See – I was so eager to take photos of the “Ganeshas” in my area – but alas! it was not to be. Without going into the boring reasons I struck upon a brilliant idea. Okay, brilliant in my mind – you decide whether you think so too! I thought, hey,…
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And that’s what the deity Ganesha is all about. He is the remover of obstacles, which is why all prayer beings with an invocation to him. Yesterday we celebrated “Ganesh Chaturthi” where we wished the Lord Ganesha a very happy birthday. Personally, this is a festival very close to my heart…
It has been a pleasant week with family visiting as house guests. And though it has been hectic, it has been happy hectic! I feel blessed. I enjoyed the pressure of having too much to do and tackling it fairly successfully. You know I enjoy a happy relationship with my neighborhood…