Name: ragini ibm
We left for tirupati from bangalore by van. We reached tirumala by dusk. A friend had arranged cottage accommodation for us in advance. So we went straight to the cottage. I had been looking forward to this experience for a long time now and I wanted to get tonsured as soon as possible. So I explored the possibility of going to the Kalyanakatta right away and getting tonsured. But then I realised it was a long way from the kalyanakatta to the cottage and the cold night air playing on my bald head will make me catch a cold. Moreover, I had to take a bath once I was back at the cottage. Reluctantly, i had to postpone the idea till the next day.
I could hardly sleep through the night. There was a lump in my throat. I was all excited at the thought of the straight razor playing on my head early next day ! I was wide awake by 4 am.
After brushing our teeth, we left for the Kalyanakatta by around 6 am. There was a big crowd in front of the Kalyanakatta entrance and I thought this was going to take awhile. But as soon as we got into the Q, we moved up front quite quickly. After taking the token and blade for the tonsure, we entered the hall. There were a lot of barbers doing their stuff. I got into one line. There were around 5-6 people in front of me. That meant around 15-20 minutes wait. I didn' t particulary mind. I was keenly observing the tonsuring of the people in front of me and my excitement mounted.
When there were 3 people ahead of me, I took some water kept in the bucket for the purpose and wet my hair and massaged it throughly. I wanted a clean shave !
When it was my turn, I handed over the coupon and the blade to the barber and sat down in front of him crosslegged. He expertly removed and discarded the used blade from his razor and inserted mine. He kept his left hand on my head and gently pushed it down towards my chest. From that angle, I could just see my legs and nothing else.
He lifted his right hand and I thought, here goes !
I could hear the scrape-scrape on the back of my head - top to bottom. Immediately, I could feel the coolness of the air on my scalp. I felt great. I could feel wet tufts of my hair falling on my back and neck.
In one minute, the back of my head was totally bald ! The barber lifted my head slightly and adjusted it to get the correct angle so that he could started on the front. He started from the top of my head towards the front...scrape-scrape....
More tufts of hair fell on the ground in front of me and to my side. In another minute, I was completely tonsured.
The barber took another look all around my head to check if there was any place not fully done. He ran his razor in the opposite direction now to make sure it was smooth all over. I could feel my head lighter.
He ran his hands over my bald head brushing off any remnant strands of hair and motioned for me to get up.
Now I ran my own hands over my freshly tonsured head and the palms of my hands felt warm against the skin of my head. It felt good !
It was not untill I was back on the road leading back to my cottage that I saw my reflection on the window of a car parked on the road. I couldn' t recognize myself ! Was this really me ?? Wow. I looked so different.
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