..and finally the last blog to the series and what a unique colour to end with- 'Purple'!
It was a colour day when I struggled to scout out a purple outfit for my daughter (just like the previous time)! The lazy bum in me did not find 6 months enough (gap between Chaitra & Sharad Navratri) to get a 'Purple' for Bunny😔
Nevertheless, I managed with something close to it (so I like to believe). While on one hand the colour signifies royalty, ambition, nobility and power, on the other hand it is associated with magic! The first thing which strikes my mind when I hear magic is my favourite Harry Potter!! I vividly remember that Snape used purple fire for his spell to protect the Philosopher's Stone in J.K Rowling's 'Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone' while Hermione walked through the purple fire to get to Ron in Rowling's Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone.
The colour has long been associated with the wizarding world and J. K. Rowling, in her novels, has associated this colour with noble & good magic. In Britain and parts of Europe, purple was associated with royalty; earlier purple dyes were worn by mostly the wealthy and bishops' rings were set with amethyst - a purple coloured semi-precious gemstone.
The only thing I recollect about this colour is that my brother had a fascination for 'purple' coloured shirts and I am sure (I think!) that I must have gifted him one!! Dude, if you are reading this, do not kill me if I haven't yet!! Will gift one soon😆😇
Oh, when we talk of shirts, I remember the nice purple shirt which my husband wore for my daughter's first birthday. Here is the pic!!
So, this was it for the series 'Navratri- What's the colour today'. I would strive harder to continue writing and would need all your blessings and support. Do keep reading, do keep encouraging!
Until we meet again, may Ma Durga bestow her choicest blessings on each of us and the year 2021 witnesses victory of good over evil!!
