vidya vow

Vidya's Vow
It was a new experience. Here is the way it happenned. I went there with two of my friends & my cousin. We went to into the cottege first. Took some rest. My cousin thought it may take a long time (Even a day) in the queue for darshan. As one of my friends has reservation next day to hyd, We thought of doing soon. My cousin went out to get some snaks for us. We were a little nervous. It was alright till my cousin told us about the darshan. But as soon as we decided to do it soon, Face feelings were changed for all of us. So we were discussing on who does it first because of the nervousness. Finally my cousin came in. We had the snaks & went into the queue.

When I was in the queue my cousin told me he also is going for headshave.

So we thought of seeing him first & then decide who does it first. It was just 1 hr in the queue. My cousin bought 4 tickets & we went into the hall. We saw one girl getting the shave. When we saw,the shave was almost at the end. That was the first time we saw a fresh bald girl. We all went to the same barber. There were two boys before us. While they were getting shaved we decided I should go after my cousin. First my cousin sat for the headshave. We all were watching him. The barber did wet his hair & shaved him in 2 minutes. He stood up & gave some money to him & told him it is for all of us. After him, Barber asked me if I & my friends are going for the tonsure. I said yes. As I was in plait, The barber asked my friend to go first becuase her hair was in a ponytail. So she sat first. She untied her pony tail & gave me the rubberband. The barber asked me & my friend to release the plaits. while releasing the plait, we saw my friend's shave. Barber did wet her hair for a minute. Then parted it into middle & made two knots on each side. My cousin gave him all the blades & the barber started the shave by keeping the razor on the back of my friend's head. He shaved her hair on the back first. It was fun to see my friend's scalp. Then he shaved the front side. Then the right side by bending the head towards left & then the left side. Then he saw some leftover hair near ears & neck. He then shaved it clean. He touched her head & did the whole shave again on her shaved head. It was done & she got up. She had a nervous smile & we felt her shaved head.

Then I sat before him. As I had knee length hair, My hair was lying on the floor. He changed his blade. He said I have very long & thick hair. He parted my hair in the middle & made it into two halfs. He said my hair is too thick & told me he will cut a liitle hair on the back first. He asked my friend to lift up a little portion of my hair on the back. Then he stood up & did cut the piece of hair my friend was holding. He then sat & did wet the hair a lot. He took a lot of time wetting my hair. He said he joined there recently & didn't shave this thick hair till now. He did part it again in the middle & made two knots on each side. He kept the knotted parts on my lap because they were touching the ground. He then bent my head & kept razor on the top & shaved it towards the neck. I just closed my eyes & was praying God. I started feeling a little sad but I convinced myself soon.

After a while, Barber asked me to bend my head towards left. He started shaving the right part of my head. After a while, I was asked to to bend the head towards left. After some time, he touched my head at various places & shaved it again. Then he said it was all done. I did open my eyes & all my hair was on my lap. The barber took it out of my lap & said again my hair was very beautiful & he said I will get hair on my head very soon. I just smiled & Thanked God for fulfilling my request. I then stood up & felt my head. It was different. My friends also felt my head. After that my other friend sat before the barber. He did wet her hair, parted it into middle & made it into two knots & did the shave in the same way as he did it for my other friend. After it is done she stood up & we all went to cottege. We took bathe. It was the first time I could finish my head bath fast. After the bath we made some fun of our new looks. After that we went for darshan. For some reason I was very very very happy when I was reaching the temple. I thanked God again & enjoyed his beautiful statue. The darshan was only for a minute.

It was not sufficient. After the darshan we went back to cottege. We had dinner in a restaurant. We came back to cottege & slept. As there was no rush in the moring, We had darshan again next morning & left to tirupati. We had some fun time in tirupati at my friend's house. Had lunch there & went to railway station to give send off to my friends. They left to hyderabad & we came back.

Now I am in my grand parents village. Got used to the bald head & actually got a little hair on my head.

telugu

‎"Hey anitha.............ente ala unav?? emaindhi??"

Emi ledhe sowji.........So cheppu ela unnav?? enti sangatulu?? nee job trails ekada varaku vachindhee??

Emundhi anitha edho ala ala sagutundhe......Monnane oka interview ki attend ayyane.........results kosam waiting ra......

"Wow thats great sowji......So inkonni rojulalo ma sowji busy avva potundhi anamata......thats cool........So result epudu istadu ante vadu??

Haaa may be inko 3 days lo istadu ani anukuntunane......Na sangathi sare kani ne preparation ekada varaku vachindhe........



Parledhe sowji bane sagutundhi.........Ipude kastah baga prepare avvale...........Monnati nunde course join ayyane.......So baga prepare avvali........but???

Hey emaindhe......Cheppu....edho teda ga unave?? Enti matter?? Emana love story ah??

