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Om Namah Shivay  जटा टवी गलज्जलप्रवाह पावितस्थले गलेऽव लम्ब्यलम्बितां भुजंगतुंग मालिकाम् ‌ । डमड्डमड्डमड्ड मन्निनाद वड्डमर्वयं चकारचण्डताण्डवं तनोतु नः शिव : शिवम् ‌ ॥१॥ जटाकटाह संभ्रमभ्र मन्निलिंपनिर्झरी विलोलवीचिवल्लरी विराजमानमूर्धनि। धगद्धगद्धगज्ज्वल ल्ललाटपट्टपावके किशोरचंद्रशेखरे रतिः प्रतिक्षणं मम : ॥२॥ धराधरेंद्रनंदिनी विलासबन्धुबन्धुर स्फुरद्दिगंतसंतति प्रमोद मानमानसे। कृपाकटाक्षधोरणी निरुद्धदुर्धरापदि क्वचिद्विगम्बरे मनोविनोदमेतु वस्तुनि ॥३॥ जटाभुजंगपिंगल स्फुरत्फणामणिप्रभा कदंबकुंकुमद्रव प्रलिप्तदिग्व धूमुखे। मदांधसिंधु रस्फुरत्व गुत्तरीयमेदुरे मनोविनोदद्भुतं बिंभर्तुभूत भर्तरि ॥४॥ सहस्रलोचन प्रभृत्य शेषलेखशेखर प्रसूनधूलिधोरणी विधूसरां घ्रिपीठभूः। भुजंगराजमालया निबद्धजाटजूटकः श्रियैचिरायजायतां चकोरबंधुशेखरः ॥५॥ ललाटचत्वरज्वल द्धनंजयस्फुलिंगभा निपीतपंच सायकंनम न्निलिंपनायकम् ‌ । सुधामयूखलेखया विराजमानशेखरं महाकपालिसंपदे शिरोजटालमस्तुनः ॥६॥ करालभालपट्टिका धगद्धगद्धगज्ज्वल द्धनंजया धरीकृतप्रचंड पंचसा...

  A Baker from Goa 1.         What are the elders in Goa nostalgic about? Ans: The elders in Goa are nostalgic about good old Portuguese days and famous loaves of bread. 2.       Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How do you know? Ans. Yes, bread making is still popular in Goa. Bread eaters have gone away leaving the makers behind. There are mixers, moulders, furnaces and the ones who bake the loaves. 3.       What is the baker called? Ans: The baker is called a ‘Pader’ in Goa. 4.       When would the baker come every day? Why did the children run to meet him? Ans: The baker used to come twice a day. First in the morning to sell the bread. Later he returns after selling his stuff. The children used to run to baker to have bread-bangles. 1. Match the following. 1. as marriage gifts – sweet bread called bol 2. for a party or a feast – bread 3. for a daught...