Got up at 6, the chores and was ready by 8. We went to the Pazhavangadi Ganesh temple and broke three coconuts. It's maintained by the Pangode Military Station and has been renovated well. Suddenly, the place looks more roomy. Manu had, then, taken us, to the Sreekandeswaram Siva temple which was fairly quiet by the time we had reached there. My visit to the place was after many years and the premises looked spick and span, freshly painted as the annual festivities were going on.
We reached the Foundation by a quarter past 9 and soon after, had left for the clinic to get Maman's rtpcr done. There was hardly any crowd and we could leave the place within no time. Seena ma'am had done the liaison work and therefore, no time was wasted! On our return, we'd visited the site where feverish activity was going on.
Thampi sir had dropped by. In his 80s, he now had a host of problems. Walking was making him weary and tired. He continues to dress flamboyantly - today he'd a 'zaried' veshti held in place by a belt. There was that sheer delight that I saw on his face, when he met Maman, me and Chambu and he was very appreciative about the location and the overall get up of the building.
He wants to come by for the unveiling of the statue but David, his chaperone, said that it wasn't possible as Thampi sir has difficulty in walking and since he had an excess weight, maintaining balance has become a problem. As he took leave of us, reached the car - I was holding him by the left side - his drawers had come slipping down which was retrieved by David.
One only felt bad that his physical condition had deteriorated so drastically!
There were many, many visitors but young Kamala Laxmi - daughter of Omana chechi - had dropped by to explain about her prayer and the children who were gonna sing the national anthem.
Saw the serials from 1900 to 2030 hrs.
And all too soon, it was supper time and it was me, who'd treated the team.
By the time we got back home it was past 2315 hrs.
Tailpiece.
It was nice interacting with Kamala Laxmi. She's a gutsy girl and very proficient on the veena.
And tomorrow is gonna be a long day!
It was a boisterous lunch and interesting with conversation and bonhomie.
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