Abah nv apave.............alantidhi emi ledhe babu...........Prastutam alanti vatiki anni dooram le......adhi kadhe intlo anukokunda oka plan gurunchi chepare....dani gurunchi alochistunanu

Ente ANU adhi?? Em program??

Adhi........Adhi,..............

Abah ento cheppave nasaga kunda............

Na juttu gurunche ne na problem antha??

Ne juttu ki ente babu............Edho nallati paamu le ne nadumu medha nundi ah pirudulu medha ooguthu untundhi kadha......emaindhi daniki ipudu??

Ah snake ni ipudu champedam ani anukuntunane......

Ente nv anedhi??

Adhe ne ma parents kasi program antunare....

KASI enti ?? Hey kastah ardham aye la cheppave babu............antha confusion ga undhe nv emi cheptunavo?

Asalu vishayam entante.........Ma family lo oka tradition undhe......entante adhi vamsam lo evarana girl unte tanu 16th years avvagane tana juttu motham kasi lo ichi ravali anta ne........but na 16 years apudu edho problem valla ah mokku anthe undi poyindhe... Inka ah tarvatha study lo busy aipoye sariki intlo vallu kuda dani gurunchi marchi poyaru anta ne....

Monnane maa nayanamma cal chesinapudu gurtu chesindhi amma vallaki deeni gurunchi.........Naaku emo ipudu intha podavati jada ni vadulu kovadam asalu istam ledhe and daniki tagatte dady vallu na exam mundhu roju eh plan chesaru KASI ki..............

Achocho avuna anitha........Mari dady vallani plan cancel cheyamanochu kadha??

Ledhu sowji dady ki ah tarvtha chala work undhe so asalu kudaradhu........

Mari ela anitha? Emanukuntunave dani gurunchi??

Abah adhe Sowji emi cheyalo ardham kavadam ledhu..........Neku emana telisthe idea cheppave please..............Ee xam anedhi naa life n death vishayamene............So xam matram miss avakudadu :( :( .......

Hmm..........Anitha ipudu nv pakka ga KASI ki velli akada nunnaga gundu geekinchu kovala leka just jada ni pampina parledha ikada geekinchesi??

Emo ne dani gurunchi naku telidhu but ikada geekinchadam ante ekada chepinchale?? Mangali shop lona?? Baboi vadhu eh naaku ala bhayam......

Hayyo pichi anitha Mangali shop lo enduku haiga beauty parlour lo teeinchukovachu eh........Problem emi undadu and neeku chala comfortable ga kuda untundhi.........

Oh avunaa........Parlour lo kuda chestara ilantivi?? Naku telidhe................Nenu epudu chudaledhu and vinaledhu kuda...........

Ala knichave mari neku ikada teeinchi akadiki pampochu ante.........Ok na.............Sare mari nenu veltunane naku chala pani undhi intlo...........

Haa sare sowji............Carry on then..........Malli kaludame k na...........

Ala cheppesi sowji vellina tarvatha nenu maa nayanamma ki cal chesi asalu vishayam motham cheppi ila ekadana chepincha vacha ani adiganu.....Ma nayanamma ki nenante chala istam andukani nenu adagagane sare ra nee istam ikada teeinchi ichi dady tho patu pampina parledhu ani chepesindhi....So eagerly waiting for my snake to die........

So ala nayanamma deggara nundi na xam ki pistitive signal vachesindhi....So next pani inka migili unadhi enti ante mana podavati kurulanu padunaina kathi ki bhali ivvadame........Daniki kuda muhurtham epudaa ani alochinchukuntu ah roju padukundi poyanu......Inka dad kasi ki velladaniki 2 days matrame undhi........So intlo amma godava chestundhi epudu gundu chepinchukuntav ani.............Naaku kuda entha tvaraga eee bhaaranni vadilesthe antha tvaraga baguntundhi ani anipistundhi.........So inka ivala program fix chedam ani decide ayyanu..........

Ah roju wednesday and daddy vallu velledhi emo friday early morning eh......So ivala chepinchukunte neat ga dad ki ichi pampincheyochu ani mind lo fix ayyanu so blind ga follow aipodamani decide ayyi tala snanam chesanu akari sarigaaaa...........Tarvatha naaa vothu aina juttu ni jada vesukunnanu.........Jada vesukune mundhu abooohhh enni styles lo nannu nenu tesukunnano nake telidhu.........Naa juttu ni chusthe nake jhali vestundhi...........Papam enni rojulu natho undi ipudu nannu vadili veru aipotundhi........Madhyanam lunch chesi velli parlour lo gundu geekinchedam ani amma ki chepesanu..........Amma kuda ok anesindhi............Madhyanam lunch chesi inka slow ga asalaina program ni start chedham ani parlour ki start ayyanu........

