Hi Guys! I know it's been a while but here I am with another post! Navarathri just ended and it is one of the most pressurizing festivals for a girl. It is because of several reasons and they are mentioned below. In south India, navarathri is celebrated as Golu or Bommai golu where people arrange dolls in various steps! This is celebrated by many communities and is "LADIES EXCLUSIVE". Golu for Maami's is as important as sports day for a kid. It is like an IPL for all the ladies. Golu is something huge and it puts the ladies under a lot of trauma. So here are 9 commandments to help the host and visitors have a smooth interaction:-
1. THOU SHALL NOT FORCE A "KANNI PONNU" TO SING OR DANCE AGAINST HER WILL
Every girl can relate to this! Whenever you visit someone's home for golu, the maami always asks the girl to either sing a song or dance. Mind you, the songs should be Carnatic and the dance should be classical. These are apparently to see if you are"suitable for marriage". These are the maami's that offer offline tinder services to the eligible contestants😜. Passing this test is so hard that even Shreya Ghoshal and Sai Pallavi will fail. Also, why is it only singing and dancing? Why can't it be, "how many spoons of sundal you can fit in your mouth?" or "How many servings of sundal you can eat in an hour?". Many will definitely qualify such criteria😂
2. THOU SHALL ALWAYS USE "MAMA'S VESHTI" TO COVER THE STEPS
Veshti is vulnerable. It is the only contribution by the men during the Navarathri season. It is very important to hide the golu steps with veshti. Sarees are not used often because somehow, using an expensive saree to cover steps seems pointless when it can just stay in the cupboard useless for years😆 Veshti is maami's priority because they don't use it and even if the mama's do they don't care!😉It is not just any ordinary piece of cloth, it is much more than that!😉
3. REMEMBER TO COOK SUNDAL REGULARLY
This is probably the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word golu. Golu and sundal are like the heart and brain, the absence of sundal collapses the entire purpose of a golu setup. People cook 9 different types of sundal for each day and sometimes it is accompanied by puttu
(sweet). Let me tell you something here, the navarathri bombs dropped by the mama's with gastric problems💨 caused by the sundals is much louder than any Diwali bombs and crackers💣😆
4.THOU SHALL NOT COPY ANOTHER MAAMI'S PARK SETUP
A golu without a park setup is like an incomplete assignment. The park setup is where the maamis show off all their talent and creativity with new themes every year. A park set up for a maami is just as important as a science exhibition for a 5th grader. J.K Rowling created a world of magic in a cafe, the golu maamis create a world that includes mythical creatures, zombies (broken plastic figures), vampires and what not. Aliens in the attic you say, they have freaking alien figurines👽 right in their living room in the bloody park they created! The characters in these parks are infinite that even George R.R. Martin can get a new character inspiration for game of thrones!😜
5. THOU SHALL HONOUR YOUR GUESTS WITH PLASTIC DABBA
Return gifts apply not only for marriages but applies here too. The starter pack consists of vethala, paaku, blouse bit, thengai (only if u are a senior maami👵) and a ridiculous plastic box which sometimes contains a pair of bangles, Mehendi cone, a hand mirror and a mini comb😂 In case a small boy visits a golu he gets a small packet of milk bikis!😉
6. THOU SHALL NOT INDULGE IN DABBA ROTATION
Dabba rotation is basically the circulation of a plastic box you get from one maami and transfering the very same box to a different maami who visits your home. Karma is a boomerang, the same theory applies here, the dabba (at least one) which you give to others circulates back to you. Maamis who indulge in dabba rotation will be punished by garuda puranam.👹
7. THOU SHALL REVEAL THE UNTOUCHED BOOKS DURING SARASWATI POOJA
This is the most liked day by the students as this is the only day nobody can utter the most annoying sentence "Go study". Ironically though, this is the only day where you actually get the mood to study and be productive. Just imagine how pissed Sheldon Cooper from big bang theory would be if he was a south Indian. In case you are an engineering student, this commandment can be altered as " Thou shall reveal all the xerox copies you use during Saraswati pooja". Apparently, during this day goddess Saraswati who is the god of education, reads and inspects your books/Xerox and blesses you accordingly😆
8. THOU SHALL BRING YOUR DEAD AND DUSTY VEHICLE BACK TO LIFE ON AYUDHA POOJA
Vehicles play a very vital role in all Indian families. Hence on this day, a special pooja is done for the vehicles just like the pooja that happened on the first day it was bought. Every vehicle in the city🚍🚗 is prepped for this day such that even Sundara travels bus looks like a Batmobile. Squashed lemons, a cracked coconut, and a damaged pumpkin are the ruins of this pooja.😆
9.THOU SHALL NEVER ASK THE NAME OF A MAMI WHO VISITS YOUR GOLU
There is always at least one maami whose name you don't know. She is not a stranger, you know she is from the same area, you have seen her on the streets often, you have talked and invited each other for the golu, but you don't know her name and she doesn't know yours. When you have invited the other person for golu, it means that you have crossed the stage of "getting to know each other in a relationship". To solve this, you keep a naming ceremony for that maami in your head like "3rd cross street gundu maami, paatu mami, kondai (hair bun) maami, periya pottu mami etc etc" Giving nicknames to other people can be fun until you find out yours from them!😝 Comment below some names you have kept for your neighbors!
