दक्षिणी मराठी खजाना

Navaraathrintha gharaantha kolu tivthon. Nava, juna, laahna, thora, veghla veghla rangaacha bavoli tivthon. Maja aajimma saangthila, 'mathintha karlatha Sri Raghavendra Swamicha bavoli tivthaane' manun. Koluntha maathra naho, tasaltha bavoli gharaantha nokko manthila. Kasa Ganesh Chavthi (Ganesh Chathurthi) poojaala rangi Ganesh tivthaane ki tasacha yeyin manun saangthila. 

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Kumbhaaraacha gharaanthasun kalivalthe ola (wet) maathi anun Ganesh karivthila, thaecha poojaala tivthila. Aththa amcha garcha koluntha aeka maathintha karlatha Sri Raghavendra Swamicha bavoli tivlothon, Deva kshama karaanva. Paranthu Ganesh Chavthila rangi Ganesh gena nahi. Mathintha karlatha Ganeshacha gevun anana. Visarjana? Ghanvaantha asthaana kuntaantha nahithra paani palatha asaacha vaaikkalaantha karana. Chennai Nanganalluraantha payila aggi aadaantha ghaalatha hothon. Aththa aadaantha thevda paani thae samayaantha asthini, thyaa karthaan aeka vaalintha (bucket) paani barun thyaantha Ganeshaala uthrivuntakina. Theen dhivasathiri hoila vugaraala.

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Navaraathicha dhaha dhivasa (Vijaya Dasami miluna) gharaantha shanaacha sampaakacha. Thyaaja vina amaala themma themma kaayaala gulchita, ambata, thikkata kaayithiri milatha asala. Ambaacha paanaacha thorana, naarlicha mattacha olai (?) thorana askin adikivun alakaara karlaasthila. Shaankaali ghanvaacha lenkra aggi aethila, khaayaacha padhaartha gevingun jaathila.

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Rajaram Ramachandran

27-10-2015

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