Guest guest Posted October 14, 2002 Report Share Posted October 14, 2002 Blessings all! I went last weekend and it was lovely! At the end there was some part where everyone gathered around the altar and sang while trays with butter lamps were waved in a circular fashion in the general direction of the image of Durga. It was very touching and I enjoyed it very much. I would like to get a hold of the words to the song. What I remember is that there was a refrain during which the music and drumbeats almost seemed to pause at the words: Jai yo Jai yo Maa Or something very similar to that. The following phrase ended with a syllable that was like Pai or Bai or something. Okay, not much to go on. I would have asked someone there, but there was only one woman who would speak to me. She was really very friendly and welcoming and said she felt I was quite brave to sit there by myself the first night. It seems like a very close knit community and I was an obvious outsider. Nonetheless, she wasn't there when they sang the song, so she couldn't tell me about it. I appreciate any help that anyone can give me. prainbow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2002 Report Share Posted October 14, 2002 It is fun to dance to the beats so try going tomorrow and have a go at the dancing too. You dance to the rhythm of your heart and will reach ecstactic heights of bhakti ie devotion, will feel one with goddess as the kinetic energy builds up with louder and faster beating drums!! Anyways just to let you know, I know no one and I just go on my own and dance and participate in the aarti too (the lamp swaying as u call it) It is a song to invite and invoke the goddess to shun darkness out of our lives and bring light and joy and dispel ignorance. The song goes singing the praises and different forms of the goddess over the nine days andteh chorus sings Jay Om Jai om Maa jagadambe It may be a close knit community but we all belong to the community of the universal mother where no one is an outsider. tomorrow is teh last day so do have a go and you will love it!! Just wear a long skirt rather than trousers to get you into the spirit!! Kallikaputri , "prainbow61" <paulie-rainbow@u...> wrote: > Blessings all! > > I went last weekend and it was lovely! > > At the end there was some part where everyone gathered around the > altar and sang while trays with butter lamps were waved in a circular > fashion in the general direction of the image of Durga. > > It was very touching and I enjoyed it very much. > > I would like to get a hold of the words to the song. > > What I remember is that there was a refrain during which the music and > drumbeats almost seemed to pause at the words: > > Jai yo > > Jai yo > > Maa > > Or something very similar to that. The following phrase ended with a > syllable that was like Pai or Bai or something. > > Okay, not much to go on. I would have asked someone there, but there > was only one woman who would speak to me. She was really very friendly > and welcoming and said she felt I was quite brave to sit there by > myself the first night. It seems like a very close knit community and > I was an obvious outsider. Nonetheless, she wasn't there when they > sang the song, so she couldn't tell me about it. > > I appreciate any help that anyone can give me. > > prainbow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2002 Report Share Posted October 16, 2002 Kallikaputri, Ah, bless you for passing along this information! I can at least participate in the refrain! The festival here will pick up again Friday and Saturday nights so I will go then, and wear my blue sari. I did join in the dances Saturday after being befriended by that lovely woman who was so gracious to me. I must admit it was a bit lonely at first. This is not India. A white woman here is no special occurance and I was treated like a tourist by most people. (not in a good way) But I respect the difficulty that these people must endure here. The woman I spoke to had come from about 45 miles to the south and her aunt had travelled from at least 70 miles to the north. Even with people coming from that great distance there was only about 300 people there. Who among them could really know my motivation or intentions? Getting to know people takes time. It's okay that these things take time. But I knew that I was there to honor the Goddess. So in spite of my own painful self conciousness I had a warmth in my heart for the opportunity to honor Her in public in a ceremony in Her honor. She brings me many gifts. Again, I cannot thank you enough for sharing these words with me. Blessings, prainbow > > It is a song to invite and invoke the goddess to shun darkness out of our lives and bring light and joy and dispel ignorance. > > The song goes singing the praises and different forms of the goddess > over the nine days andteh chorus sings > Jay Om Jai om Maa jagadambe > Kallikaputri > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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