Today is the 11th Day, the day of immersion. There will be many who will be standing by the streets to watch the procession of the idols being immersed into the sea or a nearby lake. Every year there is a grand celebration of this ceremony. We have also noticed that most idols were already immersed before the 11th day. It could be mainly because of the crowd that gathers on the last day and there is also too much traffic on the last day.
Most of the idols are carried on trucks and vans and some of them on handcarts. These idols were made with much passion and perseverance by the sculptor and to see it immersed on the last day is somewhat an emotional experience, which we partially neglect. They start making the idols 5 to 6 months before the festival. Some of them start much earlier. People dance and drummers drum and there shall be lots of joy today.
We wish the festival comes sooner the next year.
No comments:
Post a Comment