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KOLU - 2011

We celebrate Kolu every year and this year(2011) was no exception. We started the preparations on 28th Sep when the slotted-angles and sheets were taken down from the attic and steps (படி) were erected. The dolls were also taken from the attic, dusted, and generally cleaned. This is the first KOLU in our new, own house at Kalakshetra Avenue.
 With this step over, Krithika decorated the place and arranged the dolls. Arvind took care of serial lights. Thus the Kolu started this year. Guests started coming from the next day. Aditi was ecstatic and excited.

3 Oct 2011
Today we hired a driver and we two, Krithika, Aditi went to Ambattur first. We took the Chennai bypass road to reach their house. Then to Lalita-Kumar's house at Avadi. Lunch there. Then to Vadapalani (Jayaraman-Kalyani). On our way back, we went to Mrs Saveetha's house at Adyar. She is a close friend of Krithika. Back home after 8 hours' travel.

5 Oct 2011.
Today is Saraswathi Poojai. We perfrormed it nicely and then we two went to Arun's place at Padur. It took just 35 minutes to reach Padur ! Lunch there. Later, Arvind, Krithika, Aditi, K's amma came there and all of us returned together.

6 Oct 2011 was Vijaya dasami Day.  The day auspicious for commencing education / music etc. Last day of this year's kolu. Today also many guests came.

Thus ended this year's Navarathri Kolu in a grand manner. This year we had many guests visiting our house for the Kolu. Saroja-Athimber, Jayaraman, Kalyani, Poornima, Indira, Lakshmi, Lalita, Kumar, Sudha, Chandar's mother, TSG and mami, our neighbours across the door and across the street, Janani and her in-laws Mr and Mrs Prabhakar, Priya, Rajesh were our relatives who came, apart from Gayathri, Sowmya, Sriram.

Rajappa
1030 AM
7-10-2011







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