Gajanana Ganesha Chaturthi

 #debsaristories #ganesha #momsondance Shall I share a secret? I enjoy dancing with bettu (only him and no one else) and everytime he pushes me to do a partner workshop and I do nakhra that "no no I won't" and he tells me sweet things to motivate me - I enjoy it. For while it lasts, I enjoy every moment. 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥 https://youtu.be/NXT7YjMcjsk 

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Honestly he wants to push my limits to make it but more challenging for me but honestly I struggle and try (not even my best). So when he said he wanted to choreo a routine for this particular song to teach his workshop participants ahead of Ganesha puja I definitely was excited. Few things kind of evolved. We wanted to do an "act" and not just "dance" so definitely we needed Ganesha as the center attraction. But I wasn't willing to keep an idol, and there you go! I took a silk saree blouse that I was going to get stitched when we visit India and painted Ganesha on the silk fabric. I bought the frame so the Ganesha can continue to bless us! And ye! The #madrasi in me is picky about the umbrella. See ... we always purchased simply clay idols for puja and the color lover I was, I would always be tempted to immediately go to the man on the bicycle that sells colored paper umbrellas for the lord. These umbrellas would spin in circles and somehow my favorite ones would either be on the topmost part of his pile or the expensive ones.. so after much thought and decision I would settle for something that fits the money and the mann. This was the next complex decision making after sarees. So ye coming back today, there is no way I could skip the umbrella and thars when the patio umbrella suddenly gets promoted to do the honors. Well I ended up decorating the area to bring the aura. Bettu initially suggested I do an arati and walk but weather unpermitting I switched to choosing greens (the lord had always been eating healthy) from our garden. We incorporated a small story in the act... the one where Ganesha and Kartik were asked to go around the world to see how is the fastest. while Kartik jetted off on his peacock, Ganesha simply did three pradakshana of his parents and said they are the world to him. Such is his buddhi. My intention of sharing these with bettu in an informal way is to convey that the essence of these stories are important that one can think and execute using wisdom despite being a kid.. and also that religious teachings need not be considered bitter allopathic pills hard to swallow. They are like ayurvedic solutions where the ingredients are part of our day to day life and we gain good health without explicit bitterness and its a part of life. Whether God existed or was created by us or whether they were highly scientific advanced supernatural beings from another galaxy, many of these lessons are helpful for our own development, and that's all matters. Ganapati bappa moraya!