It was a day that started a trifle earlier than usual. We'd set off for Lekha's house by a quarter past 8. The normal school going traffic had gathered momentum but could traverse the 9 km under 20'. Breakfast was on and we joined the crowd without wasting even a minute and in the process, mingled with the relatives. We set off for Kallada to the house where the little one, whose 28th day celebrations were on.
The traffic on the Kollam-Chenkotta highway wasn't as crazy as I thought it would be and our vehicles reached the destination under an hour. Soon after, the simple ceremony was on. Mom slipped our gold bangle onto the right hand of the sleeping child and the little one was named, Pran(Official name, decided by his parents) and Ganesh(Pet name due to the family's undying loyalty to the deity of the Kottarakkara Ganapati kshetram). After the traditional lunch and after waiting for every guest to finish his/her lunch, we'd shaped course to my brother-in-law's house.
Pidavoor amma, all of 88 yrs, was in bad shape because of a bad fever and cough. She was all by herself and would continue to be so till late evening, when her youngest son gets back from work. He's, incidentally, a diehard bachelor in his mid 40s. As we took leave of her with her neighbour by her side, I took in the familiar sight of her with folded hands wishing us a safe journey from my rear view mirror.
A quick snooze and about a half an hour later, Sheela, had come by to finish up the cleanship that she'd begun yesterday. Meanwhile, mom's well wishers kept dropping by in a sort of continuous trickle.
By about a half past 8, Anil had come by with the remainder of the cash as he'd promised yesterday. The deal is finally on!
Tailpiece.
The next time we come here, Raj Nivas will not have any shade bearing trees, immediately around it. The new coconut saplings and the teak trees will take their time to provide respite from the weather.
The traffic on the Kollam-Chenkotta highway wasn't as crazy as I thought it would be and our vehicles reached the destination under an hour. Soon after, the simple ceremony was on. Mom slipped our gold bangle onto the right hand of the sleeping child and the little one was named, Pran(Official name, decided by his parents) and Ganesh(Pet name due to the family's undying loyalty to the deity of the Kottarakkara Ganapati kshetram). After the traditional lunch and after waiting for every guest to finish his/her lunch, we'd shaped course to my brother-in-law's house.
Pidavoor amma, all of 88 yrs, was in bad shape because of a bad fever and cough. She was all by herself and would continue to be so till late evening, when her youngest son gets back from work. He's, incidentally, a diehard bachelor in his mid 40s. As we took leave of her with her neighbour by her side, I took in the familiar sight of her with folded hands wishing us a safe journey from my rear view mirror.
A quick snooze and about a half an hour later, Sheela, had come by to finish up the cleanship that she'd begun yesterday. Meanwhile, mom's well wishers kept dropping by in a sort of continuous trickle.
By about a half past 8, Anil had come by with the remainder of the cash as he'd promised yesterday. The deal is finally on!
Tailpiece.
The next time we come here, Raj Nivas will not have any shade bearing trees, immediately around it. The new coconut saplings and the teak trees will take their time to provide respite from the weather.
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