The festival at the temple is going on really well. The Kacheri that follows the procession is awesome. We were preparing the rolls for the foodstall and helped with the palakaram(sweets as well. It is so nice to meet and spend time with all these people.

The thing that irritates me is that when the pooja is going on, people talk...idle talk. I mean, yeah it is a social place but, couldn't u talk outside? Oh No! They will talk inside the temple, when the pooja is going on and these people always seem to be standing next to you! WHY????? Don't they realize that they just might be disturbing others? My policy that that I don't talk when inside the temple, espcially when the pooja is happening or I am praying. Yesterday my friend who didn't know that, walked up to me and started talking, I was answering in nods and shakes and 'hmms', that she asked me if I was on a mouna viradham (not speaking for the day). I just smiled and said no and left it at that . and then came home and explained it away in a mail since I did not see her after we met in the temple. she totally understood..unlike some people who seem to think I am arrogant! Ha!