Amma's Sraththam - 2010
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 (2010) amma's thithi came on Sunday, 4th July. This is the first sraththam that we are performing at our Besantnagar house (22nd Cross street)
Vijaya and I purchased the grocery items, Vaathiyar Saamaankal like Varatti four days before, from Ambika Appalam Depot Mylapore. Some grocery items especially the paruppukal we purchased from Kamadenu, Besantnagar. A day before the thithi, we purchased all the vegetables, fruits incl vaazhaipazham from nearby Besantnagar Veg shop. On 4th morning Sugavanam purchased Vaazhai Ilai and Pushpam from Thiruvanmiyur. This year i missed the South Mada street ambience.
Preparations started on 2nd itself; on 3rd July evening Vijaya and I cut vegetables.
On 4th, the day of Sraththam, we two got up by 4-20 AM and started the work. Jayaraman, Kalyani, Poornima were the first to arrive by 6-45. They were followed by other relatives. Vasu and Sruti were the outstation guests from New Delhi. They arrived by 7-30AM. (Sruti's 2nd year admission at SRM)
Everyone - Vijaya, Krithika, Saroja, Kalyani, Mangalam were extremely busy in cooking and allied jobs. Krithika, in 9-yard sari, helped a lot.
Sastrigal came by 10-00 and started the rites at 10-30. I performed the Sraththam with participation from Sugavanam and Jayaraman. After 2 hours, the Brahmanals had their lunch by 12-15 noon and the rituals got over by 12-45. Vathiyar dakshinai was 200+200+350 this year.
At 1-15 or so we ate. We two, Arun, Gayathri, Sowmya, Sriram, Arvind, Krithika, Aditi, Padma, Prakash, Rajeswari, Saroja, Athimber, Mangalam, Sugavanam, Sudha, Dhanush, (Darshini), Jayaraman, Kalyani, Poornima, Vasu, Sruti, Satish ate. Krithika, Gayathri, Rajeswari, Sudha, Sruti served.
Then everyone started leaving.
Thus the Sraththam of Amma went off well. Expenses 2646.00 We brothers gave blouse bits to our sisters and Sudha, rajeswari.
rajappa
5 July 2010
11:20 AM
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 (2010) amma's thithi came on Sunday, 4th July. This is the first sraththam that we are performing at our Besantnagar house (22nd Cross street)
Vijaya and I purchased the grocery items, Vaathiyar Saamaankal like Varatti four days before, from Ambika Appalam Depot Mylapore. Some grocery items especially the paruppukal we purchased from Kamadenu, Besantnagar. A day before the thithi, we purchased all the vegetables, fruits incl vaazhaipazham from nearby Besantnagar Veg shop. On 4th morning Sugavanam purchased Vaazhai Ilai and Pushpam from Thiruvanmiyur. This year i missed the South Mada street ambience.
Preparations started on 2nd itself; on 3rd July evening Vijaya and I cut vegetables.
On 4th, the day of Sraththam, we two got up by 4-20 AM and started the work. Jayaraman, Kalyani, Poornima were the first to arrive by 6-45. They were followed by other relatives. Vasu and Sruti were the outstation guests from New Delhi. They arrived by 7-30AM. (Sruti's 2nd year admission at SRM)
Everyone - Vijaya, Krithika, Saroja, Kalyani, Mangalam were extremely busy in cooking and allied jobs. Krithika, in 9-yard sari, helped a lot.
Sastrigal came by 10-00 and started the rites at 10-30. I performed the Sraththam with participation from Sugavanam and Jayaraman. After 2 hours, the Brahmanals had their lunch by 12-15 noon and the rituals got over by 12-45. Vathiyar dakshinai was 200+200+350 this year.
At 1-15 or so we ate. We two, Arun, Gayathri, Sowmya, Sriram, Arvind, Krithika, Aditi, Padma, Prakash, Rajeswari, Saroja, Athimber, Mangalam, Sugavanam, Sudha, Dhanush, (Darshini), Jayaraman, Kalyani, Poornima, Vasu, Sruti, Satish ate. Krithika, Gayathri, Rajeswari, Sudha, Sruti served.
Then everyone started leaving.
Thus the Sraththam of Amma went off well. Expenses 2646.00 We brothers gave blouse bits to our sisters and Sudha, rajeswari.
rajappa
5 July 2010
11:20 AM
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