The town is agog.
It is festival time.
Celebrations go on.
Unmindful of incessant rains
the puja is performed
Nine nights of the year
devoted to Goddesses
of learning, of victory,
of wealth, of benevolence
a thematic presentation.
Dolls of Gods, leaders,
soldiers, poets, merchants
dancing girls, find their places
in the stepped dais. The
Gods stand high up.
Colourful and impressive
the decorum enfolds.
Ponds with fish add
to the liveliness. The
play of cricket lends modernity.
Extraordinary imagination is seen.
In each household enthusiasm
overwhelms. Snacks and hot
beverages are served.
A lovely rendez vous.
Meenas Poems 