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Amma's Sraththam - 2012


Amma's Sraththam - 2012

Amma's Thithi is Aani, Krishna Paksham, Ashtami.

This year (2012) amma's thithi came on Wednesday, 11 July 2012.

Vijaya and I purchased the grocery items and Vaathiyar saamangal from Marthandam Stores, Lakshmipuram, Thiruvanmiyur. . Two days before the thithi, we purchased all the vegetables from Thiruvanmiyur market. On 11th morning I purchased Vaazhai Ilai  from North Mada Street Thiruvanmiyur. This year too I missed the Mylapore ambience. Earlier we purchased blouse bits from Thiruvanmiyur itself. Arvind purchased fruits from MG Road, Besant nagar.

On 10th evening, Vijaya and I cut vegetables. and made all prelim works.

On 11th, the day of Sraththam, we two got up by 5-00 AM and started the work. This year Jayaraman came alone; Kalyani and Poornima couldn't come. Sugavanam, Saroja, Mangalam, Padma, Prakash, Rajeswari came. Later Ramamurthy athimber and Satish came. Arvind, Krithika were alreday in the house.

Everyone - Vijaya, Saroja, Mangalam, Rajeswari were extremely busy in cooking and allied jobs.

Sastrigal came by 10-00 and started the rites at 10-20. This year our usual Vathyar couldn't come; so he deputed Shri Sambamoorthy Vathyar from Mylapore. As usual I performed the Sraththam with participation from Sugavanam and Jayaraman. After 2 hours, the Brahmanals had their lunch by 12-30 noon and the rituals got over by 1-30 PM. Vathiyar dakshinai was increased to 300+300+500 this year, increased from last year's dakshinai.

At 1-30 or so we ate. Self, Padma, Ramamurthy Athimber, Sugavanam, Jayaraman, Prakash, Satish ate in the 1st batch. Rajeswari helped Vijaya, Saroja, Mangalam in serving.

After resting for 2 hours, everyone started leaving by 4-30.

Thus the Sraththam of Amma went off well.  We brothers gave blouse bits to our four sisters, and to Rajeswari.

rajappa
12th July 2012
5:30 PM

The latest arrival in our family - ARJUN - took part (!!) in the proceedings. First time he is seeing so many thathas and paatties in the house !
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