To Nanda about And more of the Shivaratri celebrations ...

[Guest guest]

Nanda wrote:

In my description of the Shivaratri proceedings, I "forgot" to mention

the entertainment provided by a few of our family members... Two of

our devotees did a Shiva Parvati routine complete with makeup and

trishul and other trappings... Another beautiful devotee danced a

little bit of Kathak ( a traditional dance from India). It was fun to

see the erstwhile Lord Shiva sitting and conversing still with his

make up on and his trident carelessly slung across his shoulder .

Anyway here it is , ... a glimpse of the proceedings ...

http://www.shreemaa.org/drupal/node/105

Nandaji! Oh! Thank you so much. How beautiful to be able to see and

experience a bit of Shivaratri at the Mandir. It was so wonderful to

see Shree Maa and Swamiji in motion again ... almost like being

there, to hear her lovely voice and see Swamiji so enthusiastically

clapping, to see Shree Maa placing the flowers and the banana in her

yellow coat and hat, to see the beautiful devotee doing the

traditional dance ... There are no words that can express how I feel,

but I hope you will pass along my thanks to whomever the tech wizard

there made it possible to see this. I have been sick all day, but now

I have a big smile on my face.

Jai Jai Maa , Swamiji Ki Jai ~ Linda