Here,
in ancient times, a young cowherd, grieving after his mother, came to
this place on this new moon day, and made an offering to her near one
of the ponds. Miraculously, his mother's face appeared in the
water, and her hand accepted the food. Since then, people come to
Mata-tirtha on this new moon day in the lunar month of Vaishakh, in the
hope of seeing their deceased mother's face in the water, and many
do. Only now, people don't stare too closely at the pond, because
legend has it that a certain girl jumped into the water and drowned,
when she saw her mother's face in it.
So
on this day I wish you the good fortune to be able to look upon your
mother's face, and/or feel the warmth of her love and blessings. And
spread peace...
The Blissful Bengali
Mother, Anandamayi Ma
Love
and Pranams,
Billy
PS. The next day the great chariot procession of Red Matsyendranath begins. It will go on until the monsoon.
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Billy
PS. The next day the great chariot procession of Red Matsyendranath begins. It will go on until the monsoon.
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