Dear all...about 30 years back around this time i was climbing the Simhachala hill at vizag to go to the temple on top...it was a cool afternoon...lots of greenery around...screeches of birds...no one around...
suddenly i saw a girl of about 12 years and a boy of about 13 years...innocently playing and climbing up the hill...those days children were real children without internet, whatsapp, facebook etc with less exposure...a middle aged lady accompanied them...
they seemed to be very poor...with very old, torn and stitched clothes...
after these few thoughts i diverted my mind to enjoy the Nature around...
i reached the top...those three also reached the top along with me...that is the time this incident took place before we entered the main shrine where the deity is there!!!....the middle aged lady suddenly caught hold of that girl tightly, took out an yellow mangal sutra tied with turmeric root from her saree knot, hurried up that boy to tie it around the neck of the girl...the boy playfully tied it around her neck with all smiles, the girl was crying not knowing what is happening with her, the lady wiped her tears off and made those three knots properly, entered the shrine with the children and prayed the lord with tears in her eyes, the girl perplexed not knowing what to do, the boy playfully worshiping the god....wofffff...in a wink of an eye, a marriage ceremony got over in front of the god!!
For a moment, all those lavish, life torturing, year long tension filled marriage issues-ceremonies-travels related to our marriages went pass through my thoughts...hmmmmmmmmmm...!!
After leaving the shrine the girl was moody, the lady was trying to teach her...probably about roles-duties and responsibilities of a wife, marriage, her changed life from that day on wards etc...the boy, as usual was playful...full of fun...excitement...probably about this something funny which took place...
I just came down the hill...full of thoughts...lot of thoughts...the greenery and the screeches of birds did not enter my ears and mind...my mind was fully occupied through out the bus journey, reaching my place and entire night!!
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm...Marriages are made in heaven...!!
Witnessed the most simplest marriage in my life!!
Peacefully yours...rams...Psychologist!!
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