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     Namaskar!       Today (Aug 17) is the first day of Chingam month (Malayali calander month). From today, all the auspicious functions like marriage ceremonies, etc would be started in Kerala which were prohibited in the previous malayali month Karkidakam. Karkidakam, the monsoon month, is considered good for taking ayurvedic healing therepies, massages, reading Ramayana, etc but not for auspicous functions or starting new events.           I had already introduced you all with the 'Malayali calander' and its months, especially Karkidakam and Chingam (Onam month) in my previous post / " Monsoon in   Kerala "  written last year. So, today, when I came across an article, published in 'The Hindu' newspaper (Aug 17, 2026, Kochi edition), I thought of sharing it with you all. You can read it  by clicking on the image. The article is regarding the beginning of Malayali new year, 'Chingam', the first month of Malayal...

               After   h earing the  shocking news of Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation theft and earlier gold theft from Sabarimala temple, I really feel the need of a proper well-managed organizational structure at national level (not necessarily govt controlled) to collect the donation money of temples and properly utilize it in building schools that could provide good cultural, moral and religious values to the students.          Especially, at such a time when selfishness in people is so high that they can even kill their life partners to fulfill their selfish motives, one has to think as to where the modern education is lacking. News regarding d eath cases of Twisha Sharma in Indore, Ketan Agarwal in Pune, Raja Raghuvanshi in Shillong and many more such cases from different part of our country in recent past prove the growing level of inhumanity among people in India, the l and where devoted women like 'Savitri ...

                So far, not only have we seen the beautiful sea beaches (read " my  Varkala  trip ") but also have witnessed the picturesque beauty of the mountains (read "my  Munnar  trip ") of Kerala. So, now we planned to explore the forests of Kerala by visiting Thekkady.          In December end (year 2025), when I asked my husband Neeraj to visit somewhere nearby as my 02 Casual leaves were going to lapse in the year end, he denied for the plan saying that in the quarter end he would be busier than usual. However, he told me to make a plan in the 4th week of January 2026 as there were 3 continous holidays (Saturday, Sunday and Republic day). As I knew that more than exploring the new place, Neeraj would be more interested in exploring the luxuries of the hotel as always, I decided to book "Niraamaya", a famous luxury hotel chain of South India in "Thekkady, Kerala" from January 24-26, 2026. "Nira...