This year we celebrated the 7th and 8th days (Saptami and Ashtami) of Durga Puja over the weekend. Celebration to me and the hubby, is mainly just going to the temple. Usually to the pandals by the Bengali Association of Singapore, but given that has turned insanely crowded and commercialized over the years, we decided to skip it this time.
Instead we made two trips - first to our favourite little Toa Payoh temple on Saturday and then to the Ramakrishna Mission on Sunday. While the celebration at Ramakrishna Mission seemed to be very much on the usual quieter side like that of an ashram, the celebration at Toa Payoh was more in line with what I was familiar with from Kerala - well decorated dieties, a spectacular Golu or Bommalattom, and little girls all dressed up to sing and perform Bharatanatyam and Kolattam! It was so beautiful and brought back a lot of childhood memories!
While seeking Durgaji's blessings is a big part of the puja, it also happens to be my annual sari wearing time. Incidentally my DSLR also happened to be at home and not on his sojourn somewhere (I tend to leave it with my film team more often than keep it with me).
So this year, we took the opportunity to also take a lot of good family pictures and I am incredibly happy about that!
297 more to go.
Instead we made two trips - first to our favourite little Toa Payoh temple on Saturday and then to the Ramakrishna Mission on Sunday. While the celebration at Ramakrishna Mission seemed to be very much on the usual quieter side like that of an ashram, the celebration at Toa Payoh was more in line with what I was familiar with from Kerala - well decorated dieties, a spectacular Golu or Bommalattom, and little girls all dressed up to sing and perform Bharatanatyam and Kolattam! It was so beautiful and brought back a lot of childhood memories!
While seeking Durgaji's blessings is a big part of the puja, it also happens to be my annual sari wearing time. Incidentally my DSLR also happened to be at home and not on his sojourn somewhere (I tend to leave it with my film team more often than keep it with me).
So this year, we took the opportunity to also take a lot of good family pictures and I am incredibly happy about that!
297 more to go.
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