Pongal

Pongal is a holiday celebrated by the people of Tamil Nadu to worship animals, the sun, and the other stuff thats helpful to farming, I guess. Pongal is also the name of a special dish prepared on that day. It is celebrated on the 14th of January.

Aclay pot is placed over a fire and is kept in direct sunlight (so the sun god can see it - by the way he is called Suryan)

 A kolam is drawn right outside the door using rice flour. An overflowing pot signifies the festival name- pongal.

 Almost done with the outline.....

                                 Colored flour is now used to make the pattern more colorful.....

 

There. It's done. Notice the sun on top?

                                                        See? There's the overflowing pot.

Luray Caverns

Pictures in the Luray Caverns

Fish Market!!!!!

Reflecting Lake

Tower

Another tower-like thing

Fried Eggs

Almost touching

Pluto's Ghost

Christmas Tree

Stalagmite and Stalactite Organ

Fun Facts

Was discovered in the 1800s

Takes 120 years to grow 1 cubic inch

All Natural

Has the world's only Stalagmite and Stalactite Organ

If you touch a part, it wont grow

Spring Break at Virginia

We drove down to Virginia  for a few days. First we visited Luray Caverns and it was awesomely awesome. Then we went to Shenandoah National Park for a few hours and enjoyed the scenery. There we also walked for a few long miles, hiking up and down the mountain and visiting a waterfall. I even fell and scraped my leg on a rock. It didn't hurt though, and you barely even see it but I still walked for another 1/2 mile. The next day we walked around the White house area in Washington, D.C. Here are some pictures while on the road and at different places:

Welcome to Delaware sign while passing through

While walking to the Washington Monument

The White House

I am not exactly sure what this one is

The Washington Monument (or as I call it 'The Pencil') Dd you know that if you stood against one side of it and looked up, you got really dizzy?

A Statue