It was also an occasion of many firsts. It was for the first time in generations that these families will go on to own and stay in a pucca house of their own, till now a home for them was a tarpaulin shade under the tree or in one spaces. It was the first time they were performing some religious rites. They were all so charged up and enthusiastic about the entire ceremony that a lot of them dressed up in new clothes and were looking their best. So drastic was the change in their appearance that even VSSM team members found difficult to recognise many of these family members at the first glance.
Since the families were performing the ‘yagna’ for the first time it was arranged to have individuals from Gayatri Parivar sit next to the families and explain the meaning and importance of the ceremony they were performing.
One of the couples to go on and stay in the brand new homes are Santokba and Chandudada, 'not in our wildest dreams had we dreamt of owning and staying in our own house, nobody in our 71 generations has lived in a house like this. We are towards the end of our lives, but it is a pleasure to experience this new beginning,’ shares a beaming Chadukaka. We were apprehensive if it would be possible for this couple to sit through the 2 hour long ceremony but we guess the excitement (as evident on their faces in the picture below) was so much that 2 hours weren’t difficult at all.
We at VSSM are grateful to have the honour of being instrumental in bringing such joy and cheer in the lives of these families.
We are thankful to Gayatri Shaktipith and respected Shri. Pragneshbhai Desai, also Shri Chauhansaheb who made this remarkable event a memorable one.
જીવનના અંતિમ પડાવમાં જેની ઝંખના હતી(ઘર) એ પૂરી થઇ..
અમારું પોતાનું અને એ પણ પાકું ઘર હોય? એવી સતત શંકા સેવતા સંતોકબા અને ચંદુદાદાને ગૃહપ્રવેશ(હવન) વિધિમાં સળંગ બે કલાક બેસવાનું હતું. એ બેસી શકશે કે કેમ એની અમને શંકા હતી પણ એ ખુબ પ્રસન્ન ચિતે બેઠા જે ફોટોમાં જોઈ શકાય છે... પોતાની ૭૧ પેઢીમાં એ પહેલા છે જે પોતાના પાકા ઘરમાં રેહવા જશે. જીવનના અંતિમ પડાવમાં જેની ઝંખના હતી(ઘર) એ પૂરી થઇ છે જેનો સંતોષ એમના ચેહરા પર જોઈ શકાય છે..
ગાયત્રી શક્તિપીઠ ડીસા અને આદરણીય શ્રી પ્રજ્ઞેશભાઈ દેસાઈ, શ્રી ચૌહાણ સાહેબ જેમણે આ અદભુત ક્ષણને પવિત્ર અને યાદગાર ઘડી બનાવી એ માટે એમના આભારી છીએ..
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