RE: Karva Chauth Night

[Seema Jayanth]

Hi Ulka and Girls,

I thought I already responded. We will not be able to make it for this event.  Prerana has SAT subject test and couple of other things.  So I want to be close to home that day.

We will be there for Diwali party for sure.  

Ulka,  yes I will miss once in lifetime opportunity J

Preeti .V and Shilpa

We are available on 25^th Oct now. You were planning to have Diwali party on Oct 25^th right? I have moved other diwaly party on 24^th evening.

Thanks,

Seema

 

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Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2014 10:09:07 -0700
From: preeti...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: Karva Chauth Night
To: ulkam...@gmail.com; deepti...@gmail.com
CC: seema_...@hotmail.com; seema_k...@yahoo.com; mshe...@yahoo.com; amch...@googlegroups.com; soumya...@gmail.com; ash...@yahoo.com; shilpa...@gmail.com; seema....@gmail.com

Hello ladies,

Sorry got busy with work and kids with out on his one week vacation. Oh well, so i did talk to Tandoor hut.

One curry, one non onion curry and one appetizer , 50 rotis   total its gonna be around$130

butter panner, non onion - some gobi sabzi and appetizer either pakode/gobi manchurian/samosa.

If u guys have any other ideas for curries and appetizer pleas elet me know. i can call them and let the m know.

-Preeti

On Monday, October 6, 2014 10:39 AM, Ulka Malekar <ulkam...@gmail.com> wrote:

Deepti , Preeti - vinay , Preeti - ash , Shilpa have confirmed so far.

Seema Didi, shakuntala and mangala please confirm. ( once in lifetime opportunity to pray for your husband Bollywood style;))

Preeti - vinay :  

- did you enquire at Krishna? To cater they need min 25 ppl - I don't think we have so many so we will have to go with id order.

All ladies: 

- please get all puja stuff ( thali, karava , etc.) I have couple earthen divas we can use .

- let us finalize menu as well

Jaldi se reply Maro .

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On Sep 17, 2014, at 9:34 AM, Ulka Malekar <ulkam...@gmail.com> wrote:

I have all pooja items except Gauri.

Menu - lets cater from Indian restaurant. Tandoor hut is an option - suggest other good ones. 

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On Sep 16, 2014, at 10:48 PM, Deepti Kulkarni <deepti...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey Preeti......awesome girl. You rock!...."me in"...loved the details......

On Sep 16, 2014 1:35 PM, "Preeti Raikar" <preeti...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Hello my beautiful charming girls,

I would like to invite you all girls to celebrate Karva Chauth on October 11th Saturday 2014. For this get together don't even try to think of cooking hassle. We have a better idea to just focus on having fun night. We all can contribute some money so that we can cater the food from restaurant. So we will be having girls fun time with music naach gaana masti(sangeeth and mehndi) until we see the moon. HusBANDS and kids will be strictly locked in the basement. This is purely girls hangout time till the pooja time:D

And haan is baar Preeti zaroor bole toh zaroor nachegi :D yeh Preeti ka vaada he

Please let us know your availability and we can decide about and other stuff.

When:     October 11 Saturday 2014

Where: Ulka's House

Mhashilkar's Residence

4408 Buttermilk Ct Naperville, IL 60564

About Karva Chauth Pooja

During Karva Chauth puja, the married women sit in a circle. At the center of, they place the two-inch tall idol of Goddess. A Karva (holy pitcher) is placed beside the idol. Then, the women apply tilak on the idol of Gauri Ma to seek her blessings and pray for a long, blissful and prospered married life. Thereafter, an elderly woman of the group narrates the Karva Chauth Katha (story), a legend associated with the celebration of the festival.

The married woman would wait for the moon to rise in the evening. Once the moon rises, they would see the moon through the sieve, offer Prasad (dry fruits such as almonds and cashew nuts) or snacks to the moon, and then see their husband through the same sieve. Thereafter, they would break their fast by drinking the water that they have

Pooja Items and Pooja Thali

The items that are required for Karva Chauth puja include:

·         Idol of Goddess Gauri (one for all of us is enough),

·         Karva (pitcher) filled with water,

·         A diya (earthen lamp),

·         Flowers

·         Handful of fruits and food grains( A part of fruits and food grains are offered to the deity, while the other half is served to the story teller)

·         The puja thali (made of brass or stainless steel) would consist of incense sticks, kumkum (vermilion), chawal (rice), lota (a container filled with water) and an earthen lamp.

Henna by Preeti for all you girls

Henna or Mehndi is considered to be auspicious for married women, and is a necessary part of the Karva Chauth ritual. It is believed that married woman who gets dark color from Mehndi will get loads of love and caring from her groom. It also denotes prosperity and good luck.

The Fast(Optional only if you are really interested in)

It is the most important and difficult fast observed by married Hindu women. It begins before sunrise and ends only after offering prayers and worshipping the moon at night. No food or water can be taken after sunrise. The fast is broken once the moon is sighted and rituals of the day have been performed. At night when the moon appears, women break their fast after offering water to the moon.

Dressing up for Karva Chauth(most important part of the get together night)

Women dress up in their best finery, with henna-decked hands, bindis, colorful bangles, vermilion in their hair-parting and the best of jewelry.

Please do share your inputs on this and lets get the food menu discussion started.

Thanks,

Preeti