.......Ma Durga's Arrival....

.......Morrtay asetechhen Ma....Dukhkho horon Koritay....Ma has arrived....Mahalaya will reverberate in "Indian Ocean Heights" from now on.....we r all up beat....!!!! ...the Puja Marketing just concluded or may be will extend...with me going for it last...just as it happened to my Late Father....one month before Mahalaya we used to arrive in KOLKATA by 8Dn Toofan Exp.with as much thrill  our Little hearts  could hold......!!.....two full days of whirlwind shopping .....close encounter with the maddening PrePuja rush.....the eateries, the theaters nd the Bus & Tram rides....we used to follow up ritualistically...with our parents marshalling us....Sasthi will be a new dress so will be Saptami,Astami nd Navami...and Bijoya Dasami being repeat of the dress worn in sasthi Day....!!!..the Bus & Tram rides were scary nd adventurous in one breath but the seldom Taxi Rides were momentous....the return 6 hr Journey back to Hometown was one of deep satisfaction nd excitement....the adequate DP vacation ...the dew clad fields nd flower collection early morning were routine with occasional football practice in the dew with a slippery laced Futbol which needed extra care to be greased nd maintained for the moisture it soaked....then there were frequent trips to Pandals under construction....such was the abundant resignation ...which is unparallel till date.....with the advent of the Puja barshikis   .....there were lot of hectic activities in reading also to be done.....then the Puja music albums in the form of EP & LP records were an added attraction.....but the best part was the dishes churned out from MaMoni's Kitchen...with the sisters chipping in.....Bijoya Dashami would prove how popular my Father was with host many employees coming to meet us nd Ma had to service full 1week past Dasami...Durga 
puja Festivities were a fillip to our studentship in that we went back to hostels fully recharged......!!!!!!