Have you Maharashtrian girls heard of Salil - Sandeep's "Damlelya Babachi kahani" song? I am sure those who have listened to it must have shed a few tears on these lines:
"sasurala jata jata umbarathya madhe
babasathi yeil ka pani dolyamadhe?"
babasathi yeil ka pani dolyamadhe?"
It's a song a father is singing to his daughter. In these lines, he asks his daughter:
"While leaving our house on your wedding day,
By far this is the only song which has made me cry! I was (or should I say - I am) infamous in my family for my crying abilities. I have cried over the most ridiculous bollywood movies (I am ashamed to even mention them here!).. I remember once one of my cousins had a scorpion bite and I was the one crying.. That's not it! I can cry on happy occasions too!! 4-5 months after the wedding when we were just lazing around, the guy romantically mentioned that I haven't cried once post wedding.. And I had happy tears rolled down my eyes - That's me! Out of ALL the things that can make me cry - Biddai at weddings tops the list!
But boy will you believe me if I say I didn't cry at my own Biddai!?!?! I am still stunned at that fact. For the day dreamer that I am, I have cried even when I imagined my biddai!!
One of my friends who was going to shift to another country post wedding used to say "I am scared that I won't be able to cry at the biddai. What do I do if everyone in the family is crying ?". She is one of those overpowered women who I believe has only cried when she was born. Emotional - but can't cry. And then she cried like a baby at her wedding!! Looking at her I said to myself - I am going to be a dead meat!
Like all normal father's, I seldom see my father cry. But ever since the wedding was fixed he just couldn't help it. I never saw him cry but mom used to secretly tell me after he did. I was even more scared. Like all normal daughter's, I hate to see my father cry!
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Source: Vijay Eesam Photography |
So, I was prepping myself up as I didn't want to see my father cry and I didn't want to have a makeup mishap during the Griha pravesh. I am a little sensitive about these things like Griha Pravesh. I wanted to enter my new house with all the positivity I could possibly have after an exhausting 10 hours. I have seen my bhabhi's crying at the wedding but hiding their tears once they reach home. Knowing my extreme mood swings, I knew it would take me a while to settle down after I am finished crying. So I was even more determined to not cry. Although I didn't know I would do such a good job by not crying at all.
What I did:
During Biddai, I diverted my mind towards other unnecessary things like I was checking whether my bag is being put in the right car. I was asking my cousins if they double checked the rooms before checkout. I was talking to guests on random topics coz I couldn't give them enough time during the wedding. Yes, I was THAT close to burst out! LOL :P
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Source: Priyanka Dev Photography |
Did you cry at your wedding? Or should I ask how much did you cry at your wedding? ;)
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I am not married yet... But I love your blog... And I keep telling all my friends that I am going to take my mom along with me after I get married... The very thought of leaving my parents makes me jittery... My cousins tease me saying that they are going to dance in joy when my bidai takes place... :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Bhanupriya.. Cousins are the sweetest!! :)
Deletecrying is emotion and it must happen.......
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ReplyDeleteA very sensitive moment for a bridal's life.
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