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.
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.
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