It's a baby boy...we need to call off the celebration tomorrow.
@arunima25 (93194)
Bangalore, India
September 1, 2019 6:01am CST
Tomorrow is a big festival in India especially in few states like Karnataka and Maharashtra. It is Ganesh Chaturathi and is celebrated with all zeal here. We have a holday for the same tomorrow.
Well, Ganesha or Ganpati has an elephant head and that makes him fascinating for children. My younger daughter loves Ganesha and is always excited about this festival. We were all set to go out and buy the stuffs for tomorrow. We planned to get some clay to make Ganesha idol and things for a small religious ceremony at home tomorrow morning. After that we had plan to go out and join the community celebration in our complex for the same.
So as we were heading for market, we got a call. My husband's nephew ( his brother's son) has been blessed with a baby boy. The baby arrived a week earlier than the expected day.
So this good news excited all of us. But that meant that we have to cancel all the celebrations. When there is a birth or death in family, we have no religious rituals and celebrations for few days till they say the purification takes place.
This nephew stays in our city but his wife went last month to her parent's house for delivery and she should be back after a month.
So I have to wait for a month to hold this new bundle of joy in the family.
My daughters are excited for the new born as they will be officially aunts and I am a grandaunt.
. They are busy finding a good name to call the baby
So this calls off the the plans for tomorrow but we will definitely attend the community service.
How is it at your end? Thanks for dropping in . Enjoy mylotting
My daughters are excited for the new born as they will be officially aunts and I am a grandaunt.. They are busy finding a good name to call the baby
So this calls off the the plans for tomorrow but we will definitely attend the community service.
How is it at your end? Thanks for dropping in . Enjoy mylotting16 people like this
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
2 Sep 19
Great news for you all then and although you can`t go anywhere as yet you will be able to get to see him.
Congratulations to his Wife and all the Family we are also expecting a new baby boy on Friday this week if all goes well.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
3 Sep 19
@arunima25
Thank you I think everything will be okay too although a bit of news was confusing to say the least.
Enjoy the new baby congrats again.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
3 Sep 19
Thank you so much. We will be able to see him in a months time. We are excited for it.
Congratulations to you! Hope things go well with the delivery and mom and baby stay in pink of their health.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
7 Sep 19
@lovinangelsinstead21 Read your latest discussion on the arrival of baby. Gill suggested it. Congratulations!
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@LadyDuck (502806)
• Italy
3 Sep 19
@arunima25 I am glad that the mother and the baby are both find and healthy.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
7 Sep 19
@LadyDuck Yes. They are doing good and sharing the pictures every now and then.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
3 Sep 19
They are happy as he is their first born after five years of marriage. Glad that things are well with baby and the mother's health.
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@smileyhema (4463)
• United States
3 Sep 19
Aww, that's a great news. Congratulations to your family. Very glad to know. Lord Gajju has come early to your house and he will bless you all in the form of the little one.
I can surely understand how your girls are excited about the new buddy. Bless him all with a great life ahead. Enjoy the time with the new comer. 
Congratulations to your family. Very glad to know. Lord Gajju has come early to your house and he will bless you all in the form of the little one.
I can surely understand how your girls are excited about the new buddy. Bless him all with a great life ahead. Enjoy the time with the new comer. 1 person likes this
@smileyhema (4463)
• United States
9 Sep 19
@arunima25 Haha! That's so cute to know that you all have had a promotion recently. Congratulations and yes, I understand it could be so funny to think on those lines as well. But, do enjoy.
Oh, I see. I hope you're all having your fingers crossed to take him in your hands and arms. But, do enjoy the photos of the lil one. My hugs and kisses to the new buddy!
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
4 Sep 19
Thank You.
Yes the girls are excited to become aunts ( bua) in their teens.Even we are promoted to grand uncle and aunts. That's a benefit of big families. You don't have to have greay hair to enjoy grandparenting.
It will be a wait for another month or more before he arrives here. So till then we are enjoying his pictures.
Even we are promoted to grand uncle and aunts. That's a benefit of big families. You don't have to have greay hair to enjoy grandparenting.
