Tagged: Onam

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Weekly Notes 39/2024

Everyone has recovered. It seemed like a common viral fever that was going around, but it was nothing serious. Luckily, I didn’t get sick. Hence, we could handle the situation easily. However, this left a lot of work tasks pending to be picked up this week. Note: Title changed because its week 39...

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Pookalam – Onam, 2024

Anju has been arranging flowers for the past eleven days (she started a day early). It took her 2-3 hours each morning to gather and organize them. I helped a little each day, mostly with collecting the flowers. They look beautiful. Here’s the set. Happy Onam.

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Weekly Notes 36/2024

We are in Thrissur, and Onam is here. It marks the harvest season and the return of the mythical King Mahabali. It’s a ten-day celebration for the whole of Kerala. So, lots of food and family time. The last time we were in Thrissur for Onam was in 35/2022. Time runs so fast...

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Weekly Notes 36/2022

We celebrate September 5th as teachers’ day in India. It used to be significant when Amma was alive and working. She used to get a lot of gifts from her students, flowers (especially roses), Cadburys five star, peacock feathers, Coffee Byte toffee, etc. She used to say government primary school kids are the best. Personally, teaching has been a fantastic experience for me. It has made me more empathetic.

Pookalam - Onam 2022 Day 10 1

Pookalam – Onam, 2022

Anju has been arranging flowers for the last ten days. They are gorgeous. It took lots of time and effort to collect the flowers every morning and arrange them as Pookalam. Today is Onam and the last day. Here is the virtual gallery of all of them.

Pookalam - Onam 2022 Day 1. Starting Aug 30, 2022. Thrissur. 0

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.