My Musings

Vasu has been in the lookout for a suitable alliance for his daughter SRUTI since June-July 2015. An alliance from Madipakkam, Chennai came, the horoscopes matched. Talks also were fruitful and it was agreed that the "girl-seeing ceremony" will be held in Chennai on Wednesday, 28th October 2015. The great hitch was they insisted on a Chennai Marriage (not at Delhi) We were to convince them for a Delhi marriage. Will they agree ..? Vasu, Raji arrived in our house on 28th by 9-30 AM from Hyderabad (where they had attended a marriage). Ramaa and Satyamurthy also came with them. Sruti had come earlier by flight from Delhi. The groom's party - the groom Sri ARAVIND (27), his parents Sri Sundaram and Smt Chandra, his akka - athimber came from Madipakkam by 5 PM. We had arranged snacks with the caterer Srinivasan. Sugavanam also came by 3 PM. After seeing SRUTI they accepted the alliance. Kesari, Bonda, Kichchadi, Sevai were served. I put up strong arguments, discuss...

Vasu and Rajalakshmi came to our house from Hyderabad on 3rd Feb 2015. After a visit to temples around Kumbakonam (Navagruga koils) they came to Chennai on 8th Feb. Vasu suggested we go to Kanchipuram; we gladly agreed and we two with them left house at 7AM on Monday the 9th Feb for Kanchipuram. We took Arun's car. First we stopped at Vedal where a museum is opened apart from the huge Shiva statue. After this, we proceeded to Kanchi, and had our breakfast at Sri Rama's Cafe. Then to Sri Kamakshi Amman Koil, Kumarakottam Koil, Sri Ekambareswarar Koil. Then at 12 noon we went to Sri Sankara Mutt. Sri Sankarachariyar was to give darshan by 1PM, so we waited. We had the darshan of Sankarachariyar and then left for Lunch at Sri Rama's Cafe. After lunch we went to Vijaya's friend Kalpana's house at East Raja Veedhi. We rested there for an hour chatting with Mr. Nithyanandam and Mrs. Kalpana. Very sociable persons. Then at 4-15PM we went to Orirukkai where a beauti...