Parlour ki velle darilo motham naa gundu gurunchi alochisthu unte nake chala ascharyam vesindhi...........Ela untano ani oka pakka thrilling ga undhi and asalu baguntundho ledho ani inko pakka bhayam madhyalo parlour lo adugu pettanu.........Akada parlour lo unna lady chudagane heart beat agi poinanatha aindhi..........Parlour chala free ga undhi customers evaru leru ah mitta madhyanam okka parlour girl tappa........Eee parlour ki velladam idhe modati sari......

Parlour loki adugu pettagane ah parlour lo unna girl deggaraku vachi "Hi madam.....Na peru Priyanka......

Naa peru anitha........

Priyanka : Deni kosam vacharu?? Facial ah leka haircut ah leka inka emana na??

Ante eye brows gurunchi ani vachanu?

Priya : Oh antena ala aithe ila vachi kurchondi.........

Enduko naku dhairyam chala ledhu asalu aa priya tho gundu gurunchi chepali ante......Okka kshanam plan motham cancel chedam anantha pani aindhi anuko akadaki vellagane............Asale kotha parlour manaki.......So elaga adagalo asalu ardham avaledhu..........Mind lo okka sari alochinchanu.......Asalu ee ammai ela matladutundho chusi baga matladithe mana manasuloni matani cheppi ikkade chepinchedam lekapothe mana regular parlour ki podamu ani decide ayyanu......

Ila alochanalo undagane "Anitha!!!!!!!!! ani chinna pilupu na cheuvulanu takindhi".....

Chepane ledhu kadha Priya gurunchi...........Tanu oka 20 years girl...........Erupu rangu boora buggalu...........Bhujala kindaku unde kurulu....Tight T shirt and jeans tho modern ga chala andam ga undhi.......

Ala slow ga priya tho manchi frndship erpadindi kodhi sepatlone.........Eloga nenu vachina pani kuda decide aipoindhi naa mind lo ikade chepinchedam ani..........And Priya eyebrow shape kuda chesesindhi.........

Priya : Anitha idhi okkatena leka hairtrim or facial kani etc etc....

Priya naaku haircut cheyali..............Chesthava??



Priya : Oh ok anitha.............trim eh kadha??

Ledhu priya.........koncham ekkuve katterinchedam ani anukuntunanu.........

Priya : Oh enduku anitha...........Nee nagupamu lanti nallati kurulu chala bagunai.............veetini pencha daniki neku chala years patti untundhi.....So trim chedam chalule...........Anavasaram ee andamaina puthadi bommaki ee ventrukalani veru cheyadam naaku istam ledhu........

Ah okka dialogue tho naku punch padindhi...........Ipudu ela chepalo ardham kaledhu priya tho naaaku?? So slow ga asalu vishayam chepdam ani decide ayyanu........

Priya asalu vishayam entante......Nenu asalu ikadiki vachindhi ee jada ni vadilinchu kundam ani....

Hey anitha ardham ayetatu cheppu..........Haircut kosamane vachava ikadiki??

Ledhu priya..........Maa nayanamma ki oka mokku undhi dani kosam naa podavati jadani bali ivvali...........ante na talapai nallati ee kurulanu nv teseyali.........

What?? Enti anitha?? Nijamena nv antunadhi.............Nv ikadiki vachindhi GUNDU geekinchukodanika?? Hey nijam cheppu..............Nvemi joke cheyadam ledhu kadha??

Abaah priyaaa.............Nijam chepthe nammava asalu nv?? Nenu vachindhe ah GUNDU program complete chesukundam ani ivala.........So mari chestava ipudu naaku??

Oh so sad anitha.............Ya chestanu ipudu.............But ipatiki nenu nammaleka potunanu ra............Intha andamaina neeli meghalani ela neala medha padeyalo telidam ledhu.....So mari ela kavali neeku??

Priya nve cheppu?? Ela chestaru asalu gundu?? Nenu epudo chinnapudu chepinchukunanu apudu asalu naku ooha kuda raledhu...........So ah tarvtha epudu gundu chepinchaledhu and evarana chepinchukuntunte kuda chudaledhu.........So ne degara emana options unte ivvu andulo nenu decide chesukuntanu?? Ok na..........

Anitha options ante...........

1. Direct ga mangali katti tho nunnaga jada alane unchi gundu geekeyadam.
2. Loose hair tho full ga water tho tadipi slow ga mangali katti tho cheyadam.
3. Hair ni motham baaga scissors tho cut chesi and then manam clipper tho baaga short chesi then razor tho cheyadam.
4. Lekapothe motham clippers tho ne tesesi and then razor tho nunnaga mila mila merise gundu ni tayaru cheyadam.

Abohh chala options eh unnaye maaku........

Hahaha.........sare nv eelopu alochinchukuntu undu nenu pakka room loki velli mangali katti and blades tesukoni vastanu k na..........ani Priya lopaliki vellindhi.....

Priya tana chethilo Mangali Katti and blades tesukoni room loki vache sariki nenu nayanamma ki cal chesi matladanu ela cheyinchukovalo.......

