Flowerily Yours

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Another proud ritual of ours in the form of the festival of flowers called “Phooldei” was celebrated today in the hilly state of Uttarakhand by the children with much zeal and enthusiasm.  In this festival, which is at the start of seasons change from winter to warmer days, all the children of a village accumulate all kinds of available flowers in their carry-bags and scatter it on the door threshold of all the houses and sing the auspicious lines as below of prosperity and well being-

  • फूल देई , छम्मा देई,
  • दैणी द्वार, भरि भकार
  • यो देली सॉ बारंबार नमस्कार ।

And the beautiful meaning of that goes like this-

May the threshold of this house be full of flowers and auspiciousness, 

May the threshold of this house protect everyone living inside,

May the threshold of this house and time  be right for everyone, that is, successful for everyone living in, and

May the threshold of this house bring full stock of food grains in this and everyone’s homes in the village.

Its the will and desire of well being of all the members in the village without any discriminations and with all equality that makes us prouder than the pious objective of it.

Good evening and see you next time.

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14 thoughts on “Flowerily Yours”

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    100 Country Trek says:

    This festival was so amazing..but we much snow here. Anita

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  3. Ambica Gulati – India – When you flow like water, every rock is penetrable. Writing is serendipity. I did not plan a career in journalism 25 years back. And I did not plan on starting a blog either or learning photography and videography. I just follow the course that life sets for me and I share all those stories through words, visuals and videos on the blog. Happy reading!
    Ambica Gulati says:

    Such a beautiful festival. I read about it today only.

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    Eva Chatterji says:

    Flowers are souls with big hearts. How beautiful to celebrate them so.

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    1. “Flowers are souls with big hearts”- as beautiful a sentence as the ritual itself. Thank you so very much and regards.

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  5. Priti – I, a teacher, dreamer, imaginative personality, feel life deeply and try to express it through my writing.
    Priti says:

    Yes it is a beautiful festival! Thanks for sharing 🙌

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    cattalespress says:

    This is beautiful. 🌼🌼

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  7. Diti Sen – Kolkata, India – An independent writer and author, currently exploring blogging, tracking life from India and ready to explore anything from the tried and tested to the wierd and the eclectic. You will find, nature, travel, food, children, folklore, customs, myths, festivals, reflections, inspirations, hope, amongst many other things here. Anything that makes me think and ponder and want to know more about, shared in an informative and entertaining sort of way.
    Diti Sen says:

    What a lovely custom. Thanks for sharing it.

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    stockdalewolfe says:

    Love hearing about these festivals!

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    1. From what I gather reading through your blog, you had been to Uttarakhand before, I wish if only you had seen this. Very sentimental, full of kids activities but no “show off” galore otherwise in this. Thanks a lot.

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