I would like to wish every one of my MaLayAlam friends a happy and prosperous ONam festival.


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We can no longer have very large "viLakku"s or lamps at home, because polisihing them and maintaining them are quite a chore; but at least in wedding halls or kalyana mantapas, we still have large and beautiful lamps, lit with wicks and oil, and burning brightly.

Here's one of them:


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Deepavali (meaning, Array of Lights) , the festival of lights, is nearly here...today is Wednesday and it falls on Saturday. The preparations are beginning, though...and since I got out my brass lamps and cleaned and polished them, (using tamarind -- and soap powder) I thought I would share my  "vilakku"s (viLakku)  with all of you ( Read more... )