On Vacation to Chennai

We are leaving to Chennai for vacation for 1 week. We will be visiting Marina Beach and some other places. I have another agenda. I will be able to attend Lakcharchanai by Ayyappa Kudumbam after 6 years. One needs lots of blessings to attend to such poojais. I am fortunate enough to participate in 2 poojais in 2 weeks. I feel 2009 and 2010 happens to me lukiest years in the recent times. Otherwise we will spending most of the time at our home in Ambattur.

Sastha Poojai

After few years we could have Sastha Poojai today. We were all getting ready for the past one week for this day. Appa, Amma and Pavithra were cleaning all the Vilakku and poojai utensils. I could visit the new market near Maattuthaavani and meet Karnan there. Could get lots of flowers. We have been getting flowers from Karnan for the past 30 years. Raja gave us the flower garlands and other flowers. Viji and family reached Madurai yesterday and they came home. Children - Varshini, Vishaal and Roshini helped in asorting the flowers. Viji and Pavithra helped Amma in preparing the prasadams. Ramesh got lot of fruits and flowers and helped in all the activities. With all the hands helping we could start the poojai as per schedule. We had Vishnu Sahasranamam Chanting and got into poojai. Ganapathi Ashtotharam, Lalitha Ashtotharam, Lalitha Trisathi, Dharma Sastha Ashtotharam, Dharma Sastha Sahasranamam were conducted and concluded the poojai with Padipaattu and Deepaaraathanai. Ramesh's parents and Raji were also there. This day was a very happiest day in 2009 for me. I could transcend into another world during poojai.

On Vacation to Madurai

Today we are starting from Bangalore to Madurai on vacation for 1 week. We are planning to visit Sastha Kovil, meet up with Viji's family and perform annual Sastha Poojai at home. Apart from this we should be able to visit Meenakshi Temple, Tiruparankundram temple, Alagar Kovil, Tirumalai Nayakar Mahala, Mariamman Teppakulam, Gandhi Museum.