The Trip to India - Upanayanam and Marriage

March 12th, 2005 admin Posted in Events, Family |

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.