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Beyond the Fields: A Journey of Faith and Kindness

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The arrival of Ganesha... The most essential thing for Shri Ganesh Puja is Durva. Ganesh Puja cannot be done without Durva. In rural areas, Durva is called Harali. Some vendors in rural areas take this Harali from the farm embankment and take it to the city to sell. The current price of each pendi is around Rs. 30 to 40. Bappa's stay is 10 days, basically we never compromise on the expenses for Bappa. Everyone wants the durva to be green and fresh... Now, if you go to the market, it is difficult to find fresh green durva to make such durva... And if you think about the cost, how can Bappa offer you a ripe durva of red color for three hundred to four hundred rupees... So we decided.... We would go to the field and bring the durva we wanted... After finishing our afternoon work, we went to find fresh green durva... Since it was raining heavily, we could see water stagnating in that field. durva does not mean grass. When we went to find durva, we understood that there are different ty...

Four Vadapv

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It was a hungry time in the afternoon. I couldn't even eat due to the hustle and bustle of work, I hadn't even had breakfast. I entered the hotel and now I had a firm resolve to eat to my heart's content... The hotel was crowded and I managed to find a seat. I ordered pav bhaji and vada pav from the waiter... A family who seemed to be from the village came and sat on the bench in front.  Parents and their cute son... They were clearly exhausted from shopping in the market. They signaled to the waiter... He came and started telling them the menu... Before telling him what they wanted, the parents asked their son, "What's up, Dada, what will you eat?" Dada said with great joy, "Baba, I want a masala dosa." To this, Baba asked the waiter, "How much is a dosa?" The waiter said, "Dosa 70₹". Baba got worried. He signaled to his wife. Dada was really happy to get to eat a masala dosa.   Mother persuaded Dada, "Dada, let's eat ma...