October 22nd, 2007
Dear Readers,
WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY DASERA!!!
Before we go further, let us know why is Dassehra celebrated. And for this post I think its necessary to know it before hand.
The festival of Dassehra, also known as Vijayadashmi, is one of the fascinating festivals of India and is celebrated with joy and enthusiasm. According to the great Hindu scripture and Mythology, the Ramayana, Lord Rama performed chandi-puja (holy prayer). This was carried out in order to invoke the blessings of Durga Maa for the killing of Ravana, the ten-headed demon king of Sri Lanka who had abducted Seeta, wife of Lord Rama.
Durga Maa narrated the secret to Rama on how he could slay the great Ravana. Hence upon vanquishing the demon Ravana, Lord Rama with Sita and younger brother Laxmana, returned victorious to his kingdom of Ayodhya on the day which is called 'Diwali'. Revelers across northern India re-enact the legend at sundown in a performance called the Ramlila, featuring actors dressed as Rama shooting flaming arrows at effigies stuffed with firecrackers.
NOW WHAT I EXPERIENCED Recetly:-
As per the scriptures RAVANA was the villain in the story, whereas the RAM is the HERO.
Today, when we recall of the Dassehra day we always recall the fireworks and the lighting sky. People, or I should say hordes of people gather to see the effigy of Ravana burn. Even I did see it. And follwing are some comments I heard in the crowd, making it a thought evoking thing”
A Small boy maybe 6-7 yrs says to his mom; “ Ravana must have been hero, his statue is far much bigger than Rama at the temple near our home”.
Another Kid asking his father,” DAD why are we here??” and he gets the reply “To see the FIREWORKS”
Still another girl asks his cousin “hey bro!! Ravana seems more important than Rama, we and almost 5k people are here 2 hours before, and seeing the initial fireworks which seems good. WE never took so long even to have DARSHAN of lord RAMA at the temple next to our home.”
Isn’t it a CONTRADICTION ???
Regards
Tushar
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