Topic started by Skanthavelu Nadarajah (@ 198.161.203.25) on Tue Mar 16 18:43:11 EST 2004.
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To all Guyanese on FH:

Please can you tell me when/where all the unique practices of Guyanese Hindus came about?

ie: hawan, chowtaal, phagwa

The unique way in which Guyanese chant mantras, some hawan practices ie: rubbing water on the hands and holding them out towards the hawan fire, and so on.

Maybe someone can post for me the lyrics of bhajans/mantras sung during a traditional Guyanese Hindu hawan service.

These practices are quite new to me and I am interested to understand more on this. Thank you! Jai Matha Ji!

Responses:

• From: Star (@ dial0-398.dialin.uic.edu) on: Tue Mar 16 23:17:27 EST 2004
  
  Hi Skan,
  
  Long time no see! How is your Amma these days?
  
  
• From: Shakthi (@ 203-195-199-244.now-india.net.in) on: Tue Mar 16 23:38:57 EST 2004
  
  hey skan,
  
  Where were u these days!!
  Missed U.
  
  
• From: Skanthavelu Nadarajah (@ 198.161.203.25) on: Wed Mar 17 16:03:15 EST 2004
  
  Star and Shakthi,
  
  Thank you for your messages. How are you doing? Me and Amma are doing great. I have been here and there between www.forumhub.com and www.karunamayi.org . I have not been posting too much on FH the last couple months because I did not like what "mmc" and others were doing on the FH. It looks like it is quieter now. I had just finished some grocery shopping at an Indian shop not far from my place. The people who work in Indian shops and restaurants sure know how to treat people! Talk to you later!
  
  Regards,
  Skan
  
  
• From: Shakthi (@ 203-195-199-244.now-india.net.in) on: Thu Mar 18 00:22:58 EST 2004
  
  skan,
  
  welcome back. Yesterday one of my guruji ( My husband was actively involved in soem mission activities before, now due to time constraint is not doing much, this guruji is his friend, who happened to take up brahmacharya, (remain unmarried) after joining mission) passed away at 5pm. It was ...kinda sad to know that good souls dont remain longer on earth
  
  :(
  
  plz do post here often. and explain what is that grocery shop episode? Dont other ppl in restaurants dont treat ppl well?
  
  regards,
  shakthi
  
  
• From: Skanthavelu Nadarajah (@ 198.161.203.25) on: Fri Mar 19 15:08:07 EST 2004
  
  akka,
  
  It is sad to hear that your husband lost his Guru. Please give the following message to your husband:
  
  The guru is always in your heart. Remember this always...
  
  About the grocery shop episode:
  
  Well, it was rather interesting. I went there because I wanted to buy some groceries for my suppers over the next few weeks. I was looking about looking for all the stuff I wanted when I went to the counter and asked where the items were. So the clerk takes me around the store and I started to ask her some questions about cooking and so forth. I told her that in the past I have tried to cook dahl and everytime, even after I have followed all instructions, the dahl did not turn out. :( I asked her what was wrong and she told me, "If you are following the instuctions, there shouldn't be a problem." I said to her, "I must be doing something wrong then." It turned out that I was using the wrong kind of dahl to make what I was wanting to make(paruppu)! LOL She told me that the dahl I used in the past is used for making meat dishes. I needed to use the yellow variety! A few minutes later, she gave me a cook book for making Indian dishes and all these other things. When I am 100, I will still remember the friendliness and good hearted nature of Indians and Sri Lankans.
  
  As for the restaurants, especially, Indian restaurants, I find they have very good service there. I love the buffet! Ii would of been so nice if I had been in direct contact with Indian people and had access to Indian shops and restaurants even 10 years ago!
  
  
• From: MMC (@ host-203-141.tele2.pl) on: Fri Mar 19 22:07:25 EST 2004
  
  //because I did not like what "mmc" and others were doing on the FH.//
  
  Sandhubondhu "Samurai" Nadarasa
  
  MMC is still here. MMC is watching over this forum silently.
  
  But ....
  
  skan,
  
  I think u would have used red masoor dhal instead of
  
  TOOR DHAL...
  
  HAppy cookin anyway!
  
  ((When I am 100, I will still remember the friendliness and good hearted nature of Indians and Sri Lankans. ))
  
  Dont be hasty skan. U cant judge what a person is, based on his nationality, caste or creed. THAT PARTICULAR SHOP WAS HOSPITABLE.That is all.
  
  btw, yeah good hearted ppl all over this forum dont u agree ;)
  
  regards,
  akka.
  
  
• From: Shakthi (@ 203-195-199-244.now-india.net.in) on: Sat Mar 20 11:19:22 EST 2004
  
  skan,
  
  I think u would have used red masoor dhal instead of
  
  TOOR DHAL...
  
  HAppy cookin anyway!
  
  ((When I am 100, I will still remember the friendliness and good hearted nature of Indians and Sri Lankans. ))
  
  Dont be hasty skan. U cant judge what a person is, based on his nationality, caste or creed. THAT PARTICULAR SHOP WAS HOSPITABLE.That is all.
  
  btw, yeah good hearted ppl all over this forum dont u agree ;)
  
  regards,
  akka.
  
  
  *********************************
  
  skan,
  
  that was me (shakthi.... who wrote that post to u)
  
  how come i lost my id, and what I wrote merged with what this MMC wrote????????????????
  
  beats me!!
  
  Hey this is eerie ! plzzzzzzz
  
  :(
  
  Shakthi
  
  
• From: MOVERS AND SHAKERS (@ 202.54.65.65) on: Sat Mar 20 12:46:31 EST 2004
  
  BUBBLE SORT
  
  

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