#ibmcsc India 14
The team went on another excursion around the city: St. Thomas Basilica, Marina Beach, Burma Bazaar, Crocodile bank. Rain was on and off throughout the day. If you see the melon smashing picture, see this link for more details information.
Later in the evening, a number of us donned on Indian clothes to go out for dinner at Benjarong. We had to navigate through the hazy, smoggy, noisy TTK road and for several times, started to doubt if we were on the right track. Finally at our destination, we were glad to see Fred and Jana arrived at the same time and in style. They were royalty in Indian attire: sari and kurta. We admired Jana -- looking like a queen, wrapped in a deep red silk brocade sari. Fred looked very at home as well. We had a great dinner. The walk back seemed to be much faster. The day ended with us sharing Diwali sweets as shared by Fred and Jana.
A picture is worth a thousand words -- So here's hundred thousands or so for the day's activities:
The team went on another excursion around the city: St. Thomas Basilica, Marina Beach, Burma Bazaar, Crocodile bank. Rain was on and off throughout the day. If you see the melon smashing picture, see this link for more details information.
In
South India that victory of the divine over the mundane is celebrated
in a very peculiar way. To re-enact the victory of Lord Krishna, some
believers will break melons on the door step of their homes,
representing the head of the demon king. After smashing the melon,
people will smear their foreheads with a mixture of kumkum powder and
oil, which represents the blood Lord Krishna smeared on his head. They
will then take an oil bath, using sesame oil with cumin seeds and
peppercorns,before bathing with rose water.
Later in the evening, a number of us donned on Indian clothes to go out for dinner at Benjarong. We had to navigate through the hazy, smoggy, noisy TTK road and for several times, started to doubt if we were on the right track. Finally at our destination, we were glad to see Fred and Jana arrived at the same time and in style. They were royalty in Indian attire: sari and kurta. We admired Jana -- looking like a queen, wrapped in a deep red silk brocade sari. Fred looked very at home as well. We had a great dinner. The walk back seemed to be much faster. The day ended with us sharing Diwali sweets as shared by Fred and Jana.
A picture is worth a thousand words -- So here's hundred thousands or so for the day's activities:
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