Was up at 5 AM along with the ladies of the house. The usual morning chores were gone through and we're ready in our Sunday bests to attend my nephew's wedding at Thiruvananthapuram. Padmakumar had come by about a half past 7 from his home, had a quick breakfast and we'd set off from here at 8 AM. As we shaped our course southward from Kottarakkara, it was a quarter past 8 which meant that we're 15' earlier than the departure time of the day before yesterday!
The traffic was sparse being a Sunday and by a few minutes before 10, we'd reached the venue of the wedding - Alagapuri, at Edappazhanji. As is our usual style, we met each of our relatives and a few of their friends, whom we knew. It was a well conducted wedding with the Governor and Mrs. Sathasivam and Mr. VS Achuthanandan headed the plethora of guests. There were a host of people from the media as Akhil's dad is a part of it.
Akhil and Ritu make a handsome couple. Ritu hails from Alappuzha, has finished her course in banking and is awaiting her appointment, which she hopes to get at Thiruvananthapuram. So, now there are two young couples from the banking profession in our family viz. Midhun-Ammu and Akhil-Ritu. There seems to be an affinity for the profession, huh! Here's us wishing Akhil-Ritu a very happy and long married life yet again.
The 'muhurtham' was between 1215 and 1230 hrs. This time with an array of VVIPs spread among the audience, the photographers/the video guys behaved well and we didn't have the ignominy of watching their backs at the time of the wedding! Just goes to show that they can cover the proceedings without blocking our view! And if so, why don't they follow it as a sacrosanct rule in every marriage? I must hasten to add that here it was dictated by the Governor's security entourage!
At lunch, Mini - Padmakumar's niece - her two gorgeous daughters, Shreya(Class VI) and Shraddha(Class II) sat near us and it was nice to hear her chirpily updating about herself and the family. Sreedharetta, from Palakkad and Omana chechi - Santhan kochachhan's brother-in-law and sister - along with their folks addressed me as chechi's doctor just because I'd been with her at the Rajah Hospital, Guruvayur when she'd suddenly fallen ill while on pilgrimage, a few months ago! Damn sweet of them. We'd shaped our return course, soon after and had reached Raj Nivas by about a half past 3.
Lekha and I had dropped Rema and Padmakumar at the latter's house so that they could board their long distance deluxe bus by 8, this evening. Achu, who'd arrived directly at Thiruvananthapuram this morning, after work last night, will also be accompanying them as they've to attend office tomorrow morning. Soon after, the three of us had got down to setting up the small earthenware pots(Diyas) to light them as darkness set in as today happens to be the 'Karthik Purnima'. Seeing them lit, many of the passersby dropped by to tell us that it reminded them about the good old days when mom used to have them arranged in many tiers!
For the three of us - Lekha, Mini and me - it was the thrill that we felt in doing up the arrangements. In fact, the 'diyas' were picked and chosen by Lekha from Guruvayur. Can't really explain the wonderful feeling that I'd experienced all through the evening! With the full moon behind the house, Raj Nivas looked splendid!!
Tailpiece.
Mohanachandran's medical bulletin.
"Mohan has opened both eyes but due to the swelling on the left side, the left eye cannot be fully opened. Antibiotics have been stopped. Vinu, his elder son, says that when called, Mohan tries to turn his head towards the left side and not to the right side. Prayers must continue!" From Vipinachandran.
The traffic was sparse being a Sunday and by a few minutes before 10, we'd reached the venue of the wedding - Alagapuri, at Edappazhanji. As is our usual style, we met each of our relatives and a few of their friends, whom we knew. It was a well conducted wedding with the Governor and Mrs. Sathasivam and Mr. VS Achuthanandan headed the plethora of guests. There were a host of people from the media as Akhil's dad is a part of it.
Akhil and Ritu make a handsome couple. Ritu hails from Alappuzha, has finished her course in banking and is awaiting her appointment, which she hopes to get at Thiruvananthapuram. So, now there are two young couples from the banking profession in our family viz. Midhun-Ammu and Akhil-Ritu. There seems to be an affinity for the profession, huh! Here's us wishing Akhil-Ritu a very happy and long married life yet again.
The 'muhurtham' was between 1215 and 1230 hrs. This time with an array of VVIPs spread among the audience, the photographers/the video guys behaved well and we didn't have the ignominy of watching their backs at the time of the wedding! Just goes to show that they can cover the proceedings without blocking our view! And if so, why don't they follow it as a sacrosanct rule in every marriage? I must hasten to add that here it was dictated by the Governor's security entourage!
At lunch, Mini - Padmakumar's niece - her two gorgeous daughters, Shreya(Class VI) and Shraddha(Class II) sat near us and it was nice to hear her chirpily updating about herself and the family. Sreedharetta, from Palakkad and Omana chechi - Santhan kochachhan's brother-in-law and sister - along with their folks addressed me as chechi's doctor just because I'd been with her at the Rajah Hospital, Guruvayur when she'd suddenly fallen ill while on pilgrimage, a few months ago! Damn sweet of them. We'd shaped our return course, soon after and had reached Raj Nivas by about a half past 3.
Lekha and I had dropped Rema and Padmakumar at the latter's house so that they could board their long distance deluxe bus by 8, this evening. Achu, who'd arrived directly at Thiruvananthapuram this morning, after work last night, will also be accompanying them as they've to attend office tomorrow morning. Soon after, the three of us had got down to setting up the small earthenware pots(Diyas) to light them as darkness set in as today happens to be the 'Karthik Purnima'. Seeing them lit, many of the passersby dropped by to tell us that it reminded them about the good old days when mom used to have them arranged in many tiers!
For the three of us - Lekha, Mini and me - it was the thrill that we felt in doing up the arrangements. In fact, the 'diyas' were picked and chosen by Lekha from Guruvayur. Can't really explain the wonderful feeling that I'd experienced all through the evening! With the full moon behind the house, Raj Nivas looked splendid!!
Tailpiece.
Mohanachandran's medical bulletin.
"Mohan has opened both eyes but due to the swelling on the left side, the left eye cannot be fully opened. Antibiotics have been stopped. Vinu, his elder son, says that when called, Mohan tries to turn his head towards the left side and not to the right side. Prayers must continue!" From Vipinachandran.
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