Or Thai Pongal, as we Tamilians call it.This is a five day festival with much significance and we celebrate it in a big way. Today also marks the first day of the month “Thai” in the Tamil calendar and there’s a saying which, roughly translated, means “when “thai” is born, solutions…
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Yes, folks, I cleverly said “old staple” – those who know me, know what that is. Temples. You see, my actual plan was to post some fabulous pictures (oh, let me dream!) of Vidur’s school Annual Day which happened yesterday. What with all the running around, ferrying him to and fro…
New Delhi, the capital of India, which I visited last December (2010). What a trip it was! The highlight was visiting The Taj Mahal, one of the wonders of the world. Here are just a few pictures from that trip. Tough choice, because I only have about four hundred or so…
Welcome to this edition of Sunday In My City, an Unknown Mami event I really look forward to, on Sundays because of the lovely places and perceptions I get to see. During the week gone by, we made a lovely two day trip to Horsley Hills, Andhra Pradesh, which is about…
I am going to take you around temples I visited in different cities. I am calling it heaven on earth because they are all deities outside temples. In South India, they usually don’t allow you to carry your camera inside the temple and take pictures of the main deity in the…
and here is something for my hyderabad!!! Woh radhey shyaam ki pani puri, woh chit chat ki chaat, Woh Softy ki ice cream, Wah usme thi kuch baat. Woh pulla reddy ki mithai, woh kamat ka dosa, Woh Gokul ki pav bhaji aur Ramser ka samosa. Woh local bus ka ‘suffer’,…