It will be a wait for another month or more before he arrives here. So till then we are enjoying his pictures.1 person likes this
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
1 Sep 19
@arunima25
Congrats to your family. Can you explain further what you do and I do not understand is the mother separated from the baby for a month?
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
1 Sep 19
@arunima25
You are welcome and thank you for explaining that to me. On the day we get married here in Israel the bride is not suppose to see the groom till the wedding. That is how the Orthodox Jews do it.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
2 Sep 19
@Hannihar That's the belief here too.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
2 Sep 19
@arunima25
So in that respect we have similar beliefs.
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
3 Sep 19
Congratulations ...and yes the celebration needs to wait
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
3 Sep 19
@arunima25 I understand. We all feel bad when we aren't able to do. But we do get helpless at times
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
3 Sep 19
@amitkokiladitya Yes. It's another celebration time.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
3 Sep 19
I felt a little bad for that. It has been first time in last four years that Bappa did not visit home. In 2014 we could not do it as father in law passed away. I have done it every year from the time my elder one was a toddler.
This time I am all excited but still miss Ganpati at home and all preparations that keeps me on toes for few days. Especially cooking prasad and modak.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
3 Sep 19
Thank you.
We did not celebrate it at home but enjoyed the program and pooja in complex. DId you celebrate it?
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
7 Sep 19
@Aansh13 I missed the modaks this year.
And I did not feel like having it without Bappa.
And I did not feel like having it without Bappa.1 person likes this
@Aansh13 (11433)
• New Delhi, India
3 Sep 19
@arunima25
Well, I used to celebrate it before marriage since we keep Ganpati... But after marriage no luck....
Though I am wishing if I could have some modaks
Though I am wishing if I could have some modaks1 person likes this
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
1 Sep 19
Congrats a new baby in the family..what is the purification?
Okay over this way for now thanks.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
5 Sep 19
@arunima25 I see what is the purification what does it mean Arunima.
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
3 Sep 19
Congratulations to your entire family having a baby boy. have a great festival.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
3 Sep 19
Thank you. We enjoyed the celebration in our complex but all plans to celebrate at home has to wait for an year.
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
3 Sep 19
Thank You. Good that you are enjoying your pleasant weather. Have a good time.
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 Sep 19
@arunima25 I was a grandmother at 39. Age is just a number.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
4 Sep 19
@just4him Yes. Totally agree. My daughter was born when my mom was 46. She was the real grand mom. Here I am the related one.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
3 Sep 19
Thank you so much. Feel an honor to be a grandaunt though I am only 42.
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@birjudanak (14316)
• India
1 Sep 19
First of all Congratulations for new member. Here also holiday tomorrow because of festival. I will go in evening to take lord ganesha. Here its celebrate with huge preparation.
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@birjudanak (14316)
• India
3 Sep 19
@arunima25 its outside home or can say in my chogan. It will for 11 days.
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
3 Sep 19
Hope you enjoyed it. I went down in our apartment pandal and enjoyed the programs there. But really missed Bappa at home this time. How long will you keep Ganpati ? I used to keep it for four days.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
2 Sep 19
They will miss it but they understood. They are more excited for the new baby. Finally someone in a generation that would be their next generation.
Thank you.
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@Lovelyaru (914)
• India
1 Sep 19
Congratulations for have a newborn baby in your family Ganapati Bappa morya.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
2 Sep 19
Thank you. Happy festival to you.
We can not have Ganpati at home this year.
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@Lovelyaru (914)
• India
2 Sep 19
@arunima25 yes I can understand because the new baby birth
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@anil02 (24688)
• India
2 Sep 19
@arunima25 Here only few peoples are celebrating it like Maharashtra, and this tradition is increasing every year.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
2 Sep 19
We generally have him for 4 days in our house. But can't keep it this time.
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@Ghosthere2 (891)
• United States
1 Sep 19
Sounds like an interesting day is planned.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
3 Sep 19
Yes though there were changes in the plan, the day went interesting
