Weekend Pooja at Home

Weekend Pooja at Home

The day I decided to have a Pooja and Path at home, I zeroed in on a Sunday Morning (Sunday being the best day of the week and morning being the most tranquil time of the day).

But as soon as I discussed the matter with my PRINCIPAL ADVISOR (read as wifey) some very important observations and areas of focus were highlighted to me

1. The guest List

2. The food list

3. Duration of Pooja

The meditation /prayer turned into a small party for which people were to be invited and an elaborate menu was to be fixed.

Inviting A, B and C and not inviting D, E and F was as dangerous as having a dialogue with Chinese Army on the Arunachal Border, hence the guest list which was prepared (hold your breath) at the time of my wedding was taken out to see who fits in the POOJA PARTY scene. After hours of deliberation a carefully prepared draft was finalised and the sealed envelope was handed over to the MASTER OF CEREMONY for people to be invited.

The second task was to finalise the FOOD MENU. Some proposals that were shared by the panellist were about the variety

-How about two starters and one main course with one dessert

-Or three starters and two desserts

The usual suspects fighting for the breakfast slots were Cucumber and Tomato sandwiches, piping hot Bread Rolls filled with Onion and potato filling accompanied by mint chutney, the heavyweight Puri Aloo was also making a strong pitch. No prize for guessing the Gold, silver and bronze were awarded to these three in reverse order of mention. The battle of desserts never started as no sweet dish turned up against the all mighty HALWA.

Having completed the guest list and the food menu the third and the final task was to decide on the duration of the PATH, so the guests also get time to socialize with each other after the pooja. A 60 minute slot was awarded to the POOJA, as I was told that people would not be able to sit cross legged on the mattress on the floor for more than an hour.

I guess will now have one PATH in the morning and one in the evening-all alone, to thank the lord that all went well in the morning at the POOJA PARTY.