[Assam] Modaar and Bottle-brush Flowers

[Chan Mahanta]

At 11:27 AM -0500 4/1/08, Alpana B. Sarangapani wrote:
>Great pictures, C'da. Thanks for sending them to us.
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>While growing up, I never paid much attention to Modaar phul, 
>especially after listening specifically to Dr. Bhupen Hazarika's 
>song with the starting line - "Modaar-ore` phul henu pujaatu 
>nelaage`". :)
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>I have learnt to appreciate everything colorful now though, no 
>matter what people have interpreted it to be. But I wouldn't use it 
>in a puja again (if I know that it is a Modaar-phul!), but that's 
>just me. :)



**** Thanks A.

You  will be, I am sure, forgiven by the gods :-). After all they 
must be the ones who ordered man not to use 'modaar ful' in their 
'puja'.  That is quite a break for 'modaar-ful' really. Because so 
few other flowers survive in urban areas, because they are plucked 
for worship, before man can enjoy them.

Anyway, does any one know what 'modaar-ful' did to fall from grace of 
the gods? It is, I hope, not something like 'boraali-maas' troubles.

Finally, there is much to derive pleasure from the plant world 
besides brightly colored flowers. Don't forget the lovely yellow 
green leaves of early spring, or the delicate lace-like tapestry of 
Krisnosura leaves against a clear blue sky, or the lance like bamboo 
leaves holding glittery dew drops on their tips in wintry mornings, 
or the silhouettes of arum leaves ( kosu paat) in the dusk on a ditch 
standing  like the heads of a herd of alarmed animals, or the 
graceful arching leaves of tall grasses mirroring on the still waters 
of a pond --- one can go on and on.

Colors, textures, shapes, the constantly changing quality of light 
-from dawn thru dusk and the accompanying shadows; fragrances, 
patterns --- all contribute to creating the magic of the natural 
world.
And they are all free. All we need is the desire and a conditioning 
to enjoy them. And once we begin to enjoy them and value them, we can 
begin to be good custodians of it.

















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>>  Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 09:14:32 -0500> To: assam at assamnet.org> 
>>From: cmahanta at charter.net> Subject: [Assam] Modaar and 
>>Bottle-brush Flowers> > For a picture of Modaar flowers, look 
>>up:> > http://web.mac.com/chanmahanta/iWeb/Site/Photos.html> > > 
>>Attached herewith is an image of Bottle -brush flowers from our > 
>>ancestral home at Namti.
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