MEMOIRS

Sunday, March 7, 2021

GET-TOGETHER/BIRTHDAY AT DINESH KUMAR

Saturday, 6th March 2021

502, Apartment Salarpuria, HAL Airport Road.

That was a casual get-together at Dinesh Kumar s/o my sisterAchi, for the family, incidentally was also Basri Oota for Vidya, w/o Ravikanth and Kavitha, w/o Rishikanth.

Rekha, Dinesh's wife prepared nice lunch with vada pav, samosa chat, bisibele bath, anna saaru, palya, chutney, holige, payasa.

Dinesh children, Akshay, Samhitha were there, Anisha was there and of course, we were there.

It also happened to be Rekha's birthday, a cake prepared by Mom was cut.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY REKHA

Thanks Rekha for taking lot of efforts to prepare delicious dishes and everyone enjoyed.

Posted Monday, March 08, 2021

Friday, March 5, 2021

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - RAMAKRISHNA

3rd March 2021

Birthimane, Bengaluru

Ramakrishna, S/O Sujatha Raghuram from Udyavara, were in Bengaluru.

Incidentally, they were at BirthiMane and happened to his Birthday.

His wife, Kavana, recently married also was there.

Hence, a small piece of sweet was cut to celebrate the Birthday.

So.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAMAKRISHNA.

Mom prepared PATHRODE, idli etc for eats.

Sujatha and Vijaya were to leave for Udupi that night.

It was some years ago we visited Melukote, a small temple town, about 150 km from Bengaluru. Nalini sisters, Vijaya and Sujatha came fro Udupi to attend Vidya's pregnency celebrations at home, Birthimane, Bengaluru.

Some how, I had an idea that it is easier and faster to reach Melukote via Ramanagara, Mandya and then about 35 km. But due to metro construction and highway upgradation, Bengaluru - Mysuru road was slow with number of diversion at many places and took about 4 hours to reach Melukote.

However, we reached at 12.30 noon, after leaving home at 8.30 in the morning.

Melukote has famous CHELUVANARAYANA SWAMY TEMPLE which has beautiful architecture and is frequented by Mysuru Maharajas. It has Vaishnava Brahmins, Iyangar Community, famous for puliogare, dark deepavali as Tipu Sultan's people murdered large number of Brahmins on Deeapavali.

As there was not much crowd, we had Darshan of the deity quickly. A man called us for free prasada (oota), had rice, sambar, rasam and buttermilk.

We also had the sight of a so called GURU, from a distance.

Next we proceeded to YOGA NARASIMHA TEMPLE, located on the top Yadgiri hills.

A shaort distance, we went by car and had to climb about 200 steps, steep, which was exhausting and challenging. However, we could make it before the closing time of 2 pm and had the darshan of the deity YOGA NARASIMHA SWAMY

The temple on the top of hill rocks, has beautiful surroundings, view around the fresh breeze. Monkeys are constant company, some are aggressive, dare to snatch food packets in the bags.

As we came down, a large lake like water reservoir, and from there to AKKA-TANGI KOLA (Elder, younger sister water tank) The tanks are beautifully surrounded by steps.

Further about 1.5 km DHANUSHKOTI , a small hill with no proper steps, walking to a place, where Rama, Sita, Lakshmana carvings are engaved on the rocks.