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When a woman or a girl visits the house she is offered a thamboolam for Navaratri. It usually contains things that are used by ladies like a comb or a mirror along with haldi(tumeric) and kumkum. In India, bananas and a coconut are also placed. Anyhow coming to US, I found out buying a coconut…
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I have to accept I cannot do it all. The past month was traveling all over India and when I came back I was tired! I didn’t think I would be this much. I didn’t think I would do some traveling in India and I did. I had to settle my boy in his routine.…
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I found this on a social media page. Felt so real. As I get back to my routine after my India trip, it resonated more. I planned my trip in such a way that I am back home for Navaratri. I have never missed the celebrations. It is an opportunity for me to meet friends…
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What’s the trait you value most about yourself? Okay, I am not going to talk about me. But I am going to talk about a friend. Me and my husband are friends with a couple in their early and mid seventies who bring their dog for a walk. We meet them almost every day during…
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We left our garden orphaned and went to India. We left it’s fate to nature and made the trip. The tomatoes and the beans had given us some yield in July and August and we were happy. We know the bunnies would have a field day with so much silence. When my mom asked what…
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What aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in? I am unpacking my box after a trip to India. I got dolls for my Navaratri. Yes, the festival Navaratri is very close to my heart. I just have one week to put up my huge display. But I am mentally…
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We returned back yesterday night! If WordPress asks me what countries you have visited, I can say London. British Airways gave us a mini adventure. They couldn’t find a gate for our connecting flight. They bused us all around Heathrow airport and we had to use the stairs to climb up the air craft. That…
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We have been in India for almost three weeks! It is time to go home and back to routine. We stayed with our parents the entire time to give a stability to my boy. It was abnormally hot here (multiple 100 degree days) and a lot of sleep issues. But my adrenaline rush and good…
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My parents live in a house that is nearly 70 years old. Too many memories and too many things are there in the house. My dad would be too happy if I would carry some with me. Anyhow I am taking back some photo albums with me. I don’t think my parents would even miss…
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Kanchipuram, an ancient temple town nearly 50 miles from my parents’ place was my go to destination today. As a girl growing up, I have been here multiple times for visiting the famous temples and to Kanchi Mutt. I remember having the blessings of Mahaperiyava with my parents. The last time I visited was to…
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The weather is not perfect for hot coffee. Yet, I have been drinking it. That is why I call it my addiction 😊. Rose milk, kesar badam cold milk, sweet and salt lassi are available everywhere but I end up choosing coffee. Anyway, these are small cups and I say they satisfy me! The tumbler…
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Certain flowers come fresh during the day and some in the evening. Jasmine is usually sold fresh in the evenings. So around noon, this lady wanted to dispose of her previous day stock and asked me to purchase jasmine. I told her I would buy, if she allowed me to take her picture and her…
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Navaratri begins in fifteen days. The streets of Mylapore have started filling up with Golu dolls! Okay, this is my obsession and let me tell you I didn’t plan on being in Chennai for the pre season time. Oh, I was overwhelmed when I saw these dolls! Anyway, I can’t purchase anything since most of…
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I consider it a privilege when I meet friends and family. Yes, meeting people after a decade or two is so much happiness! I met some of my classmates after thirty four years. So, the happiness was doubled 😊. People asking me about my Golu when they meet me in person makes me smile. Ha,…
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When you plan a trip, one person makes a suggestion and the other vetos it down. But yesterday, we went on a trip accepting everyone’s suggestion. The temperature in the high ninties and humidity making it even more hotter, we made a day round trip to Puducherry from Chennai. The roads are great and the…
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My paternal grandmother loved her kitchen. It was not a place anyone could enter. My mom got entry when my grandmother had to be on a bed rest many years later. So, imagine me growing up. I was completely barred. She gave a wonderful excuse. “You will be in kitchen all your life, so you…
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Okay for a person who is not interested in shopping, I am writing about shopping for second day straight. Indians, when they come to India definitely shop for sarees. It has been a decade since I went inside a saree shop and I did that this week. Yesterday was my third shop and this time…
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My India shopping bucket list was small when I came here last week. But, capitalism has really taken over the country and I have succumbed to some impulse shopping. Anyhow, my list did include idli plates. The moulded plates steam rice cakes. I had seen different shapes on the internet and I really wanted to…
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Few months back, a good friend suggested we climb up the hill in Sholingur. This was suggested when we were discussing about climbing the Tirupathi hills. She suggested Sholingur hills would be a good trial if we wanted to climb the seven hills of Tirupathi. Fast forward today, we climbed two hills in Sholingur. The…
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I do not want to take anything for granted. I spent the evening with my parents at the market. Remembering my childhood days. Vinayaka Chathurthi celebrations are almost over and the vendors are displaying their leftover Ganesha idols.
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