Weekly Notes 35/2022
We reached Thrissur on Sunday. For the next few weeks, we plan to work from here. It’s also Onam time of the year. The weather has been great until now. Let’s hope it remains the same.
Location: Kerala
Weekly Notes 34/2022
It’s been a good week until now. I got most things done in general. Echo has been down a bit; otherwise, we are doing okay.
Chapters from Thrissur
It’s different here. They have spent a lot of time (relatively) outside and on walks. Pathu loves running around the house and catching insects etc. Echo likes to watch people, walk around the house, chase random birds or make puppy faces.
Listen to Panchavadyam – Temple Orchestra
I did some recordings of Panchavadyam (Temple Orchestra) at Sri Sankarankulangara Temple festival (chuttu valakku) in Thrissur. Panchavadyam (Malayalam: പഞ്ചവാദ്യം), literally meaning an orchestra of five instruments, is basically a temple art form that has evolved in Kerala. Of the five instruments, four — timila, maddalam, ilathalam and idakka — belong to the...
Thrissur Pooram
I like huge human gatherings and festivities. I like watching people and activities. This year I got chance to be in Thrissur during the Pooram. Wikipedia has a decent article about the pooram. Thrissur Pooram (Malayalam: തൃശ്ശൂര് പൂരം) is one of the most popular temple festivals of the South Indian state Kerala. It...
