About the 'kaallu mokke' tradition, chadavandi.
Entha involve avvaddu anukunna, ee posts eh malli malli kanipistunnay. So I decided to pen down my experience.
Nen inter lo unnappudu, ma naanna Varanasi (Kashi) vellaru with his friends. Oka 10 days trip anamata, they kinda explored UP.
Return vachaka, ala Kashi vellina person ki intlo vaallu antha kaallu kadigi, thala paina challukune tradition undi ata, I don't know how legitimate that is.
So ma amma cheppindi ma daddy ki. Aayanemo, avanni em undav, naa kaallu nen kadukkolena enti? Nuv kotha kotha panulu pettukoku ani chepparu. But my mom was adamant.
Return ochina roju, morning 4-4:30 ki ala vacharu. Mom woke me up to do rituals. Ma daddy bayata ninchoni unnaru, nannu chusi, "Nuv cheste chesav, ammaiki kuda nerpistav ivvani! Nuv velli padukomma," annaru.
Sare last lo kaallaki dannam pettuko ani ma amma ante, nen ninne oddu ani cheptunna, malli ammaini kuda dannam pettuko antav, chaalle ika ani he went to freshen up.
Apudu antha aalochinchale, but ikkada andarni chusi, I realize what a gem he is.
Like, he did that. He, my dad.
My dad who forbids me from wearing tight clothes.
My dad who doesn't allow me to go out much.
My dad who hails from a very small remote vilage.
My dad whose parents were illiterate.
I hope I got the point across. Miru inka ignorance lo unte evaru em cheyleru. Goodnight.