Monday, August 19, 2019

Sorry Sakthan Thampuran!





Fictitious Warning:
All Characters, First, Second or Third Person narratives in this work can be fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons or predators, living or dead is purely coincidental. No similarities are intended or should be inferred. No Elephants or Umbrellas or deities were used or abused while writing the blog.

Now for those who are scratching their head thinking about the crux of the blog, I have no time to give the Google search links for the terminologies such as Thrissur Pooram, Kudamattam, Elephants, Umbrellas, Bhang, Holi, Wife or She.

I, the greatest pooram expert was watching Kudamattam - The battle of the colorful Umbrellas - on YouTube. There she comes...
She: What is this happening at both the ends?
Me: Kudamaatam. Umbrella changing.
She: It is not raining!
Me: It's a festival.
She: Will it be the same if it rains. Is this for raining?
Me: It is an integral part of Thrissur pooram dear.
She: Poooo….Rrr…am?
Me: It's a well renowned meditation mantra in Malayalam language when used with correct punctuations.
She: What?
Me: Khamooosh! Festival … Festival it is. Thrissur Elephant Festival.
She: Like Holi?
Me: Yes, instead of Colours on top of Bhang, we have Umbrellas on top of Elephants.
She: Just like that, for FUN.
Me: No! It is a competition my darling. A War like competition by changing and showcasing different umbrellas between the two sides.
She: Only Umbrellas can be used?
Me: Yes! Kerala has banned the use of Raincoats and Wind-Cheaters.
She: Tell me.
Me: Can I watch this please?
She: Of course! What is the prize for the winners?
Me: 7-piece Cooking Set for the First and a Pressure Cooker for the Runners Up.
She: That’s it? The sponsors are misers. Such a cheap prizes for these man-hours?
Me: (Click! Off to a Pub) God Save the Umbrellas!

Sorry Sakthan Thampuran!

Picture Courtesy: Google Images




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