
bandra meela

indiayile mumbai (bombe) praanthapradeshamaaya bandrayil varsham thorum nadakkunna orazhcha neendunilkkunna melayaanu bandra meela. yeshukristhuvinte kanyakayaaya meriyude jananathinte perunnalaaya septambar 8nuu sheshamulla njaayarazhchayaaya bandrayile moundu merii palliyil aarambikkunna bandra melaykku ekadesham 300 varsham pazhakkamundennu kanakkaakkappedunnu. oru aithihyamanusarichu 1700 num 1760 num idayil oru koolii kristhyan mathsyathozhilaali kurachu varshangalkk munbu swapnam kanda sent meriyude prathima arabikkadalil pongikkidakkunnathaayi kandethiyathodeyanu meela aarambhichath. govakkarum mangalaapuravaasikalum aaghoshikkunna monty utsavam bandra utsavathinu samaanamaan, ithu nammude sthreeyude jananathodanubandhichaanu.
charithram.
nilavile palli kettidatthinu verum 100 varsham maathrame pazhakkamulloovenkilum, portugalil ninnulla jesuit purohithanmaar prathima bandrayilekku konduvannu avide moundu merii palli nirmmichappol 16-aamm noottaandil nammude lady oof moundinte ippozhathe prathimaykku pinnile charithram thudarunnu. 1700ll arab kadalkkollakkar valathukai murichumaattikkondu prathimaye vikruthamaakki. 1760-ll moundu merii palli punarnirmmikkukayum prathimaykku pakaram sent oof dhaa seyinsil ninnulla naavigettarmaarude prathima sthaapikkukayum cheythu. aduthulla andrew palli. eee prathimaykku rasakaramaaya oru aithihyamundaayirunnu. oru koolii mathsyathozhilaali kadalil oru prathima kandethumennu swapnam kandathayi parayappedunnu. 1700num 1760num idayil eee prathima kadalil pongikkidakkunnathaayi kandethi. 1669leeii oru jesuit vaarshika kathu sent enna pusthakatthil prasidheekarichu. andrewyude sabhayaya bandra (1616-1966) eee avakaashavaadathe pinthunaykkunnu. ithu oru athbhuthamaanennu pradeshavaasikal vishwasikkukayum ithu aaghoshikkunnathinaayi bandra meela aarambikkukayum cheythu. ennirunnaalum, 1761-ll, parvathatthile sthreeyude yadhaartha prathima oru kuttiyumayi naveekarikkukayum palliyilekku thirike nalkukayum cheythu.
nagaratthinte chuttupaadumulla ellah pradeshangalil ninnum bhakthare aakarshikkan thudangi. kaalavandikalilaanu bhakthar kunnin thaazhvarayil ethuka. chilar maahim kreekinu kuruke ninnu ferry bottukalilaanu athiyathu. avar avarude vandikal kunninte thaazhvarayil maangamarangalude thoppukalil paarkk cheyyukayum chariviloode mukalilulla basilicayilekku nadakkukayum cheyyum. thangalude athmeeya kadamakal poortthiyaakkiya sesham, theerthaadakar ippol ullasa meela aasvadichukondu thaazhekku pookum.
aakhoshangal.
prathivarsham lakshakkanakkin bhaktareyum theerthaadakareyum eee meela aakarshikkunnu. melayil pathinaayirakkanakkin aalukal njangalude parvathatthile sthreeyude kshethram sandarshikkunnu. meriyodu nandi parayunnathilo anugraham abhyarthikkunnathilo praarthikkunna ellah vishwaasangalil ninnumulla aalukale eee kshethram aakarshikkunnu. mathaparamaya vasthukkalum kaikal, kaalukal, shareerathinte mattu vividha bhagangal enniva polulla mezhukuthirikalude shekharavum vilkkunna niravadhi staalukal uyarthunnu. rogikalaaya aalukal avarude rogavumaayi poruthappedunna onnu thiranjedutthu avarude praarthanakalkkoppam basilikkayil samarppikkunnu.
basilica sandarshicha sesham theerthaadakar kizhakk bhaagathulla padikal upayogichu parvathatthil ninnu erangunnu. thaazhekkulla vazhiyil iruvashathum varivariyayi nilkkunna staalukalil theerthaadakarkku perakka, govayil ninnulla "cadio bodio" (panchasaara sirappil mukki unakkiya maida maav kondu nirmmicha cheria vadi), utharpradeshil ninnulla maava peda (baashpeekaricha paal upayogichu nirmmicha kattiyulla kukki), keralam, thamizhnaad, dalhi ennividangalil ninnulla "halwa", maharashtrayil ninnulla chikki (nilakkadala, sharkara ennivayil ninnu nirmmicha madhuram) enniva melayil staalukalil saadhaaranayaayi kaanapedunnu. basilikkayude athirthikkullil sthaapicha staalukal maathrame athinte adikaaraparidhiyil varunnulloo, athinappuramulla matellaa pravartthanangalum brihanmumbai munisippal korppareshan samghadippikkukayum niyanthrikkukayum cheiyunnu. staalukal padikalude thaazheyulla gettil ninnu melayude avasaanabhagamaaya moundu carmel charchu komboundil sthithi cheiyunna pazhaya 'septambar garden' vare theruvil varivariyayi nilkkunnu.
paraathikal.
meela nadakkunna bandrayile moundu merii roadle thamasikkunna nivaasikal aduthide niravadhi prasnangal unnayichittundu. melayil ellah pothugathagathavum theerthaadakarkkaayi neekkivachittundennum sameepavaasikalkk gathagathamillennum chila thamasakkaar paraathipettittund. roadukalil valia thothil paachakam cheiyunnathinaal chila thamasakkaar malineekaranathekkurichu paraathipettittund, athesamayam melayil kothukukalude ennam vardhikkunnathaayi palarum paraathipettittund. koodaathe, melayude samayat moundu merii roadile aduthulla dental klinikkukalum dispensorikalum adachirikkaan eshtappedunnu.
janapreeti.
bandra meela mumbaiyil valare janapriyamaan. ellah varshavum, vividha rashtreeya partykal bandrayude praanthapradeshangaliludam theerthaadakare melayilekku kshanichu avarude rashtreeya baanarukal sthaapikkunnu. konkani bhashayil "monty saibini-cheey phestt" ennariyappedunna bandra meela indiaykku puratthum prathyekichu indian catholica pravaasikalil janapriyamaan. abu dhaabiyilum bahrainilum india soshyal aandu kalcharal sentar (aii. ezz. sii. sii) ellah varshavum "bandra phestt" enna samanamaaya oru paripadi samghadippikkunnu.