Pooja Memories !!!!!!!!!!!
It's already the 8th dayof Navaratri. Ashtami. Having grown up in Kerala, Navartri was significant to us specifically for the last 3 days attributing to Pooja veppu , Pooja eduppu, Ayudha pooja and Vidhyarambham . During those time on the evening of Ashtami we used to neatly wrap one or two books on newspaper, stick a white rectangular paper with our names on the wrapper , take it to the temple and bequeath it there with the gods to shower their blessings and wisdom. From that evening of Durgashtami, until the 2nd day morning which is Vijayadashmi, we refrain ourselves from reading and writing. At home in our pooja room, all the holy books such as Ramayana ,Mahabharata etc were neatly arranged on a decorated stool and kept for pooja these 2 days. All these days are contributed to the worship of our beloved goddess of learning, Sarswati devi. Being too religious at that time, I was too scared to read anything and considered it a sin even to read something acciden...