Priya ipude nayanamma ki cal chesi matladani tanu emi antundhi ante adhi KASI ki pampinchali kadha so direct ga jada medha ne cheinchuko endukante okka ventruka kuda podhu ila aithe and dad ki kuda carry cheyadam easy ani cheptundhi.............So direct ga jada ni nunnaga cheseyyi.....

Oh good anitha...........Sare mari inka start chedama.......... Mundhu emana shampoo cheyala last time intha andamaina kurulaki........

Oh vadhu priya indaka ikada vache mundhu ne neat ga head bath chesi ila jada vesukoni vachanu........so nv direct ga asalu vishayam start chesthe sari......

Sare anitha alane chedamu le............

Nenu last time naaa nallati naagupamu ni chusukunnanu.......Eee lopu priya oka white cloth naa neck ki chuttindhi...........Ala nenu naa gundu kosam parlour lo kurchuntanu ani dream lo kuda epudu anukoledhu........Ivala nijam ga kurchunanu ante nake nammakam kalagadam ledhu......Ala edho alochanalo undaka priya water ni naa jada medha spray chesthunte ah water ki ee lokam loki vachanu.....

Hey anithe enti dreams loki vellava enti?? ani Priya navvutundhi.

Alantidhi emi ledhu le abbah.........Nv kaniey le ani oka chinni chirunavvutho priya ki swagatham palikanu naaa juttu medha ki......

Priya spray bottle ni kinda petti oka blade ni tesukoni pakkane unna mangali katti ni chethiloki tesukoni andulo nemmadhi ga insert chesindhi.......Ah tarvtha naa vaipu chusi oka smile tho naa right side vachi nilabadi "MODHALU PEDADAMA" ....

Apatiki naa gundelalo trains parigedatunnai...........Chala tension and ipati varaku epudu short hair lo ne nannu nenu chusukoledhu ipudu asalu juttu eh lekunda chudalsina paristhithi raabothundhi ani oka pakka edupu vastundhi.......Anniti madhya inka modalapettu nesthama ani Priya ki chepesanu........

Priya na tala medha tana left hand petti papita madhyalo mangali katti ni petti right side ala laagindhi.............Anthe edho shock kottinatu aindhi naa paristhithi aaa mangali katti naa talani taakagane.......Slow ga naa head medha white mark laaga edho okati kanapadindhi mirror lo chusthe......

Priya slow ga inka gorakadam start chesindhi......Naa head medha white space slow ga peradagam start aindhi and black hair slow ga taggipothu vachindhi..... Priya chala serious ga and chala nunnaga gundu geekuthu undhi.............Akada memu idaram tappa evaru leru kadha.........So parlour motham chala silent ga undhi...............Aa okka mangali katti "PARA PARA" ane shabdham tappa inka emi vinapadadam ledhu............

Mirror lo nannu nenu chsukunte naake chala vintha ga anipinchindhi...........Oka pakka juttu undhi and inko pakka slow ga juttu pothu undhi priya geeke kodhi...........

Ala oka 15 min ki priya naa half gundu ni complete chesindhi.......Naa podavati and otthuaina jada kadha so weight motham left side pade sariki naaku kuda chala kastam ga anipinchindhi...........Oka 2 min break annatu ga priya ala aapindhi half gundu ni............

Nannu nenu chsukunte naake shock asalu half gundu lo aithe...........Maatalu emi ravadam ledhu asalu notilo nundi......

Anitha ela undhi ipati varaku??

Priya koncham fast ga complte cheyyava ee migilina gundu ni kuda.......Nannu ila asalu chusukoleka potunanu..........

Hahaha ok anitha............Sare sare migatha gundu kuda complete chesestanu le.......ani tanu mogatha half kuda geekadam start chesindhi...........

Ala start chesina tanu inko 15 min aagindhi geekadam.............."PARA PARA ane noise apatiki agipoindhi...............Naa podavati naagupamu chachi naa lap lo padi undhi..........." Mirror lo oka andamaina GUNDU ammai undhi..............

Asalu ala nannu chusukuntunte nake nammakam kalagadam ledhu..........Nenena ila gundu tho parlour lo kurchunana?? Naa pirrala kindaku unde jada ee na ipudu naa lap lo "DEAD SNAKE" la padi undhi ani anioinchindhi.........

Hey anitha "Gundu ela undho chusuko oka sarii......ani Priya naa chetini teesi naa nunnati gundu medha touch chesindhi..........

Nenu epudu evari gundu medha cheyi petaledhu.............Ala first time cheyyi pedatam naku chala chala thrilling ga anipinchindhi........anthe gundu medha nundi cheyyi teeyaleka potunanu............"It was really awesome experience to do like that".

