Happy Diwali
The crackers had started one week ago, announcing the arrival of Diwali (Deepavali - the Row of Lights), the Festival [...]
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10, 2009
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09, 2009
Glimpses of God’s Own Country – during Onam (part II)
In the previous post, I shared some snaps from Ernakulam and the road to Kottayam. Here are the remaining snaps, [...]
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09, 2009
Glimpses of God’s Own Country – during Onam (part I)
Here are some of the snaps from our trip to Kerala last week. Do read the captions below each. (Most [...]
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09, 2009
Thiruonam
Thiruonam. The most important festival of Malayalis, celebrated across Kerala irrespective of religion or caste.Most of the major festivals in [...]
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08, 2009
I’ll see you when I see you!
As I had let slip several times this week, we are going on a short trip to God's own country, [...]
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08, 2009
Ganesha goes to his Mother
Ganesha Pooja at our apartment on Sunday night.
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08, 2009
Atham
Today is a very special day.Today is Ganesh Chaturthi, the festival of Lord Ganesha.Today is also Atham, the day that [...]
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08, 2009
Independence Day
This year's Independence Day has been quite dampened thanks to the nasty swine flu that has descended on the nation, [...]
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08, 2009
Raksha Bandhan
Today is Raksha Bandhan, the festival that celebrates brother-sister love.The following text is borrowed from today's Times of India:Legend has [...]
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07, 2009
Soan Papdi
The delicious Sweet that melts in the mouth!