dhore hoi. Keno chandannagore e ei pujo suru holo tar ek itihas ache. sona jai krishnanagorer raja krishnachandra roy gangai nouko kore kothao jacchilen sei somoi ma jagaddhatri swapnades den oi sthane onar pujo korar jonne. raja kirshnachandra sei swapnades onujai oi sthnae orthat chandannagore e prothom jagaddhatri pujo suru koren. se aj theke prai 250 bochor ager kotha. sei thakuri chandannagore er adi thakur hisabe ajo pujita hon. seikhan thekei chandannagore e jagaddhatri pujor sutrapat. 4 din dhore sompurno durga pujor moto nirghonto mene jagaddhatri pujo palon kora hoi.

jagaddhatri pujor bikhyato hobar mul karon 2ti. ek.... jagaddhatri thakurer murti, r dui...... chandannagore er oitijjhosali aloksojja. ha ei duti karoni chandannagore er jagaddhatri pujo ke eto bikhyato kore tuleche. thakurer protima keno bikhyato ebare seta boli. jagaddhatri protimar ucchota holo ei thakurer onnotomo boisisto. ek ekti thakur 3 tola 4 tolar soman uchu hoi. manus ke matha onekta uchu kore protima dorson korte hoi. ei eto uchu r boro protimake kemon vabe bisorjoner jonne truck e othano hoi r gonga bokkhe bisorjon dewa hoi sei drisyo kintu ekti dorshonio bisoy. protimar saj sojjao osadharon hoi. kothao sompurno sada solar saj abar kothao daker saj protimagulike osadharon kore tole. ekhane r 1ti proyojonio kotha bolar ache. chandannagore er jagaddhatri protima kintu mritsilpira onno kothao toiri koren na. je sthane pujo hoi seikhanei 1ti kathamo boraborer jonno toiri kora thake. oi kathamor oporei khor ebong mati die oisthanei durga pujor thik por theke 1mas dhore mritsilpira protima prostut koren. ebare asi chandannagore jagaddhatri pujo bikhyato hobar dwitiyo karone. seti holo ekhankar alor khela. ei alor khela koto din age suru hoeche seta amar thik jana nei. tobe je manus ti ei aloke bikhyato kore tulechen tar nam ullekh na kore parchina. tini holen chandannagore er bikhyato sridhar das. Ini sei manus jini chandannagore er aloke prithibi bikhyato kore tulechen. ekhon obosso chandannagore er alok silpo 1ti onnotomo kutir silpe porinoto hoeche. sara bochor dhorei ei sob alo prostut kora hoye thake. jai hok pujor nepotther kahini to onek bollam. ebare pujor kotha suru kori.

jagaddhatri pujo chakchikye ekdom kolkatar durgapujor moto. ei nie kolkatar manuser songe chandannagore er manuser bes ektu resaresio roeche. sudhu jagaddhatri pujor jonne howrah main line e sara rat eastern rail special train chalai. sara rat dhore katare katare manus ese name chandannagore station e. lakh lakh manuser somagom hoi ei 4 ti din chandannagore e. ei somoi prai proti ti baritei attio swojon r bondhu bandhober somagom ghote. jara baire kaj koren jara bidese thaken sokole chesta koren ei 4ti din kono mote nijer jaigai fire aste. e ek oporisim anonder somoi. charidike sudhu alo r alo manus r manus. mela khabar stall nana rokom jinise er somvar nie koto stall charidike sudhui utsober amej.

amra jara chandannagore er manus tara durga pujoi temon kono anondo korte partam na. kenoki ekhane durga pujo prai hoina bollei chole. amra tai odhir agrohe opekkha kortam sudhu matro amader jagaddhatri pujor jonne. emon ki notun jamakaporguli besi valolagto jagaddhatri pujor somoi gaye tulte. ei kodin prai keui barite khawa dawa kortam na. sondhe bela thakur dekhte berie roji rastai khawa dawa hoto. Prai proti bochori barite onek lok jon asto. tader nie thakur dekhar je ki anondo chilo ta thik bole bojhano somvob noi. diner belateo keui ghore thaktam na. sobai berie portam seisob thakurgulite rate khub besi vir hoto, vire dhoka jetona seisob thakurguli dorsoner jonne.

mela te ghora jinis kena eisob kore kotha die je 4te din kete jeto bujhtei partam na. erpor asto dasami. protimake truck e tolar drisyo 1ti swaronio ghotona agei bolechi. dupur bela taratari khawa dawa kore dourotam pandel e thakur tola dekhbo bole. kivabe protimar komore dori bedhe prai 100 lok kathamor niche bash dhukiye protimake ke truck er opore tole se na dekhle keu bissas korben na. jesomosto baroyari procession e jogdan korena tara protima guli dasamir dini bisorjon diye dei r jara procession e jog dei tara protimake trucke tule procession er jonne prostut kore rakhe.

ebare asi jagaddhatri pujo bikhyato hobar asol karone. seti holo jagaddhatri thakurer procession. ekhanei chole chandannagore er bikhyato alor khela. ek ekti thakurer jonne 4-5ti kore truck thake. seisob truck e ek ekti baroyari ekek rokomer theme onijai alo prostut kore. alor maddhome nana prokar drisyo futiye tola hoi. sondhe theke suru hoi ei alokmalar jatra r sara rat dhore chole. prai 50-60 ti baroyari proti bochor ei procession e ongsogrohon kore. sudhu ei procession dekhar jonnei lakh lakh manus chandannagore e asen. erpor vor porjonto chole procession. procession ses hole protimagulike abar nijer nijer baroyari te firiye ana hoi. proti ti protimar hathe ekti nirdisto sonkhya thake erpor sei sonkhya onusare protimagulike eke k kore gonga bokkhe bisorjoner jonne nie jawa hoi. ekadosir din prai sondha porjonto chole protimar ei bisorjon.

Ekadosir din sunyo pandel e prodiper sikha monke otyonto bisonno kore tulto. Mone hoto jeno diner alor chakchikker por sara chanadannagore e bujhi ondhokar neme eseche. Kintu tarporei abar notun ashai cheye thaktam agami bochorer jonne notun uddome notun asha niye.