That sums up this post and I hope you had a fun time reading this. React below to give a feedback on this post and comment below any stereotypes that I've missed.
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3. REMEMBER TO COOK SUNDAL REGULARLY
This is probably the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word golu. Golu and sundal are like the heart and brain, the absence of sundal collapses the entire purpose of a golu setup. People cook 9 different types of sundal for each day and sometimes it is accompanied by puttu
(sweet). Let me tell you something here, the navarathri bombs dropped by the mama's with gastric problems💨 caused by the sundals is much louder than any Diwali bombs and crackers💣😆
A golu without a park setup is like an incomplete assignment. The park setup is where the maamis show off all their talent and creativity with new themes every year. A park set up for a maami is just as important as a science exhibition for a 5th grader. J.K Rowling created a world of magic in a cafe, the golu maamis create a world that includes mythical creatures, zombies (broken plastic figures), vampires and what not. Aliens in the attic you say, they have freaking alien figurines👽 right in their living room in the bloody park they created! The characters in these parks are infinite that even George R.R. Martin can get a new character inspiration for game of thrones!😜
Return gifts apply not only for marriages but applies here too. The starter pack consists of vethala, paaku, blouse bit, thengai (only if u are a senior maami👵) and a ridiculous plastic box which sometimes contains a pair of bangles, Mehendi cone, a hand mirror and a mini comb😂 In case a small boy visits a golu he gets a small packet of milk bikis!😉
6. THOU SHALL NOT INDULGE IN DABBA ROTATION
Dabba rotation is basically the circulation of a plastic box you get from one maami and transfering the very same box to a different maami who visits your home. Karma is a boomerang, the same theory applies here, the dabba (at least one) which you give to others circulates back to you. Maamis who indulge in dabba rotation will be punished by garuda puranam.👹
This is the most liked day by the students as this is the only day nobody can utter the most annoying sentence "Go study". Ironically though, this is the only day where you actually get the mood to study and be productive. Just imagine how pissed Sheldon Cooper from big bang theory would be if he was a south Indian. In case you are an engineering student, this commandment can be altered as " Thou shall reveal all the xerox copies you use during Saraswati pooja". Apparently, during this day goddess Saraswati who is the god of education, reads and inspects your books/Xerox and blesses you accordingly😆
Vehicles play a very vital role in all Indian families. Hence on this day, a special pooja is done for the vehicles just like the pooja that happened on the first day it was bought. Every vehicle in the city🚍🚗 is prepped for this day such that even Sundara travels bus looks like a Batmobile. Squashed lemons, a cracked coconut, and a damaged pumpkin are the ruins of this pooja.😆
There is always at least one maami whose name you don't know. She is not a stranger, you know she is from the same area, you have seen her on the streets often, you have talked and invited each other for the golu, but you don't know her name and she doesn't know yours. When you have invited the other person for golu, it means that you have crossed the stage of "getting to know each other in a relationship". To solve this, you keep a naming ceremony for that maami in your head like "3rd cross street gundu maami, paatu mami, kondai (hair bun) maami, periya pottu mami etc etc" Giving nicknames to other people can be fun until you find out yours from them!😝 Comment below some names you have kept for your neighbors!
That sums up this post and I hope you had a fun time reading this. React below to give a feedback on this post and comment below any stereotypes that I've missed.
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See you again in my next post until then "You went for singing class for 2 years when you were 4, your mom told me, paatu padu di kozhandha!"🎵🏃
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