Maya : Ek deewangi

9. Haldi Or the colour of Sultan's love ?.

It was haldi ceremony of Maya and the entire Kingdom was emerged in the preparation's for the grand wedding

Heer Mahal ,
SULTAN'S POV ~
I woke up early this morning as it was the day of her haldi , i had no idea about the rituals to be performed but thankfully Qadir had already prepared everything for the ceremony. " ASSALAMUALAIKUM BHAIJAAN.. bhabhijaan ki haldi bhijwane ka waqt ho gya hai agar apki ichazat ho , Bhabhijaan ke ghar se kuch log aaye hein rsm puri krne " i nodded and followed him to the garden ,Heer Mahal is as beautiful as my Maya and today it was decorated with yellow flowers and curtains. "Prnam Sultan " Abhimanyu greeted me " Assalamualaikum Shehzaade Abhimanyu" i pulled him into a hug " hum jante hein aap nhi chahte hum apki Bua Shaheb se shadi karein magar bhrosha rkhiye ...apki Bua Shaheb se mohabaat krte hein hum ...kbhi unhe akela mehsus nhi honge denge " he hugged me back
" Humme bua shaheb ke chunav prr pura vishwas hai Sultan ..aur shayad apke sabdo prr bhi "  we both passed a smile . Abhimanyu signalled towards an old man dressed in orange clothes
"Ye magadha ke Maha Guru Shri Chaitanya Ji hein ..apki haldi ki rsm ye hmare shastron anusar krwayenge "  i nodded and sat on the huge disc like thing in a thin linen clothe as guided by the priest , few attendees of the priest applied sandalwood and rose petals  paste on my body before washing it off with raw milk . The head priest then ordered the attendees to dress me up in a long yellowish kurta , i was asked to be sitted on a small square shaped choki after being dressed, the priest then applied some red coloured powder on my forehead( tilak ) and asked Qadir to apply haldi first .Qadir chuckled like a kid after applying haldi on my entire face and i was literally frustrated by all these rituals now ,but for her i kept going with all this stuff . After everybody was done with my haldi ,the priest asked me to touch the huge bowl of haldi which was prepared for my Begum and i did that happily , they left soon after making me bathe for the second time
" Mashaallah kya Noor aya hai hmare bhaijaan ke chehre prr ..." I gave a death glare to Qadir before handing him a letter and a bowl covered with red clothe  " Hum chahte hein ki aap ye chitthi aur ye payala  hmari Begum tak phocha de,wo bhi unki hldi hone se phle "
Qadir wiggled his eyebrows, and i cursed him internally before leaving .

SISODIYA MAHAL
MAYA'S POV ~
I was getting dressed for the haldi ceremony, basically  in our culture there's a tradition of using groom's used or hand touched haldi for the bride . Chandrika and other women were busy with preparations for the Sangeet and haldi ceremony, i was about to leave for the garden  , i felt someone's presence behind the curtain's of the gallery,before he /she could move i quickly swayed my sword towards  the curtain caging him/her behind the curtain's " Kaun ho tum ..aur tumhari himmat kis prkar hui hmare mahal me parvesh krne ki " i asked in a stern voice , the person inhaled a long breathe " Assalamualaikum bhabhijaan , abb humme smjh aya kyu hmare bhaijaan aap par mar mitte hein " Bhabhijaan?? ..what oh my god ...i quickly removed the sword from his neck and pulled the curtains away .. " Shma chahte hein hum nhi jante thee Aap .. Sultan ke bhai shaheb hein " he chuckled a bit and i noticed his facial features were quite relevant to Sultan "Maafi toh hum bhi chahte hein Bhabhijaan,yun ghuspaithyo ki trh apke Mahal aane ke liye magar kya kre , hum bichare ...apne khunkhar bhaijaan ke maare " i couldn't understand what he actually meant "Tatparya " he frowned for a moment"Tota prya kya ?? " i couldn't stop myself from laughing at his weird pronounciation."Aap hmara majak uda rhi hein Bhabhijaan ?? " I tried to control my laughter " Shma chahte hein prntu aapka ucharan ...hum aapse ye puchna cha rhe the ki apki baaton ka kya arth hai ??" he scratched his head like  a little kid , his lips turned into a "O" as he smiled widely " Humara arth mtlb ...tataprya hai ki bhaijaan ne humme apko yeh chitthi aur ye payala Dene ho kha tha "  he said handing over a letter and a bowl covered with red clothe "prntu ...yeh kya hai Rajkumar??" Qadir covered his face with his black veil like thing and said " Hum khud bhi nhi jante bhabhijaan,humara kam tha bhaijaan ki amanat ko unka paigam Dena Jo hum kr chuke hein ,aab apse ichazat cahhte hein , khuda Hafiz " he said in a hurry before disappearing behind the curtain's, my lips curved into a smile realising the fact that Sultan kept his promise of not meeting me before marriage and sent something  special for me for  the very first time .

UNKNOWN POV ~

Maya rushed back to her chamber, as if she had a fear of being caught  ,she quickly closed the door and curtains of her chamber and sat next to the bathe pool unfolding the letter,small letters were beautifully craved in his hand writing " Assalamualaikum begum , You look absolutely beautiful "
the very first line made her eyes widened,as  she blushed and  moved her eyes  around to check if he was present around "Stop searching for me begum i don't need to be physically around to feel or see  your beauty , i hope my letter has reached you before your haldi ceremony if yes then i want to be the first to apply haldi on my Begum , unfortunately I'll have to miss the beautiful opportunity , but for now i want you to  feel me around, if you trust me Begum take the bowl in your hand and feel the depth of my love " Maya couldn't stop herself from blushing while reading his letter , she chuckled and removed the red clothe from the bowl , it was haldi and sandalwood paste ,she inhaled the fragrance of roses from the paste
" I hope you like the fragrance of roses , they're my favourite too now i want you to feel my presence around, take a small patch of the paste on your fingers and imagine me applying the paste slowly on your flushed cheeks " Maya did exactly the same and she could actually feel his touch ,she blushed harder reading the letter further " now slowly trace the fingers down your mole on the sideline of your  neck , then to your shoulders ,then towards your  decolletage ( the area below neck and above breast ),now lightly move towards the waistline  "  Maya felt something heating up in her body , as she shivered  imagining his hands on her body " i know i have a great impact on you Begum , but i never knew a letter could turn you red , i  won't write further because I want you to feel the depth and colours of my love when we'll meet..See you soon Begum
Your's Sultan ~
Amir Qasim Ali Khan " he wasn't there with her , but made her feel butterflies, her body was covered in haldi but her heart was slowly getting inked by the colours of his love .She went to the mirror and a slight smile appeared on her face " Aap humme bina chuhe bhi apne rang me rang rhe hein Sultan " she said blushing at his letter , soon she came out of his presence and realised everybody must be waiting for her outside ,she quickly took a bathe before changing into a yellow clothe for the traditional bathe , the day went in repeating the same haldi rituals with Maya ,she was first bathed with raw milk and then dressed in yellowish red lengha ,after dressing Chandrika and Abhimanyu were asked to apply haldi on her face, Chandrika smirked at Maya and bent a little further muttering " Aapke chehre per jo nikhar hai wo haldi ka hai ya Sultan ka ..hnn..hnn ?" Maya glanced at her signalling her to stay quiet  and everybody in the garden laughed at her timidness. In the evening Maya sat on the huge couch and heena was applied on her hands by Guru Ma and Chandrika, initial letters  of his name were hidden in her heena , women danced and sung beautiful songs of marriage for their queen . Maya felt a little emotional and happy as she was getting married soon

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