The Trip to India - Upanayanam and Marriage

March 12th, 2005 admin

This time the trip to India (left Raleigh on Jan 31st 2005 and returned on Feb 25th 2005), was hectic. It usually is, but this time was the big occasion. I was getting married. Kavita and I “tied the knot” on February 13th, 2005. The wedding was in Visakhapatnam. I met a lot of friends and relatives during this short trip. The days were filled with so much activity that the month just flew by. The trip started with a few days stay in Chennai, where I landed first in India. I stayed with my friend, Srinivasan Ramani’s parents. I had to get my US Visa renewed at the US Consulate in Chennai. It was great to meet Srini’s and Shyamala’s (Srini’s wife) families. I reached Vizag (as Visakhapatnam is called) on Feb 4th. Feb 10th was my Upanayanam (thread ceremony signifying the start of a young boy’s formal education). There were functions, pujas, lunches and dinners on a grand scale almost throughout the week. On 13th was the wedding, followed by my visit to Kavita’s place for a couple of days. Finally we were able to squeeze in a 3 day trip to the state of Orissa where we went to the tourist towns of Puri and Konark.

The pictures of this trip are here.

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