Aditya, very tiredly, swallowed the yawn as the priest continued with the enchantments.
He had to wake up at 4.30 in the morning for the rituals. He was clad in white handloom dhoti and an all white tshirt. He sat down on the piri, as her mother along with the other married women in the house blessed him and fed him the 'dreadful thing' (as Aditya defines). It is a mixture made of mishti doi (sweet curd), banana, khoi (rice flakes) and sondesh (dry sweets). After the ritual, dodhimongol, the family members went for Ganga-boron. While Aditya stayed back to finish that awful food, as it was the last solid meal he could have before dinner.
As of now, Aditya and his father were engaged in Nandimukh. The priest kept reciting mantras while the duo followed him. After the yagna was over, the
