Christmas eve...the great celebration Mahatosava Day1
@arunima25 (85269)
Bangalore, India
December 24, 2022 12:26pm CST
Good evening from this side of the planet. It's going to be 12 midnight in few minutes and it would be Christmas officially. I wanted to write this post about Christmas eve when it's still Christmas eve. I hope it's still so when I hit the post button.
Well, Mahatosava means grand celebration. That's the annual event of our apartment that starts from the day of Christmas eve and ends with new year celebration. This week long celebration could not take place in the last couple of years since the pandemic. And this year the celebration is back with the bang.
You can see the picture here of the celebration tonight with the local artists.
Thanks to Rebecca @Ocean Tiara for suggesting me to make a post each day about the same. I hope to do so. There was much more to the celebration today. But I would make another post about it as I want to post it before it's another day
. So, wait for the part 2 of the Mahatosava Day 1 soon. And one post each day. I hope you don't mind me being a serial poster for the next few days.
Bye for now.
Merry Christmas to you and your family. 
It would be officially Christmas in another five minutes here.
. So, wait for the part 2 of the Mahatosava Day 1 soon. And one post each day. I hope you don't mind me being a serial poster for the next few days.
Bye for now.
Merry Christmas to you and your family. It would be officially Christmas in another five minutes here.14 people like this
16 responses
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
25 Dec 22
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
25 Dec 22
@arunima25 Thank you. No, it's just Pretty and I again this year. Our friends moved trying to find new jobs after the pandemic closed jobs here. We stayed because I don't work now and Pretty works online.
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@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
25 Dec 22
Thank you. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!
How are Pretty and You planning to celebrate it?
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@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
25 Dec 22
@DaddyEvil Hmm...you have some delicious meals lined up there. Enjoy it
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Are you having some friends and family joining you for the celebration?
I can smell something delicious being cooked there
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Are you having some friends and family joining you for the celebration?
I can smell something delicious being cooked there1 person likes this
@xstitcher (30282)
• Petaluma, California
28 Dec 22
I hope your Christmas went well.
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@xstitcher (30282)
• Petaluma, California
30 Dec 22
@arunima25 I think I've gotten the flu myself. 
Hope you are feeling better soon !
Hope you are feeling better soon !1 person likes this
@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
18 Jan 23
@xstitcher Oh! Sorry to know. I hope it was not too bad and you are fully recovered now. Ours was bad. We had weakness and tiredness for too long. Now we are all okay.
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@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
30 Dec 22
Thank you.. Christmas went well. But the next day, husband got flu and now I am having all symptoms. It's exhaustive.
@allknowing (130066)
• India
24 Dec 22
Christmas surely is Mahotsava and you there are having it fully packed.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
25 Dec 22
@arunima25 I can imagine the festive mood those events will create. Have a blast.
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@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
25 Dec 22
Merry Christmas. Happy holidays!!
We have three major celebration times in our complex. A three day event during Sankranthi called Sankranthi Santhe , Diwali Utsava during Diwali for three days and, this week long Mahatosava. Mahatosava is a week long celebration ( as it's holiday times) and it is a sort of our annual cultural function celebrating Christmas and many more cultural events. Ends on 31st night with a wonderful DJ and dance floor for everyone to welcome the new year . It's a great hit every year.
. It's a great hit every year.2 people like this
@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
25 Dec 22
@allknowing Yes, they do. And this year it's happening after a break due to pandemic. It's good to get the events back . People are more excited.
@sjvg1976 (41131)
• Delhi, India
25 Dec 22
@arunima25 I have been trying to manage my time on mylot too as I can't live without it.
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@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
25 Dec 22
Happy holidays. Merry Christmas. Hope you are having a good time. Good to see you on Mylot. I know you are not much here as you are engaged with other sites.
Any plans for holidays?
It's second day of Mahatosava. And a lot lined up
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@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
25 Dec 22
Fantastic sounding celebration for Christmas and New Years! Looking forward to new posts!
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@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
26 Dec 22
@arunima25
Just myself now. Family mostly in heaven now. Rest of family, decided, no gatherings, in respect for family being gone. So I treat myself to a nice brunch, watch Christmas shows and have lots of sweet treats like fruitcake, gingerbread Christmas cookies, peppermint bark and the like. Being here at mylot too is fun!
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@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
25 Dec 22
Thank you. I plan to be regular in posting them . It's my first experience of posting something in a series. Let's see how it goes.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!! How are you celebrating the Christmas?
. It's my first experience of posting something in a series. Let's see how it goes.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!! How are you celebrating the Christmas?1 person likes this
@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
1 Jan 23
@oahuwriter That sounds like a perfect Christmas to me!! Hope you enjoyed it. Have a great 2023.
@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
24 Dec 22
Merry Christmas to you and your family. God bless you.
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@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
24 Dec 22
Thank you. Wishing you and your family the same.
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@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
25 Dec 22
@arunima25 Thanks also. Wishing all the best also.
@ptrikha_2 (45463)
• India
25 Dec 22
Looks like a big, grand celebration!!
Is that some traditional dance taking place?
Looking forward to more posts of yours!
@kaylachan (57596)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Dec 22
No, not at all. It's actually good to post. That's how you earn and make friends.
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@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
24 Dec 22
I totally agree. I always plan to post daily but then I get too lazy to do so. At least doing this would keep me motivated to post daily.. And this would be my first experience of reporting something in a series
. And this would be my first experience of reporting something in a series 
@crossbones27 (48417)
• Mojave, California
27 Dec 22
Glad you all enjoyed the day with family. I like serial posters, saves me from having to be one. Then I get you a Serial commenter, then I will go back to posting then. 
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@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
30 Dec 22
The next day after Christmas, husband came down with flu. And then I got it. Could not attend the celebration but I have enough pictures and messages from friends to make a discussion about it. Will do it when I get some energy.
@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
24 Dec 22
" Mahatosava" is a Hindi word and even a Sanskrit one. Maha means Great and Utsava means celebration or some auspicious event. It's a name of our annual fest in our apartment complex. It happens during this time when it's Christmas and New Year time.
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@RebeccasFarm (86721)
• United States
26 Dec 22
Oh this is wonderful thank you so much for sharing these lovely photos with us Arunima!
This is greatly educational also.
I did not know of Mahatosava Day either.
You had great fun and I am looking forward to more posts thanks.
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@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
18 Jan 23
Mahatosava is not a day..it means Grand celebration. We had a week long celebration from Christmas to New Year Eve. But we couldn't attend it after two days as the whole family came down with a nasry flu. I missed on posting.
@aninditasen (15732)
• Raurkela, India
25 Dec 22
That's a lovely program I think that's going on there. Enjoy your days.
@LindaOHio (155985)
• United States
25 Dec 22
Merry Christmas to you and your family as well. Looking forward to your series of posts.
@aureliah (24319)
• Kenya
27 Dec 22
Hope you had a blast. I guess most of the earlier celebrations are back in 2022
