It is quite a disgrace that we have not yet written about Sandeep’s 25th birthday, which fell as far back as February 25! How time flies…I am trying to make it up to him now with some photos and a small report.
The truth is that he was frantically busy finding a venue for his wedding, and also organize all that goes with a beautiful wedding celebration. So we were in his hometown of Nizamabad on the day, and it was lovely for his family to spend time with him on his special day. Freya and Soumya made birthday cards for him the night before.
Soumya did a sweet little puja to her brother in the morning which included an oil rub, and Freya and I honored him with a traditional shawl presentation. Freya got to share his kumkum with him…
While Sandeep was busy organizing so many wedding related things, we were invited to a wedding of Sandeep’s mothers colleague. It was a very traditional South Indian wedding (of course), and it did put Freya and I into the mood for weddings! At the end of the ceremony the bride and groom poured large quantities of rice, and colored styrofoam balls on each others heads, which was very lovely and joyful. We got to go with Sandeep and give our best wishes to the happy couple.
I was getting into quite an embroidery frenzy while we were in Nizamabad, as everyone was busy, and Soumya kindly taught Freya a really lovely dance item on Shri Ganesha, even though she was busy preparing for her year 11 exams. Sandeep’s mum took me to a wonderful shop which sold amazing beads, sequins, and embroidered sari borders- and it got me even more inspired. Here is an example of a beautiful dress a neighbour had embroidered after getting inspiration from Sandeep’s mother.
We had the most beautiful home cooked food prepared by Sandeep’s mother, and the celebration was not complete without a visit to the famous ice-cream parlour which makes the best fruit salad with custard and ice cream, unmatched anywhere! We hope Sandeep enjoyed his birthday, even if it was busy for him. But we know for sure he LOVED the ice cream!
We wish Sandeep every blessing for the year ahead, which we know is going to be very great and life changing for him, as he enter the new phase of married life! We know all his birthdays will only get better from now on, and we hope that we may somehow be able to celebrate more of them with him in the future!