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Thursday, December 6, 2007
The holy marriage
Long ago farmers of the east faced the problem of water scarcity.The godess of rain hardly opened her arms of priceless shower.The farmers prayed to the godess with full of dedication.But a few of the spiritualists of a region had a peculiar belief.They believed that the rain angel would grant them the gift if they got two donkeys married!!!So they decided to put forward their suggestion to the ruler of the region.
The people and the ruler agreed to the suggestion of the spiritualists and they joined hands to perform the holy marriage!!!.Donkeys from different areas were bought.Five of the donkey experts analysed the donkeys.Male donkeys were allowed to carry loads .The height and weight of the donkeys had to be submitted by the donkey owners.The female donkeys were tested for their external appearance and voice.Three the best male donkeys and five best female donkeys were selected.Each of the donkeys were paired one by one with female donkeys.Finally the best pair was selected.
A group of ten astrology experts were formed to fix a date for the holy marriage.After analysing the birth dates of the donkeys,their star and constellation the group fixed a day.A head was appointed for each area to take care of the contributions of the people of that area.Grand arrangements were made.People prepared themselves to attend the marriage.
The day arrived.A gigantic statue of the rain godess was placed in the middle.The female donkey was dressed in a sun red shawl with silver lining and the male donkey was covered with a brown cloth and a blakish hat.The donkeys were bought in front of the the statue.The singers were uniformly dressed and were ready for the carrol.The ruler, minister and the spiritualists occupied their seats.People were eagerly waiting to watch the spectacular happenings with the few of them at the corner of their seats.
The people and the ruler agreed to the suggestion of the spiritualists and they joined hands to perform the holy marriage!!!.Donkeys from different areas were bought.Five of the donkey experts analysed the donkeys.Male donkeys were allowed to carry loads .The height and weight of the donkeys had to be submitted by the donkey owners.The female donkeys were tested for their external appearance and voice.Three the best male donkeys and five best female donkeys were selected.Each of the donkeys were paired one by one with female donkeys.Finally the best pair was selected.
A group of ten astrology experts were formed to fix a date for the holy marriage.After analysing the birth dates of the donkeys,their star and constellation the group fixed a day.A head was appointed for each area to take care of the contributions of the people of that area.Grand arrangements were made.People prepared themselves to attend the marriage.
The day arrived.A gigantic statue of the rain godess was placed in the middle.The female donkey was dressed in a sun red shawl with silver lining and the male donkey was covered with a brown cloth and a blakish hat.The donkeys were bought in front of the the statue.The singers were uniformly dressed and were ready for the carrol.The ruler, minister and the spiritualists occupied their seats.People were eagerly waiting to watch the spectacular happenings with the few of them at the corner of their seats.
One amoung the spectators was the minister's wife.She was dressed in a simple cloud blue dress that she stole the show with her simplicity.Her face reflected her religious background.She was a women of virtues and that she considered the donkeys marrying each other was just a superstitious belief etched in the minds of the mass.
To be continued.....
To be continued.....
posted by Saranya Venkateswaran at 5:54 AM
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