Amma's Sraththam - 2009
We three brothers (Sugavanam, Jayaraman, and self) perform the sraththams of our parents every year at Chennai; our elder brother Sundaresan performs at Dapodi, Pune.
Amma's Thithi is Aani, Krishna Paksham, Ashtami.
This year (2009) amma's thithi came on Wednesday, 15 July. Vijaya and I purchased all the grocery items, Vaathiyar Saamaankal like Varatti four days before, from Ambika Appalam Depot Mylapore. Two days before the thithi, we purchased all the vegetables, fruits incl vaazhaipazham from South Mada Street. On 14th evening Krithika purchased Vaazhai Ilai and Pushpam from Mylapore. This year we could not get the long variety of Pudalangkaai.
Savithri came from Hosur a week back to Ramesh house at Mugappair and she came here on 14th evening. She and I cut the vegetables. Veshti - Pudavai were washed and dried.
On 15th, the day of Sraththam, we three got up by 4-40 AM and started the work. Mangalam, Saroja, Sugavanam, Uma arrived one by one. Ramamurthy athimber, Gayathri, Sowmya, Sriram came after 12 noon. Aditi returned from school at 1215. Arvind came from office by 1-45PM and Satish at 3-30PM. Arun came at 4 PM
Jayaraman and family were the notable absentees, because of Jayaraman's health conditions (he is bed-ridden for the past 45 days). KVS is no more, and Padma akka has gone to Bangalore. All of us missed them very badly. Sudha did not come.
Sastrigal came by 10-00 and started the rites at 10-30. I performed the Sraththam with participation from Sugavanam. After 2 hours, the Brahmanals had their lunch by 12 noon and the rituals got over by 12-30.
Everyone - Saroja, Savithri, Mangalam and ofcourse Vijaya were extremely busy in cooking and allied jobs. Savithri and Vijaya were the chief architects ! All of us ate by 2 PM. Uma was extremely busy in serving all of us. She ate in the last batch along with Vijaya and Gayathri.
Then in the evening everyone left; Sugavanam was the last to leave at 6-30 PM. Savithri stayed for the night.
Thus the Sraththam of Amma went off well. Expenses 2478.00 We brothers gave blouse bits to our sisters.
rajappa
16 July 2009
12:30
We three brothers (Sugavanam, Jayaraman, and self) perform the sraththams of our parents every year at Chennai; our elder brother Sundaresan performs at Dapodi, Pune.
Amma's Thithi is Aani, Krishna Paksham, Ashtami.
This year (2009) amma's thithi came on Wednesday, 15 July. Vijaya and I purchased all the grocery items, Vaathiyar Saamaankal like Varatti four days before, from Ambika Appalam Depot Mylapore. Two days before the thithi, we purchased all the vegetables, fruits incl vaazhaipazham from South Mada Street. On 14th evening Krithika purchased Vaazhai Ilai and Pushpam from Mylapore. This year we could not get the long variety of Pudalangkaai.
Savithri came from Hosur a week back to Ramesh house at Mugappair and she came here on 14th evening. She and I cut the vegetables. Veshti - Pudavai were washed and dried.
On 15th, the day of Sraththam, we three got up by 4-40 AM and started the work. Mangalam, Saroja, Sugavanam, Uma arrived one by one. Ramamurthy athimber, Gayathri, Sowmya, Sriram came after 12 noon. Aditi returned from school at 1215. Arvind came from office by 1-45PM and Satish at 3-30PM. Arun came at 4 PM
Jayaraman and family were the notable absentees, because of Jayaraman's health conditions (he is bed-ridden for the past 45 days). KVS is no more, and Padma akka has gone to Bangalore. All of us missed them very badly. Sudha did not come.
Sastrigal came by 10-00 and started the rites at 10-30. I performed the Sraththam with participation from Sugavanam. After 2 hours, the Brahmanals had their lunch by 12 noon and the rituals got over by 12-30.
Everyone - Saroja, Savithri, Mangalam and ofcourse Vijaya were extremely busy in cooking and allied jobs. Savithri and Vijaya were the chief architects ! All of us ate by 2 PM. Uma was extremely busy in serving all of us. She ate in the last batch along with Vijaya and Gayathri.
Then in the evening everyone left; Sugavanam was the last to leave at 6-30 PM. Savithri stayed for the night.
Thus the Sraththam of Amma went off well. Expenses 2478.00 We brothers gave blouse bits to our sisters.
rajappa
16 July 2009
12:30
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