Hey anitha kasepu aagu tarvtha malli nee gundu ni nee hand to touch chesukundv le.........inka nee gundu poorthi ga avaledhu............Ipudu inko sari cream poosi nunnaga tala tala laade nunnati gundu ni tayaru chedam aaagu ani priya shaving cream apply chesi nunnaga oka 3 min lo geekesindhi..............

Mila mila merise gundu ready annatu gaaa naa reflcetion mirror lo padindhi...........Inka nenu lechi naaa jadani oka cover lo vesukoni scarf kattukoni intiki start ayyanu ah naagupamuni Kasi lo padeyadaniki dad ki idamu ani...........

I am anitha

I am anitha and let me share my experience of getting a mottai or gundu done in a barber shop and also i would narrate the reason why i chose to shave my head. I have hair upto my elbows and it was not thick and denser.

A small intro about me and backdrop of how the thought came:

I am 18yrs old studying 1st yr of college. two weeks back i vacated from the hostel and got stayed in my cousin sister's room in a private hostel. She is Divya and working as a trainee lecturer in a college. I know her from my childhood days and lost contacts when i was in my college hostel. She had a denser and lengthy hair till her waists when i saw her a year back. But to my surprise now she is sporting short length hair with much more denser strands of hair. and for my eyes she looked like an angel even though she had short hair.

i thought she had gone for some haircut and did something in parlour to get that much thicker and denser hair.

The next moment i asked her about what she did to her hair and why did she cut it short. I was thrown back the moment she said that her head was shaven last july due to hairfall problem. I never knew about it before. and she also said that it was bec of it she got softer, thicker and denser hair. The next thought that came to my mind was to shave my head. But there were so many questions in my mind like how will i look, how ppl will react, how long will it take to grow back, will i also get that much denser and thicker hair as of my cousin divya,etc. But only one thing erupted out of it - to have my head shaved to stop hairfall.

Planning:

It would not be possible to shave my head without divya's permission. so i thought of asking her about it last weekend. On saturday she came a bit earlier and i took her to terrace and asked about her shaving experience. Without any gap, she narrated the experience of head shave done in her native place. and finally she asked whether am i interested in head shaving? I replied yes. She started yelling for a little time but finally got convinced as i said i want to experience it. i was not interested in going parlours. So the only way was to get it done in barber shop as the hostel doesnt allow outsiders to visit the rooms.

Execution:

Divya said that i have become crazy on head shave. Soon we had our dinner and headed to one of the barber shop near our hostel. To our surprise there wasnt any single men sitting inside the shop. I stepped in and asked him to shave the head. he asked repeatedly whether i am joking. Then he made me to sit in a chair and covered my neck with a white cotton lengthy cloth. I had wore a clip on my hair and asked whether shall i remove it. He said no and started cleaning his electric razor. I was a bit afraid on seeing the elec razor and said no for elec razor. Soon fear erupted when he inserted a new blade in razor. my confidence level went down the moment he removed clip and he poured water on my head and started dabbing my head, i cried at the beginning and closed my eyes.. After that he made a tight bun at the back of my head. It was so tight that i felt someone is pulling all my hairs. in no time he took razor and started to scrap from my forehead. I started enjoying that sound of scrapping the head with razor. he scrapped from front to back all the way from centre, right and leftside. soon the entire bun of hair fell behind with a bum sound. I felt someone has removed a mountain from my head. then he started to reverse the shaving from back to front. then he shaved my forehead above the eyebrows and on cheeks near ears. He asked me to open the eyes and was shocked to recognise myself in the mirror.

My cousin clapped and congratulated me on this new pose. she checked for any leftout hair/scratches on my head. I touched it for the first time and wow, it was so smooth and shining. I couldnt resist but kept on touching my smooth head. My cousin divya said to the barber to shave it once in 3 days. I was amazed on hearing this. while coming, i didnt cover my head, so i felt my head was aerodynamiclly modified as the breeze went above and back of my head. I had a cold water bath and felt my head was so cool. I had regrets of losing it but i lost it to get that back stronger and denser. Its been a nice experience and i love to enjoy it again for atleast 10 shaves in the next 30days after that i will allow it to grow.

my GUNDU

Now let me explain you my experience about my GUNDU. As it was my last day with my hair, i gave it a wash once in morning and also gave a hot oil massage in the evening. Once it was dry, I wore a nice saree and went to a nearest photoshop and took photo - both passport size and post card size with my hair on my front. After that i had to attend my fren´ s sister marriage reception for which all my frens came. So i attended it and told my frens that i´ m going to shave my head tonight. They just laughed and didn´ t believe me. TWO OF MY FRENS HAD A BET WITH ME THAT THEY WOULD ALSO SHAVE THEIR HEAD IF I SHAVE MINE. I invited all my frens for lunch tomorrow, so that they would be astonished to see my Shining Gundu.

