Dosas at Dwaraka

Khali dosa by the dozens in Dwaraka@n r colony. The best ones around this place.

Second one is Pradyumna

In vishnu sahasranama we have -

अनिरुद्धो अप्रतिरथ: प्रध्युम्नो अमितविक्रम: ||

My first one's name is Aniruddha. So the second one follows -

कुलदेवता नाम्ना   चेन्नकेशव:  असि
नक्षत्र नाम्ना   वासुदेव:  असि
मास नाम्ना   यज्नपुरुशः  असि
व्यवहार नाम्ना   प्रद्युम्न:   असि


My second one is now named। :) A small but memorable function in LR Bande Raghavendra swami matha on 17th April before he finishes his 5th month.

Springtime

Spring is in the air again and its time for creation to spring back to action! The decorations are just gorgeous...



Now where can we build our nest?

Time flies

Ani turns four. Next to him is his cousin Adi. Avaneesh with Amogh. Satvik is all grown up too... Time flies!

Ani wins gold!

Its been a long time since my last post. But this one requires a mention, because this is something that I didnt expect. Its outside the general grind thats called life. My son won gold in the running race. May be he has a talent that we need to nurture or may be he is one of the few guys who knows that you are supposed to run when the teacher says 'go'. The guy in the second place is so much taller than him!

Moonrise & Eclipse

This photo was taken from a moving train (Seshadri express on Dec 23rd, 2007 going from Bangalore to Kakinada). I am surprised it came out so well... of course its just a fluke. The moon in the horizon over the sky's pallete on the eastern sky is amazing!



This is a shot of lunar eclipse on Feb 20th, 2008 at 7:30pm as seen from shores of Lake Elizabeth in Fremont, CA

Orchid Urinal!

People show love for orchids in various ways... I guess this is one such way!

Omkareshwara Temple

The Omkareshwara Temple in Madikeri is really unique. Its a shiva temple in mosque style and I guess has been constructed during the Tipu Sultan era. The best part of it is that the resounding of the chants in the Sanctum Sanctorum due to the dome. It reverberates in your ears and heart.

Some poses from Ani

Explaining his beautiful modern art piece
(of course there is a lot of mom's work in it as well)

The posing artist!

A Snail who knows his colours

A snail in beautiful orange shade near Abbey falls in Madikeri

Republic day parade

Lalbagh in its glory...



I was disappointed! May be I had too many expectations. The flowers were not at all fresh. Except for some orchids, it was not all that special. The photos below are the best ones I have got! :(

Tea Flower

OK this is something new. I have never see this flower before. Its fragrance was close to that of the lemon flower and it looks like it too. So verified it several times. But it is a flower from the tea plant. I guess there might other varieties to this depending on the kind of tea.

Christmas Vacation

My great granny - pijji



"I love playing in sand and sometimes eating it too!"

I can dance too!

Happy Birthday Ani!

Ani in his birthday dress...

Here is a shot of Ani cutting the cake...

The party after...

Ani turns One!

Aniruddha turns one today. This day last year we were at Venkatagiri looking at his tiny tiny arms and legs and wondering how on earth we will care for him. Today he is unmanageable like mercury... wouldnt stay in hand for more than a minute, ofcourse unless he is sleepy or cranky. He has learnt so many new things and now knows how to say "NO".

Happy Birthday Aniruddha!

Some more of kittappa

 

Deva banda namma Swami bandano!

This ashtami we had the Lord at home!


"Now, I can play the flute, can you?"

Its Dinner time

"And I am going to have dinner like you." Nothing might (will) go in but a lot will go on the floor. Ani has a special way of eating food. He has to first put the rice on the floor and then start pecking at each grain. Folklore has it that the food eaten this way gives the baby hundred times more strength than normal feeding. Ofcourse that doesnt mean he has to feed himself... given his way, he would love to.

"Here I come! I cant walk but I can run"

Ani's Grandpa gifted him this new mobility. So forget about all the stages in between crawling and walking, he is straight away running! Its difficult to catch him when he is on this walker err... runner.

Another development, right in front of you. Its his two bunny teeth :) He is not shy of showing it off to everybody in town.