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In the beginning there is nothing...
You begin in the void and continue into the dark.
You...
"I don't know if this is the right decision... But I do know that you are the best decision my parents took on my behalf."
-Elegiac_Damsel _________ 28th November
Sampurnaa's pov:
I was woken up at 4.30 a.m.! They wanted me to get up for Dodhi-Mongol. Maa very rudely dragged me from the bed and pushed me inside the washroom. She followed inside as I was half asleep, pushed me under the shower and turned on the water. The cold water woke every bone in me and she gave me instructions and left.
I took a quick bath and then walked out. A yellow saree with red border had been kept out for me. I draped it quickly and then went for Dodhi Mongol.
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On the day of the wedding, the bride and the bridegroom are fed sweet curd and khoi early in the morning before sunrise. This ritual is called Dodhi Mongol. They are required to fast thereafter till the marriage is completed. The rituals at the bride's side are more elaborate as it involves 'shankha- pola porano'.
Maa forcefed me a morsel of sweet curd (mishti doi) with khoi. I hate sweet curd and she knows that! She asked me to eat just one morsel for the sake of the traditional rituals.
Once she had fed me. The neighbourhood aunties who had gone to fetch pitchers of water from the pond came ahead for the rest of the rituals. (The women go and bring water in pitchers from a pond as this signifies sending an invitation to Ganga or the holy Ganges for the wedding)
Maa came forward and made me wear Shankha-Pola (Bengali married women are required to wear one Shankha (bangle made of conch) and one pola (coral bangle) on each hand)
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Shankha- pola
Once they were done with this ritual, Maa asked me to go and take a short nap as the next ritual was Gaye Holud (Haldi) ritual that would only take place after the turmeric was sent from the groom's place.
Gaye Holud: Similar to the Haldi ceremony in North India, in this ritual either five or seven married women apply turmeric paste and oil to both the bride and the groom in their respective houses. They are then supposed to bathe and wear new clothes. The turmeric is said to bring out more glow in the couple. ...
