DAY 3 - STROLLING THROUGH THE BEAUTY OF SOUTHERN TAMILNADU

On Sunday morning (12^th January) we took bath and went to perumal temple. In the bhajan we were involved with Jalra instrument. We enjoyed the songs played by our elders. We also repeated the lines after them. After the bhajan our village priest started to show dhewaranai to Lord Navaneetha perumal who was the main god of the temple. They gave puliyotharai as prasadam. It was yummy.

 

We had our breakfast in house and planned a trip to Tuticorin. When appa took the car, one of our relatives request us to take him to Valliyur. On the way we saw a black coloured bird near our village and took some photographs.  

On  screening the photograph and referring the book of Indian bird, I got its name : Black ibis. I was excited as it was one of the Ibis. Locally they are calling it as “Andril paravi” . My grandpa also told that the sight of this bird brings prosperity to the village.

We have seen many parrots in a dry tree when waiting for a train to cross in Valliyur railway gate. The scene was fantastic.

On the highway to Tuticorin, suddenly my grandpa started chanting ‘krishna, krishna’. The reason is nothing but the Brahminy kite. I got down and took some snaps of a tree near a canal, where lot of Brahminy Kites seen. Along with these Brahminy kites, we saw the black kite. Both were happily eating fish waste.

My appa stopped for rest. Suddenly I saw egrets on a dry tree which was like an umbrella. I capture it in my cameras.

In Tuticorin, we visited our relative house for condolence and left grandpa there. We return back to Tirunelveli to attend a marriage of my father’s student.

It was a different experience for me as it was a Muslim marriage. I was surprised to see marriage uncle in one hall and aunty in another. I took some portraits of uncle. We had a sumptuous lunch there. After sometime I got an opportunity to click both of them in the same stage. We said good bye to them and our car marched to Tirunelveli junction to buy Alwa and palgoa in Lakshmivillas.

In the evening we reached our family God Gowri Parvathy Amman near Seindhinganallur. 

We passed the time with a small kitten inside the temple by chasing it.  My cousin Raghesh was so excited on chasing the kitten

We were waiting for Babu mama’s family and the Gurukkal. . After sometime climate became so pleasant, many birds came and landed on the tree in the temple.

Our air walking cousin Sumukesh came and joined us.  After worshipping the God, Sumukesh started his athletic work of running inside the temple and temple was filled with our sound.

Finally return back to our native village.