We went on a trip to the historical city and erstwhile capital of the Mysore residency Srirangapatna and Mysore last weekend. Being a history lover and an ardent fan of Tippu sultan I was able to visit the grave were he is put to rest. We went to Srirangaptna Sri Ranganatha temple for which Tippu sultan and Hyder Ali his father were patrons.
The first batch of mangoes have arrived and I got my first batch yesterday. I have uploaded some for you viewing pleasure when I am enjoying it here.
Slurrrrpp. This variety of mango is called Alphonso.
It has texture , it has color and it is ecofriendly. It turned out to be the winner of the most innovative tie contest in an organization. Have a look.
Ramanavami is celebrated in rememberance of Lord Rama on the day of his birthday. It is celebrated on Navami day (8th day from the Full moon day in the Tamil month of Chiththirai)
Again Festival usually is accompnied by festive food related to the celebration. Ramanavami;s special food is Neermore (liquid yoghurt), paruppu (fresh soaked lentils) and Paanagam (Jaggery wattery).
Two pictures are available at Ramanavami 2008 album.
Today the April 13th 2008 is Tamil new years day and it marks the beginning of a new year. The Tamil Calendar follows a 60 year cycle just like the Chinese calendar and a good write up about this is available in Wikipedia with the topic Tamil Calendar. Each of the 60 years have a name. The name of this year is Sarvadhari.
Everyone I heard were boasting regarding the awesome services provided by the private and foreign banks and how the Nationalized banks do not care that much. I was caught by surprise when I did not notice a big variation in the experience I had. The nationalized banks actually provided better service for my needs.
