Appa's Sraththam - 2011

Appa's Sraththam - 2011



Appa's Thithi is Aavani, Sukla, Dwadasi. This year (2011) appa's thithi came on Thursday.  08 September.

This is the second sraththam we perform at Kalakshetra avenue. Vijaya and I purchased all the items like grocery, vegetables, fruits, Vetrilai, pushpam, Vennai, and particularly Vazhai Ilai from around Thiruvanmiyur. This time too got the long variety of pudalangkaai. I purchased Vazhai Ilai from the road-side kadai near Reliance Fresh on 8th morning. Ilais were very expensive this time.

Savithri came from Hosur on the previous evening and she, I and Vijaya cut all the vegetables. On 8th, all the three of us  got up by 5-30 in the morning and Vijaya and Savithri started work. Jayaraman, Kalyani, Purnima came by 7-15. Then Saroja, and later Sugavanam.

Padma, Prakash, Rajeswari arrived by 10-30. Our regular sastrigal mama had told he wont be coming for the sraththam, so he deputed another sastrigal, Ramani by name from Mylapore. He came by 10-40  and started the rituals at 11-15. I performed the Sraththam. After 2 hours, the Brahmanals had their lunch by 1-15 and the rituals got over by 1-45. Savithri, Saroja, Kalyani,  and ofcourse Vijaya were extremely busy in cooking and allied jobs. All of us ate by 2-45 PM. Rajeswari, Sudha were very helpful in serving and then cleaning work.

Then everyone left by 4 PM. Savithri went with Prakash to Ramesh's house; she will be in Chennai for another 12-15 days.

Thus the Sraththam of Appa went off well. Expenses are rising every time; this time it was Rs. 2381.00. Today, there were 12 adults besides 2 Brahmanals for the meals.


We two, Savithri, Padma, Prakash, Rajeswari, Saroja, Athimber, Sugavanam, Jayaraman, Kalyani, Poornima, Sudha participated.

Arun and family had gone to Madurai for a marriage, Arvind to Bangalore, Krithika could not attend, Aditi to school. Mangalam, as usual, didn't come.

rajappa
09 Sept 2011, 11-30 AM

Incidentally, this is the 25th sraththam of Appa. Appa passed away on 15 Sep 1986.