Attham Is Here
I owe this one entirely to my Late DAD
I owe this one entirely to my Late DAD
ഓണത്തിന്ടെ അസംസഗല്
തിരുവോണം സുഘിറ്റ് ആഘോഷിക്യു
Pookalam Flower Art during Onam Festival ... These ones are at a competition at cooperative hall office, Thrissur, Kerala
Above indicating Mahabali
Below Depicting Nehru Boat Race
Dear Mahabali
Keralam is decked in flowers, however less it is, but they ARE THERE
Pookalam's are kept
Vegetables & Rice in The Store
Kai Kotti kali girls are ready
When Are you coming Mahabali
Enna Varappa ? Ain?
Oboshyo Asun
Ami Wait Korchi
Kesariya Balam
Padharo Mhare Des
The invitation is in Malayalam, Bangla and Marwari
So please don't ditch me
And Yes!!!
Mahabali Dude
Happy Onam
Lets meet at Ammini on the 29th
for Lunch
Then Kaapi at Banana Leaf
Pradhaman at Tamarind
Cholcehy Ki? Naki?
Choltei Hobey
Cholchey
Cholbey
For Details about The items in this Banana Platter and name of the Mumbai caterer with contacts
Please Click The Link Below
KaikottiKali Dance performed during Onam ( Video 1)
KaikottiKali Dance performed during Onam ( Video 2)
AS you know, Lord Mahabali was given a blessing , by Lord Vishnu, in his Vamana Avatar, to permit him, to visit, his subjects, one day every year, That day is 29Th August, 2012. So here is my Tribute to this Pious Dude, and the Kodiyan/Greedy/Mhukkad Kind, who was so smart, That he chose a day, when Kerala, is blessed with Onam Poo bloom, when New Rice is in kitchen, jaggery is delivered, and vegetables as kept iun annual stock. Of course, Cocnuts are available all through. Now, he also has attanged for Bomma Kali( Puppet shows) & Mimicry shows by Nedumudi Venu & Nehru Boat Race, Even everyone has stocked the quota of God's Own Country Liquor (Full Ra 300 crores worth, more than that sold in rest of 11 months 20 days) So Cheers Feller!!! You just have to catch a Vishnu Airways, Pushpaka Vimanam & land at Kochi Airport. Mamata Didi will provide Indian Railways services for internal travel. You just come no. And I'm sure, your flight won't be delayed, It is Vishnu Airways!!!
Today is Attham 21st August 2012, around 5 years back that is 29th August 2007, When I was posted to Currency Chest Mathura, around 200 kilometers from Jaipur, and I was living a life of a forced Bachelor, 2 monthis into my new posting, all alone in a strange land not my own. It was the last Friday of the Month, like Jamaat-ul-Vida for every Banker, It was my duty to collect Cash from the stretch of Kosi ( Mathura UP) to Mainpuri ( the constituency of Mulayam Singh) , with 4 vehicles and 2 dozen men a mobile phone with a bsnl number which never stopped working, under my command, I could not go to Jaipur. Duty is Duty, It was Thiruvonam, The most important day for a Malayali, wherever s/he were, s/he should have been home, alas, it was not to be. It was the only Thiruvonam of 48 years of my life , I was away from my enthusiastic Dad , my gourmand Dad, My Gourmet Dad, A Dad who never for a day in Rajasthan let us feel for one day that we were not in Kerala. In all his actions , dress, language, books, maqgazines, newspapers, he was a Pucca Sahib, in Music, he was a "Hindi Kaar" ( That is what a Mallu calls a North Indian) but when it came to Food & Festivals & Dinner, he was a parfect and fastidious Malayalee. In the Ravines of Dacoit Land, The Beehad of Baaghis of Mainpuri( Recollect Paan Singh Tomar) , collecting cash. Alas, this was my Late Dad's last Thiruvonam. I did call though during lunch, strangely he was mellow in tone, spoke only few words. later when I called home at night, Shree Told him, I was the onlyone with him, and he had tears in his eyes. And he had prepared every one of the 38 items he prepared year after year after year. His Vegetable vendors would dread, if they failed to get Petha or drumstick one week before Onam. His preparation started 3 days before, and we were at wits end, and amazed at his energy level, mind you even till the last forthnight of his demise he bought vegetables himself. He passed away on 17th April 2008 and he did feed me Lunch on 28th of March 2008. That was his love for cooking, feeding me , or anyone who came to Kerala. I have tears in My eyes. I'm weeping honestly. So, I dedicate this to My late Dad.
Late Shri Kunduvara Balakrishna Menon
12Th November 1929 Penang, Malaysia - 17Th April 2008 Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
