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.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Wishing you a very Happy New Year!


Since it was my Dad's birthday on the new year, we had a chance to invite family members.( but if we didn't invite them they would have come anyway). We ordered dinner and it was fun. We are a bit sad we didn't get to stay up till midnight because we were too tired anyway.

My moms birthday was on the 7th and we had a surprise cake and decorations put up for her. Me and my mom left to my cousin's house to bring her and her mom to our house and during that time, my sister and my dad bought the cake and the decorations.
Our family friends who lives in Texas sent a package with a card for new year and it reached us right on her birthday so she was really excited. (by the way a special thanks to Meena aunty and Bala uncle!)

This is Likitha Japa

                 I made it like a peace sign

Interesting.....

                                                         On the Delaware highway

                                                                 Just taking a walk

                                                                Green cave wonders?

                                                       At friends house. . . good food. . .

                                          I think we are at Plainsboro Preserve or someplace. . .

Moon

This is the COOLEST moon I have ever seen on a cloudy day.....


Picture taken in India, by one of my family members.....

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Longest sentence that reads the same thing when upside down

NOW NO SWIMS ON MON


and upside down is like this:


NOW NO SWIMS ON MON


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