As it was nearing 9, i bid adieu from them as my barber asked me to visit his saloon(I spoke to barber previously to come to my home and shave, as i have hair upto my thighs he asked me to come to saloon at night before closing). I thought of changing my dress before shaving, but as time wasn´ t there, I went in saree itself.

I reached there by 9.10pm. He was eagerly waiting for me. As he saw me in saree he dropped his jaw and asked me whether have i come for headshave really. I replied yes in a slight tone as i got tensed once i entered the saloon. Then he pulled down the screen on the glass door so that no one sees that i´ m doing head shave in men´ s saloon.

Then he asked me to sit in the rolling chair comfortably. I asked him whether do i need to untie my plaited hair. He smilingly said no, by filling water in the sprayer. Later he brought a black lengthy cloth and tied it on my neck covering my clothes and body.

By 9.15pm, he untied my plaited hair and combed it for 5mins with hair brush. Then he came back and sneaked his fingers into my scalp and massaged in a rolling manner for few mins. Then he took the sprayer and sprayed water on my front side of hair above my forehead. Later he sprayed on the right side and left side by taking sprayer iinside my hairs and atlast finished it at the back. he sprayed for more than 2mins and quickly sprayed almost half litre of water.

Then again he started dabbing my head with his hand and massaged my head. I was really excited to experience this. I was smiling and he asked me why - I said i liked this style of massaging. Then he took hairbrush and brushed the hair from front to back. he didnt make partition of hair and didn´ t put a knot in the hair. then he made a hair bun on my head and sprayed some more water on the hairbun. When i asked him why, he said that it would be irritating for you if the hair is not softened before shaving. Then he took a new razor and fixed a new blade in it.

The moment he took the razor in his hand. there was some sadness as i am going to loose my lengthy hair and there was some eagerness to feel the experience of GUNDU. By 9.30pm, He untied the bun and turned the chair so that i dont see the mirror. Then he kept the razor on my forehead and asked me to close my eyes if i´ m afraid or frightened. I said no in a loud voice. Immediately he started to scrap the razor from front of my head to back. then he shifted on to the right and left side by side. I was really sad cum excited when long hair fell on the cloth. Everytime the razor scraped my head i liked that scrapping sound. i felt that my head was kept inside a freezer of the fridge as i felt very chill while shaving. Soon i felt some weight has been reduced from my head. by 9.40pm, i thought everything got over. Then he rubbed his hand on my head and i asked him whether is it over. he said no. Then he took shaving gel(some kind of stuff from GILLETTE) and applied it on my scalp. Then he changed the blade and now he scraped it in the opposite direction(from back to front). Later he completed by scrapping it on my cheeks on the face. Then he took the cloth that was tied to my neck and rubbed my GUNDU and face with a towel. Now he rolled the chair so that i could see my new GUNDU face. I was really flabbergasted to see my new face and i really liked it.

As i was wearing saree, i really liked it to pose bald head in saree. Then after paying him, i came home. He asked me to cover my GUNDU with saree´ s pallu.

Fortunately no one saw me as the streets were empty by 9.55pm, so i didnt cover my GUNDU with saree´ s pallu. I enjoyed the chill air that passed my head. My mum saw and she hugged me saying that i looked pretty in saree with head shave. She asked me to go to coll in sarees till hair grows for 2inches. I said YES happily. For my excitement, she said that the barber would come and shave me once in 3 days for the next 10 days and also asked me to shave it to SUPER SMOOTH SHINING again on the previous day of coll reopening.

Mottai Gayu

I couldnt sleep on friday night bec of the thought that i will be clean shaved and all my hair would go on saturday. I cried for almost an hour, then i spent some time infront of the mirror brushing my hair, playing with my hair, did some hair styles. But finally slept crying and holding my hair.

Saturday - 02/04/2011

I woke up around 6.30am and made up my mind not to get tensed/worry as everything is set in place, only thing i need to do is to co-operate. So i planned to give an oil wash for my hair and started oiling it. In between My aunt came, gave me an oil head masage and applied oil for root to tip. She made a hair bun out of my hair. After waiting for almost 45 mins, i took headbath for the last time. Then my aunt helped me in drying the hair and detangled them.

By 9.30am it was completely dry and i took centre partition and combed my hair and made my favourite chignon hairstyle. Yes that was the last time i touched my hair. During breakfast, my grandma told me that the barber may come at anytime before 12. I smiled at her. She told that everything will be alright and not to worry. To divert my attention i was just watching some comedy tv channels. To be frank, i forgot everything and started to laugh by the comedies clips telecasted.

At 11.40am, the barber came and my mum directed him to the backyard of my house. I know this is the time i should not cry. My grandma hugged me, my aunt kissed me on my forehead, in the meanwhile my mum said that they will be sitting inside the house and will not watch my headshave as i will cry on seeing them. So they asked me to go all alone and sit beside the well in backyard for headshave as barber was waiting there.

