On Wednesday 1st July, we celebrated 27 years of Shuktara. It is also the day that Raju chose for his birthday. We had friends and local supporters and were honoured to welcome Andrew Fleming the British Deputy High Commissioner and four of his colleagues.
There was much cake, a lot of dancing and plenty of food as everyone from Shuktara was together on the roof of Anna Bari, our boys home.
Saraswati is the goddess of wisdom and learning. Every year the celebration at shuktara is anticipated by everyone with great excitement. An elaborate statue of the goddess is chosen and taken to the house. On the roof a home for the goddess is constructed the night before with fresh flowers – this year there were pink egg cartons also to add to the festive atmosphere. On the day of Saraswati Puja everyone puts on their best clothes and participate in the ritual of the goddess by chanting Sanskrit and throwing handfuls of fresh flower petals to accentuate the prayers.
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