I was surprised to see him at the venue of my marriage. I had distributed the invitation cards to my colleagues and friends in Nashik and had come to Kolkata for the ceremony. When I gave him the card, he had never hinted that he would come all the way from Nashik to join in the merrymaking. The reason of his sudden arrival was that both of us hailed from Kolkata proper while most of the other Bengalis in Nashik at that time came from various districts. He was from Kalighat and I was from Lake Town.
One more feather got added to his cap when the regular priest, who performed Durga Puja, retired and moved out from the township – my friend was the automatic choice since, by then, he had acquired some experience as assistant to his senior. During Kali puja, he would maintain a maun-brata (period of silence) for more than twenty four hours – till completion of the rituals.
In private life, he had two daughters and his in-laws stayed with him. Both the daughters are happily married.
Throughout his life he had maintained his health, had remained slim with no accumulation of belly fat and, when the fashion of yoga came into practice, he mastered the art. He used to conduct classes for others and took pride in his staying powers. But, suddenly, he suffered a stroke. He was struck by paralysis and, finally, left for heavenly abode.
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