Anindra's Blog

The story of “ Manabasa Gurubar ” teaches us against the evil practices of Untouchability in ancient society. It also stresses the importance of feminism and empowers the female power to not get suppressed by male hegemony. The word Manabasa comes from two words Mana (a measuring unit to measure paddy in olden days) a pot made of Bamboo cane is filled with freshly harvested paddy, and Basa(to keep it as a designated place for worship). The doors and walls are decorated with chita (rangoli used nowadays, but earlier a thin mix of water and rice paste was sprinkled on the walls by hand to form beautiful white designs) beautifully. It’s believed goddess Lakshmi won’t visit if the house is not clean. It’s also called “ Margashira Masa Gurubara “; Gurubara is “Thursday” and Margashira is the month of “ मार्गशीर्ष ” in Hindi. Legend of Manabasa Gurubar is based on the ancient scripture “ Lakshmi Puran ”. Since the u...

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