tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post2561219933138424085..comments2023-11-02T20:50:59.233+05:30Comments on whynotblogitout: WHAT THE VISARJAN TAUGHT MESucharita Sarkarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802171314546508539noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-25936812937371135312009-09-13T20:28:05.247+05:302009-09-13T20:28:05.247+05:30Wonderful!Wonderful!Santanu Sinha Chaudhurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15062744470522359652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-68183166773525499582009-09-11T23:32:17.846+05:302009-09-11T23:32:17.846+05:30Dear All,
Thanks for sharing and appreciating the...Dear All, <br />Thanks for sharing and appreciating the Visarjan sentiments.<br /><br />@Aparna,<br />Since I shop all year round, I feel rather guilty about doing any extra shopping before the Pujos. What about you?<br /><br />@Lincoln,<br />Of course I know about pollution 24x7x365. But the other sentiments come only about once a year, don't they?<br /><br />@Suchismita,<br />Thanks for the teachers' day wishes. Sorry I am late in responding.<br /><br />@DoubleD,<br />Cryptic and enigmatic, like a true rockstar.<br /><br />@Vivek,<br />That is a wonderful eco-friendly way of celebrating our religion.Sucharita Sarkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802171314546508539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-2287346312690828692009-09-08T17:15:40.311+05:302009-09-08T17:15:40.311+05:30Death makes angels of us all, gives is wings where...Death makes angels of us all, gives is wings where we had shoulders, smooth as raven's claws - Jim MorrisonDeepanjan Ghoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395097654687791715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-5395352364230668742009-09-08T16:43:10.110+05:302009-09-08T16:43:10.110+05:30Nice thought! Letting go is a very difficult thing...Nice thought! Letting go is a very difficult thing to do. But waiting for it again next year makes the letting go much easier.... ;)<br /><br />You have an award awaiting you in my blog...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-82419744053003835682009-09-08T15:58:30.141+05:302009-09-08T15:58:30.141+05:30Wowww...what an excellent thought that was..by the...Wowww...what an excellent thought that was..by the time I read about "let it go", i thought that's it. But then "keeping faith" was just from no where...breath taking <i>jevan darshan </i>Mustafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324083920602690625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-79528519332425691112009-09-07T21:23:45.231+05:302009-09-07T21:23:45.231+05:30I like your interpretation.... I always thought th...I like your interpretation.... I always thought that we celebrate the letting go event with so much pomp and glory that the enjoyment of the Visharjan drowns the pain of letting Go. And offcourse we do have the hope ... Asche bochor abar hobe!"Sumandebrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586879310421521711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-64093432673839308372009-09-06T21:32:57.927+05:302009-09-06T21:32:57.927+05:30HI sucharita, A day late.. but then it is the thou...HI sucharita, A day late.. but then it is the thought... happy teachers day... you make a big difference to the world!!Suchismitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01726037658577601997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-10054143980400009962009-09-06T13:31:26.208+05:302009-09-06T13:31:26.208+05:30Nice, introspective post, Sucharita! I like your t...Nice, introspective post, Sucharita! I like your thoughts about the meaning of Visarjan.manjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15470194805146456892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-47594180419574346132009-09-05T22:42:10.938+05:302009-09-05T22:42:10.938+05:30Very insightful.
This feeling [having to let go] ...Very insightful.<br /><br />This feeling [having to let go] is missed increasingly at maharashtrian homes. The reason is that more and more homes are going 'Green'. <br /><br />At our home we do not bring a clay idol now. A small silver idol is used as 'Utsav Murti' and a 'Supari' substitutes the ganapati clay idol. Supari is immersed in a small utensil with clean water and that too at home. The silver idol is returned to cupboard.<br /><br />So nobody gets that feeling which we used to get in our childhood, similar to that you mentioned, on immersion. But nevertheless, it is good in a way!<br /><br />VivekVivek S Patwardhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07228917496761427150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-13130051610851192372009-09-05T16:27:15.619+05:302009-09-05T16:27:15.619+05:30very thoughtful naration, as I have once mentioned...very thoughtful naration, as I have once mentioned, you are more attached and open to the religious rituals and practicesTomzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13809990191742945893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-6009700458853320892009-09-05T14:44:30.502+05:302009-09-05T14:44:30.502+05:30a lovely thought sucharita...
