A Procession Of Glory
Again afresh, with renewed charm
Here comes the periodic festival of glory
To fill all hearts ---anxious and warm ,
With divine pleasure and recast story
Paraded in colours and band motion,
Charged with psychic gusto of emotion
Myth and splendid feelings in blend
Go into the cocoon of human feat ;
The Evil vanquished , squeezed to mend
By the victor Good marking the defeat-
All clangour ,play ,and dreamy show
Do, dance and perform in a frenzied row
The stately royal bounds of rich culture
Now come up agile with vigour anew;
Buried moments come out of sepulchre ;
Things small blow up into a varied stew,
Melodrama shapes itself out of a notion ,
Feelings form a varied spectacle of animation
Drum beats compete with voices motley
Pipes ,timbrels, are encompassed overall
Stilt-walkers ,mask-bearers and tuners medley
And the tableaux in a row , striding huge doll,
Mock duels ,buffoonery and fancy modes
Oh! the collage of oddly strung episodes...!
The elephants in majesty play their role ,
Fall in line and in trained dignity bear the load
The fit chosen one ,carries the howdah ,sole
As disciplined and trained with food and goad
Thus from the natal to the mortal span
In rituals is manifest the splendour of man.
Note:Is the brief description of periodic
(10 day )Dasara celebration in Mysore , Karnataka India
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