Tag: Mysore

Ganesh

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Ganesh the remover of obstacles is an important part of our life in Mysore.

Each year at Ganesh Chaturthi we bring Ganesh into our home for Puja and after a few days take him to the Kaveri river by Srirangapatnam

Thank you to Satish and Naveen for accompanying Ganesh to the river today, as we have every year after setting up home in Mysore

Ganesh is also known to create opportunities which on the surface seem to be obstacles for us to meet, learn, develop and grow.

I’m learning…

We hope he’ll help me return to my home in January.

Thank you Sowbhagya for organising.

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Internet info

paschimavahini

Is where we take him. It’s also featured on our cycle tour.

Paschimavahini is a sacred site near Srirangapatna in Karnataka, India, where the Cauvery River briefly flows westward. 

I immersed Manjula’s ashes here.

Significance and Sacred Rituals

Geography: A westward-flowing stretch of a major river is considered rare and highly auspicious in Hindu tradition.

Ancestral Rites: It is a major pilgrimage destination where families gather to perform final rites and immerse the ashes (shraddha) of deceased loved ones into the holy waters.

Mythology: Puranas mention the site as holy, noting that taking a ritual dip here helps wash away sins and grants spiritual liberation (moksha).

Cycle to school

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Kaveri suggested we cycle to school. So after a ‘dry run’ on Sunday and a potential wet one yesterday we finally launched today.

We’ve cycled together for over three years and she was confident cycling before we met but it’s provided an opportunity to improve our safe cycling.

Between this and pillion on my Enfield like me, she’s pointing out all the reckless incorrect road behaviour.

That’s my girl

Fruit Thali

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It seemed a little hectic this morning. Malis staying with us but not to be seen — yet. Cats fighting in the house in the middle of the night. Kaveri doing last minute revision (maybe) and off to school early for yoga and exam with sports after school.

Yesterday planning the cycle route to school

Kaveri and I had planned to cycle to school this week but that’s delayed to Thursday —- we can’t have too many changes in one day!

Sowbhagya still holding us all together — has now left to do home cooking for her business and will return later.

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Last night we attended a great new event, it’s where we got a thali of fruit… fab!

Great venue, we met the owner and an old friend Sham Sunder the environmental sustainability head of Crest at NIE – National Institute of Engineering who I first met — on a great cycle ride that he arranged — shortly after arriving in Mysore

Held at the Nityotsava Convention Centre

Welcome to 179

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We’ve shifted from enlightenment street (Moksha Marga) to

Manjula’s Mysore

Yes, she’s most definitely with us

Images of MAnjula are all around the house, as is her memory wall,

Billet-Doux and messengers.

and her latest portrait from our favourite artist

A certain star ..

And lots of Mangoes

Helping us connect with our new community

and fab trees

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We’re at

Manjula’s Mysore

https://maps.app.goo.gl/eyHFxUAiRUaQd7RW8?g_st=ic

The mouthful of our actual address is…

 No. 179, 10th Cross, 2nd Main, Gokulam 3rd stage, Mysore – 570002

Kaveri and the women in her family.

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I had the pleasure of meeting Kaveri from school and spending some time with the women of the family.

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Kaveri and I first visited the new babe.

His mum Radhika (her auntie) Kaveri and I have spent much time together over the past few years, especially in school summer holidays when they’d go to swimming lessons, stay with me and we’d have vacations in Kannur and Wayanad.

The little one, entertained by Kaveri and Radhika.
Gotcha

Grandmother is forever avoiding my camera.

Next I visited Chandrika’s (Kaveri’s mum’s) new home for dinner

I had a lovely catch up with Kaveri and Chandrika drawing the neighbourhood kids in to say hello
I reminded them of the agreement Chandrika and I (on behalf of the business, with the invaluable help of Sarvesh) had for us to support Kaveri and work with Chandrika to help Kaveri do the best she can be

I used the opportunity (hobby horse —soap box) to emphasise we should help Kaveri to be strong, a good communicator, and be kind. This was more important than stuffing her full of facts, in order to pass exams.

Kaveri was the full on interpreter.

We needed to encourage, support, even put pressure on Kaveri — who can be a bit lazy— to do better

Just before I left Chandrika, Kaveri and I went back to bring all the girls together again.

I explained that my current meetings with advocates were to enable me to stay in India My priority being continue to support Kaveri for ten years into adulthood.

I am so proud of Kaveri, MAnjula is sooooo pleased.

A garden takes work

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Sowbhagya and Mahesh cleared up the garden, roofs and drain.

Our garden provides enjoyment.

I’m sitting out in it now awaiting someone from the MCC to take away the waste.

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It’s not only for sitting out.

It’s also provided hundreds of Mangoes for friends, family and neighbours (plus squirrels, birds including parakeets, and fruit bats) to share.

There’s still the later fruit smashing into the ground around me now. — They were too high to reach and crop.

We already know the MCC horticultural department and the commissioner from our partnership to creating Manjula’s memorial garden (see below).

We hope they can pick it up. We don’t want to see more waste dumped by the roadside.

Longer road

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Go on stick it up him.

Maïlis, Sowbhagya, and Tilak. —- Let loose on the roof — gathering the Mangoes.

Just a part of today’s crop.

They can’t get enough.

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And next …. Variety counts.

I’ve lost count, how many I’ve had today.