Good Morning Jai Mata Di wish you healthy safe and happy Monday 26th day of October 2020 , wish all happy Dussehra . Todays is also auspicious day Papankusha Ekadashi
Since my childhood Dussehra has been most remembrance festival when we used to do pooja for all machinery and vehicle .We only used to have bicycle that time !! Life was simple but now in US and India we have multiple cars . The concept of worship vehicle is that as we used it every day to drive and get pleasure so we must honor our equipment, so we used to drive safe . Also, in manufacturing company management and workers perform prayer to all machinery
I also remember to go and see Ramlila where scenes of Ramayana are enacted to showcase the different Lilas (phases of life) of Lord Rama. We used to go with friends and see live performance .We used to have lot of fun
Later in evening first we go to Hanuman ji and Ganesh ji temple to get blessings and then we go and meet friends and family by offering Sona ( This is king of lead that represent Gold ) . Really what does it means is that we reciprocate that good should happen to everyone’s life. This day we forget if anybody has treated you in bad manner or differentiate. Basically, we even visit our enemy and convert bad experiences into good vibrations
Conclusion :
Vijayadashami(Dussehra )is all about celebrating the good and defeat of the evil forces. Dussehra also marks the beginning of new ventures such as business or any kind of work. Surely lot has changed like Ramlila is very rarely celebrated in each town, but we continued the tradition in our town Indianapolis USA where 2 years back our friend Sanjeev Joshi directed Ramlila with live performance of our community elders and children. It was unique and great success. These experiences thought me that although due to change in time and generations its bound to realize if we really lost value system respecting our culture ? I don’t think that way as its really depends on us to remain connected through different media to reciprocate love and affection itself is our victory by defeating our evil thoughts that’s keep us away to think from our heart rather than mind. I came to US in 1997 and used to spend huge of money to talk to India to family /friends because of love and affection . Now we communicate through text and social media . This is also very good way that keep us connected . let’s commit to treat everyone with respect and learn to forgive anyone that might have hurt our feelings itself is really end of Navaratri and Vijayadashami(Dussehra ) to bring happiness in our life