Wordless Wednesday-Finger Food

Finger Food!

Sending this to Wordless Wednesday.

Teaser Tuesdays-The Immortals of Meluha

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

I am currently reading "The Immortals of Meluha" by Amish.Its a lovely read. My teasers from page 272

'I am Neelkanth!' 
All the soldiers looked up at the destroyer of evil mesmerised.

The source of true knowledge

Well the moon has visited the Pushya or Poosam constellation known as Delta Cancri in English today.It also happens to be a Thursday .This combination and occurrence is considered auspicious.This is also the right time to appease the Lord of all knowledge Dakshinamoorthy.He is an aspect of Lord Shiva ,a personification of knowledge.He is dispeller of ignorance and bestower of wisdom.He sits facing the south under the banyan tree with a jnana mudra.It was a pleasure to watch the abhishegam and archanai after understanding the nuances of his being.Salutations to this divine exponent.

The fount of true knowledge



         After the pooja we had konda kadalai and panchamritham as prasad.   

An unforgettable saturday home tour.

While checking out options for our new home,we chanced up on this shop called Aadhi Arts at Teynampet.The store boasts of  beauties of the wooden kind.Such class.They deal in antique and colonial furniture and also reproductions in Burma Teak and Rose wood.The store owner Mr.Prabhakaran Sambandam is a very friendly and approachable person.He can enlighten you about any query you have on antiques.Apart from his business,photography is his main passion.He has such multifarious interest's I'm yet to find out more!Well last weekend he was very benevolent towards us.We just showed up at his store and without much ado we landed up at his home for a home tour.How cool is that.Check out some of the pictures I clicked. 

Home is where the heart is.I love these antique columns.It lends a unique charm to a home.

What an elegant door.The frames are made of teak wood and the main door made of rosewood.This is in the first floor which leads to the antique pillar in the first pic. 

                                

Another lovely door.This is the entrance to his architect daughter Harinee's room on the second floor.

Harinee's gorgeous study,with a nice lived in feel to it.

A four poster bed fit for a princess.

A fabulous rosewood cabinet.

An antique chest of drawers.

There were so many other things to be photographed like antique Tanjore paintings and panels and so many other artefact's .It will surely deserve another post.It is splendid indeed to wake up to these timeless beauties.I was too overwhelmed by the lovely home and the hospitality shown,I wish I could have taken better pictures.Thank you for making our evening so cherishable.

Of course I'm sending this to Patty's party , Kims Party,The Shabby chic cottage, Time travel Thursday,Vintage Thingie Thursday,Im lovin it Fridays

Grand sweets anna nagar

Think Chennai.Think Grand.Grand Sweets has become synonymous with every thing Chennai.Chennaite's at some point in their lives have savoured their offerings. They are famous for their sweets,savouries,podis and pickles.Now Chennaites throng their corridors for their yummy tiffin.At any given point,one can always spot a long queue of people frenetically placing orders.Check out the moments that defined my visit.The decor is also very traditional.I love the ambiance here.



Traditional thoon adorning the entrance



A hanging Lakshmi Vilakku



yummy adais getting ready



Soft polis waiting to be devoured



Rava idlis waiting to be steamed



Onion rava dosa waiting for the onion shower



Davaras and tumblers waiting to be filled with Madras Filter coffee

Madras Filter coffee is simply outstanding here

    Perfect for Sunday evening tiffin outing.