There was a bucket full of water fetched ready from the well and the barber asked me to bring a small cup/mug. Soon i went inside and all(my grandma, aunt, mum) thought i came out of fear. I took the mug, my mum made me stop and told that they are waiting to see the new-look of Gayathri.

It was exactly 11.45am when i left to the backyard. then i gave mug to the barber, he asked me to bring the person for headshave by changing the new blade in his razor. I said its for me only in a silent note. He ogled at me for a moment as i was wearing a round necked t-shirt with knee length cropped track pant. Recognising that my chignon bun is still on the nape i removed it and aligned the hair behind my ears. after setting my hair loose, i sat infront of him turning away from the backyard door. Almost the last 3 inches of my loose hair touched the ground. He asked me whether i needed my hairs for making wig. I said no bec i know my mum wont allow me to cover my shaved pate other than scarfs. I asked him whether he asked like that on seeing this much lengthy hair. For that he replied that if it is for wig/sale, he would make two knots of hair on either side of the head.

He started dabbing my head with water. He poured water all over and dabbed gently and quickly all over my head. He asked me to bend forward. My heartbeat increased as i thought he would shave now, but he dabbed water on the back and at nape. He pressed lightly in a repetitive motion with water. I saw water droplets travelling from my head to ground thru my hair. As i sat on the open ground, the ends of my hair collected dirts and mud as excess water made the hair tips wet. He finished watering by making my sideburns wet.

He said i had a very dense hair and i takes more water to get the hair roots completely wet. My dress was almost wet. Then he stood up to take razor which he had kept on the wall of the well. Water droplets were coming on my face so i wiped my face and again aligned my hair behind the ears.

He took the razor, my heartbeat increased.

He asked me to bend forward as far as possible and not to move my head from now on. He holded my head hard with 3 fingers, He kept the razor on the centre of my head, dragged it towards the crown. Even before my hair fell on the ground, drops of tears came out of my eyes automatically. I started to cry. He made several repeated strokes from centre to left. Likewise from centre to right was done. He then kept the razor on the crown made a stroke towards the nape and began shaving back of my head. I felt big bulks of hair falling from my head. He then shaved under my ears and nape. Shaved my sideburns. He then took handful of water and rubbed it against my head. Then only i felt all my hairs are shaved. Now he made me to bend towards him and started shaving in the reverse manner. turned my head left and right to give finishing touch of shaving. He again shaved both of my sideburns and kept the razor down, checked whether any small strands of hair was left on my head. He said everything is over.

I got up and saw huge bulk of hair lying on the ground. Tears rolled down and i wipped my eyes and removed the strands of hair sticking to my t-shirt. Gaining courage i went inside my house by 11.55am. Within 10 minutes, he finished out everything. My grandma, aunt and mum came towards me and rubbed my clean shaved pate. My grandma paid him some money saying that he did it very smooth.

My aunt asked me to change the dress. I went inside bathroom and i kept my hand on my shaved pate for the first time after headshave. I cried out and convinced myself saying that this look of mine will change soon. Then came out of bathroom to see mygrandma, aunt and my mum smiling at me and saying that I will get back my same butt length hair in another 6yrs soon. For me those 6yrs will be like six decades till i get back my hair. Everything is gone, there is no point in crying continously now. So i smiled and from then on they started calling me "MOTTAI GAYU" lovingly in tamil. Mottai Gayu means Head Shaved Gayu in english.

Vidya had a vow

My friend Vidya had a vow to shave her head in Tirumala. She told to give her company in her trip. One day she requested me to shave my head also along with her. I could answer her. At last she convinced me. This was my first head shave from my childhood. I wanted to get this new experience.

I and my friend Vidya started on 15/12/09 from Hyderabad. next day morning we reached Tirumala. We 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 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. Reluctantly, I had to postpone the idea till the next day because we were very tired.

I could hardly sleep through the night. I was 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, my friend asked me to get ready. Then my friend without talking anything got ready. Then I wore a salwar kameez. 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. We went to next step there a man giving half blades to everyone who got the tokens. He asked me are for gundu as I am looking posh. I felt some shy and told yes, and then he gave me a half blade 
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 was keenly observing the tonsuring of the people in front of me and my excitement mounted.

First my friend sat in front of him. I concentrated on my friend’s tonsure. With a smile she bent her head to the barber offering her wet bob cut hairs with some brown in it. He started from the front and the first cut brought a kind of joy in her face which is difficult to forget. Then my friend shaved their heads my friend was looking so beautiful. She simply laughed at me. 


