What really is the magic behind the 9 colours of navaratri that we follow here in Mumbai and Maharashtra
If you see in general the ladies want to stand out in terms of their dress and look in general. If we find others wearing similar kind of clothes or even same colours. We kind of find it embarrassing. We feel the uniqueness lost somehow.
Come navaratri and everything changes. Lemme talk more in mumbai's context. There have been years when many ladies in mumbai who may or may not wear sarees when they go to work. Would make it a point to wear one during navaratri. In the spirit of the festive season, it would typically be a fancy Saree not a regular one. I also did that for a couple of years some time back.
More interesting are the colours that are followed during this period.
Almost everywhere you would see the waves of a particular colour designated for that day. It's not only ladies flashing their fancy sarees, but young girls matching their kurtis or even western dresses to the colour of the day. Whatsapp messages, emails are floated informing each other of the colours in advance, so we are prepared in advance.
My kids also want to ensure they wear the colour of the day when they go down to play dandiya. Moreover the boys and men also try to match the colours as much (at least on the white, blue days).
Trying to analyze the contrast shown by our behavior during the navaratri days to our usual quest if being unique in the way we are dressed. Is it a big community feeling that gets us to do that? Is it team spirit? Compliance? Friendly competitiveness? Is it a lot of fun? Is it being different than everyday, is it showing we are all together? Is it celebrating oneness?
Isn't this phenomenon worth studying from a psychology perspective? Or will they simply term it as mob mentality? Well.,. I don't think anyone cares about it at all... It's probably a lot of fun that won't repeat for another year, so lemme instead worry about finding a white Saree to be wore to office for Monday to celebrate the white colour and traditional day call :) I don't want to be left out ;)
If you see in general the ladies want to stand out in terms of their dress and look in general. If we find others wearing similar kind of clothes or even same colours. We kind of find it embarrassing. We feel the uniqueness lost somehow.
Come navaratri and everything changes. Lemme talk more in mumbai's context. There have been years when many ladies in mumbai who may or may not wear sarees when they go to work. Would make it a point to wear one during navaratri. In the spirit of the festive season, it would typically be a fancy Saree not a regular one. I also did that for a couple of years some time back.
More interesting are the colours that are followed during this period.
Almost everywhere you would see the waves of a particular colour designated for that day. It's not only ladies flashing their fancy sarees, but young girls matching their kurtis or even western dresses to the colour of the day. Whatsapp messages, emails are floated informing each other of the colours in advance, so we are prepared in advance. My kids also want to ensure they wear the colour of the day when they go down to play dandiya. Moreover the boys and men also try to match the colours as much (at least on the white, blue days).Trying to analyze the contrast shown by our behavior during the navaratri days to our usual quest if being unique in the way we are dressed. Is it a big community feeling that gets us to do that? Is it team spirit? Compliance? Friendly competitiveness? Is it a lot of fun? Is it being different than everyday, is it showing we are all together? Is it celebrating oneness?
Isn't this phenomenon worth studying from a psychology perspective? Or will they simply term it as mob mentality? Well.,. I don't think anyone cares about it at all... It's probably a lot of fun that won't repeat for another year, so lemme instead worry about finding a white Saree to be wore to office for Monday to celebrate the white colour and traditional day call :) I don't want to be left out ;)
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