SUGAVANAM'S Varushaptikam 15-09-2017

My younger brother SUGAVANAM (Sai Krishnan) had passed away on 27 August 2016 (aavani Krishna Dasami thithi) at Chennai. One year has gone by, and his Varushaptikam was on 15th September 2017 (Friday). It was performed at Subha's house at Pallavaram.

Sothakumbam was on the first day (14th Sept), next day was Sraththam and on the 3rd day (16 Sept, Saturday) was Grekkiam or Subasweekaram.

We two, and Arvind, Krithika, Arjun, left on 15th at 0730 AM for Pallavaram. We did not attend the previous day's rites of Sothakumbam. Pattu Manni had reached Pallavaram on the night 0f 13th and she attended it. Sastrigal came by 11-15 AM and the ritual was completed in one hour. Lunch for Sastrigal and Magesh, Subha, Pattu Manni, and two kids were over by 1-30 PM.

The cook who was arranged, did not come, so Sudha and Subha had started cooking. Sudha had arrived the previous night from Thiruvanmiyur. Vijaya and Krithika changed into 9-yards sari (madisar) and joined in the cooking.

Sastrigal (Ranganathan) and two Brahmins came by 11-45 and started the proceedings. Mahesh performed it. After it was over all of us ate. Two Brahmins, Pattu Manni, we two, Sudha and family, Subha and family, Arun, Sowmya, Sriram, Arvind, Krithika, Arjun ate.

Later, Arun, Arvind and family left for Thiruvanmiyur. We stayed back. Sudhakar came by 8-30 PM from Thane. Also his son Jaya Krishna. By 12 mid night Srikanth came from Delhi.

Next morning (16th Sep), we got up by 4 AM, took bath. Vijayaraghavan, Sarada mami, Seethalakshmi mami (Magesh mother), Hari, Arvind and family, Arun and family, Saroja, Mangalam, Sudhan, Jayaraman, Kalyani, Hyderabad Raju and his wife Savithri, Anand (Srikanth son), came for the rites.

It was over by 1-30 PM and we had lunch (from a caterer, Nanganallur). The lunch was arranged downstairs in the garage. Total 37 people. Later everyone left. We two, Arvind and family, Pattu Manni, Sudhakar, Jaya Krishna were only left (apart from Sudha, Subha and families). Priya, Rajesh, Anirudh came at 2-30 PM. Srikanth and Anand left at 3 PM for V Koil.

Sudha and family left by 6-30PM and we by 7-30PM. It was a grand function, attended by most of our local relative. Except for Prakash and Ramesh.

God Bless all.

Rajappa

8-15 AM

18-09-2017

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