I was nervous because next was my turn. Then I sat in front of him and I covered my laps with towels that dress would not spoil. Like others, he wetted my waist length hair with a mug of water and massaged it vigorously for a minute and everything was very new to me. He tied my hair into two loose knots on both sides. My head now was totally wet with water and water droplets were falling on my shoulders, back, neck and on the towel below. I could see nothing but the ground. I was shivering with cold water. He put the new blade he had collected from me (issued at the counter) into his razor, bent my head fully down and made the first scrape at my nape. Oh! What a sensation! 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 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 start on the front. He started from the top of my head towards the front...scrape-scrape....Then he drew a patch from the crown to my forehead. Then he tilted my head to my left and shaved off the hair on my right. I could see Vidya who also bald smiling at my half tonsured head. I also smiled at her. He then started shaving my left side.

He passed the blade all over once again making my head very smooth. 

I got up caressing my bald head with both hands. I gave the barber Rs.10 extra for shaving me smooth. He was happy and offered me a mirror to see. I was anxious to see my face and when I saw it I was shocked to recognize myself. I was so different, a totally new bald look. Then I removed all the hair on my legs and touched my head for a while. We reached the guest house. I immediately ran in front of the mirror to see how I look. I had seen me in mirror my look was totally changed in GUNDU. But nothing can be done now, so I consoled myself. Vidya consoled me saying that I’ve given my hair to god and so there is nothing to feel ugly.

Later during bath I rubbed my hands all over the rough and freshly shave scalp. It’s a very nice experience!! Later after drying the scalp I applied some sandal to keep my scalp cool. It really kept me cool from that rough shaving. Later in the day I applied coconut oil all over to make my scalp smooth. I started counting days for that day itself eager to wear a pony. 
Next day we had a good darshan of the lord. I prayed the lord that because u has taken my beautiful, long and smooth hair u should take care of me in troubles of life.

sagarika

Hai friends this is sagarika.Actually we planned on 30th April to tpt and reached there on 1st morning and went up hill and took rest for some time and got fresh and wear new dress as it is my first marriage day went around for some time and finished lunch then the time came for our head shave ,tension started in my mind. My hand going around my hair. my hubby want to start quick for shaving but I was making late to spend some time with my long hair at that time I was opening my tail and trying different types of tails. My hubby taken photos of different styles of my tail and finally i prepared nice knot and started to kalyanakatta for head shave. While on the way to kalyana katta I bought some flowers and wound around my knot. Then my hubby took some photos with hair and flowers and he told with in one hour no hair and flowers by holding my head and knot. My tension got increased, he started walking fast .

finally we entered into the q line.

After some waiting we went to the tokens counter. We got two different tokens for ladies and gents. We went to next step there a man giving half blades to every one who got the tokens. he asked me are for gundu as I am looking posh. I felt some shy and told yes, then he gave me a half blade and we preceded to gents tonsure hall first. There my hubby stands in his q and waiting for his turn by wetting his head. in the mean while I was watching around any ladies shaving their heads. I didn’t saw any one my tension increasing .mean while my hubby finished shaving I cleaned his head with my chunni and touched it is very smooth. We were preceded to ladies hall for my turn. There were lady barbers. So many ladies are shaving their heads. I stood my q line and watching how they shave. Just before me one college going girl with long hair like me wetting her head for head shave.

She sat down and the barber divided her hair into two parts and prepared two loose side knots and pored some water and rubbed her head, changed the blade in the straight razor and bent the girls head and started on the center of the head in the first stroke a small patch on the head and the size increasing with time. After 3 mts half head completed on knot fell on her lap. The girl took her hair and put it down. In the next 3 mts total head completed .she get up with smile touching her freshly shaved head. While watching iam free from tension curious about the shaving as soon as the girl got up tension started as the barber asked me to open my hair and wet. I removed flowers and gave to my hubby and he stood near me and I wet my hair. I sit before bending my head she rubbed my head by poring some water and prepared two knots. Then I asked for three cuts of hair to drop in hundi as I have ove. She gave me three cuts of hair. Then I got confused weather to shave or not. And finally decided to get up with out shaving.

As I am thinking the barber started first stroke on my crown head. I felt some thing strange with the first stroke. Then I under stood that I should get shaved completely. Tears came out. as the razor moving on my head my hair hanging over knot. After 3 minutes one knot fell on my lap. Tears automatically stopped. And in another 3 minutes second fell. Now I am bald. My hubby asked the barber to shave once again, but I refused and got up and feel so much shy and ran to my hubby covered my head with chunny.slowly my hubby take off the chunni and watched my bald head for un cut hair and he somoothly rubbed my head. Then I felt happy but very shy. We went back to room for bath. As there is little uncut hair on my neck my hubby want to shave it. In the room he once again. I sat down before him bending my gundu he started shaving once again the total head and reverse shaving once again for half an hour. Then I touched my gundu first time it was very smooth and watched in the mirror it was nice bald head. My hubby asked me to shave his head also smooth. After his shave we both got bath and wear traditional dresses and got chandan paste on our gundus and namas on our four heads went for darshan. It was a good experience. After return back we shaved our heads 3 times at home. Now I like smooth gundu very much.