we let go, and it co...a lovely thought sucharita...<br />we let go, and it comes back to us again, year after year...Amritorupa Kanjilal https://www.blogger.com/profile/05297857308903060458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-57581830775772922582009-09-05T13:39:31.615+05:302009-09-05T13:39:31.615+05:30it didnt teach u that it creates lot of pollution ...it didnt teach u that it creates lot of pollution ???!!!Mr Happyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14828286817927399030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-7162729044070123882009-09-04T16:16:50.274+05:302009-09-04T16:16:50.274+05:30Letting go. :) Thank you. It is valuable lesson.Letting go. :) Thank you. It is valuable lesson.Nonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13892851938328826870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-86414652721773961552009-09-04T15:49:29.351+05:302009-09-04T15:49:29.351+05:30Our religious functions are carefully planned to t...Our religious functions are carefully planned to tech us the happenings of life. Abahanam and Visharjanam are part of life but we seldom look visharjanam at that angle. The onlookers are good students of rfeligion as you are.pradipwritenowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06321320863952722189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-4295985860287128722009-09-04T13:55:46.243+05:302009-09-04T13:55:46.243+05:30So true..My husband's family have their own Du...So true..My husband's family have their own Durga Puja and after the five days of the Puja, the day of the visarjan, I feel gloomy and sad, and esp after the boron, it just gets on to me..the godess comes to life with the sindoor and the sweets on her lips, and then we have to let go..I think its a teaching that we have to let go the moment we get attached!sujata senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13101153080266818022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-36477394635868889162009-09-04T11:52:44.083+05:302009-09-04T11:52:44.083+05:30Beautifully expressed.
I remember the visarjan fro...Beautifully expressed.<br />I remember the visarjan from my childhood. All five days of frantic activities and suddenly everything is gone.<br />Yes, letting go is important and so is having faith.<br />BTW, have you done your Puja shopping?Aparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527786215758008556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-54196972938436350992009-09-04T11:48:29.688+05:302009-09-04T11:48:29.688+05:30Yes SuSa, Visarjan brings in tears to me as well. ...Yes SuSa, Visarjan brings in tears to me as well. We have 5 days Ganpati at home and when bappa goes away I feel weak in my knees. I feel the very own family member has gone away. It's painful and though it's every year festival,it makes me cry every time !<br /><br />Your post touched all the aspects..the sadness,the learning and kids who are untouched by these worldly emotions and their innocence makes us feel positive all over again !<br /><br />No wonder we say "Bacche Bhagwan ka Roop hote hain". They give you happiness and teach you lessons in life every now and then :)Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937263859051442911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-2136942326219920612009-09-04T11:35:35.395+05:302009-09-04T11:35:35.395+05:30A wonderful introspective post!!A wonderful introspective post!!shulagnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307294681511110679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-4178757331008660802009-09-04T09:55:33.453+05:302009-09-04T09:55:33.453+05:30Have never experienced the visarjan or the durga p...Have never experienced the visarjan or the durga puja celebration at its best. And all I've seen of Dusshera , with the Ravan burning, brings a lot of joy...that the good wins over bad. So yes, I guess the same analogy holds :)Meirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615832258916668677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-20969835273541458332009-09-04T09:13:55.309+05:302009-09-04T09:13:55.309+05:30Amazing Sucharita, Amazing....you said that just i...Amazing Sucharita, Amazing....you said that just in two sentences...your way of interpreting the two emotions has left me spellbound....<br /><br />yes..regardless of anything, somewhere it twitches to say the annual good-bye to the Goddess on Dashami.<br /><br />Loved this post...Supriya Duttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01503551055190735344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-47526960019945100222009-09-04T08:41:40.716+05:302009-09-04T08:41:40.716+05:30I loved this post because half a century and more ...I loved this post because half a century and more of experiencing it has made me reach the same conclusion. <br /><br />And unlike Divali, when its all about "show", Ganeshotsav is all about faith, belief , and the biggest Ganpati often gets in line with all the smaller ones during visarjan; something I witnessed when our local campus Sarvajanik Ganpati waited its turn, while a tiny "Ganpati Maharaaj" worshipped by an old senior sweeper's family was going through its visarjan rituals. Of course every one around joined in, and I like to think that Ganpati Bappa would have loved the on going bonhomie amongst the worshippers and revellers.Ugich Konitarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-14390120194170798502009-09-04T08:24:27.957+05:302009-09-04T08:24:27.957+05:30Nice post. Visarjan brings home many points, about...Nice post. Visarjan brings home many points, about the transient nature of life. the cycle of life..how the old has to make place for the new...actually,it should be introspection time. <br /><br />Ps.. dogs (and most non-human animals) move me too! :)Suchismitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01726037658577601997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-15020758285503916312009-09-04T07:50:43.201+05:302009-09-04T07:50:43.201+05:30How surprisingly you reflect my philosphy of '...How surprisingly you reflect my philosphy of 'bisarjan',infact a couple of weeks back i was having this discussion with my husband about the necessity of such rituals, particularly in our consumerist,botox injected,crave for 'eternal youth' society to reiterate the transient nature of life.lopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165334793515601254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3579335055133416337.post-77012887855654523932009-09-04T07:05:23.480+05:302009-09-04T07:05:23.480+05:30You have expressed your feelings very nicely. As n...You have expressed your feelings very nicely. As now we are waiting eagerly for Durga Puja but at the time of visarjan we feel very sad. Only once in my life while staying at Jamshedpur i have gone for visarjan but after that I have never been as I feel more sad.Urmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11444733179920713322noreply@blogger.com