An IITM classmate of mine was marrying another IITM classmate. To attend this function, I left along with another IITM classmate of mine, Josh to Palakkad on Saturday night.
Dinner that night was at this place Sukh Sagar, near Majestic. Strong unlimited Gujju grub, but we weren't able to do justice to the 105 bucks price tag.
We were travelling by a Volvo. From Karnataka to Kerala run by the Karnataka government, but showed a Tam movie.
It was an inter-caste marriage, the boy, a Thenkalai Iyengar marrying a Nair much against his parents wishes. So their side just had to turn up like guests. And the groom was the chief guest and just had to go up the dias and collect his memento.
The wedding was really short, cinema style. Two thalis and a couple of chains and the marriage was deemed over and the photo sessions started. For some reason, immediately after the marriage, the nadaswara goshti played "Varaha Nadikara Oram" from Sangamam, a cup movie with awesome music.
Somehow looking at a close friend, someone of your own age getting married, the prospect does seem a little scary.
Food was by one Hari Iyer, the son of Venkatesha Iyer. The servers were totally at odds with the ones in my imagination, based on a cook from a cook-gramam near Palakkad, Kameswaran. And the first thing that came to mind when sambar was being served was "meen".(fish) Food wasn't that great, but the pal payasam was super.
Crash followed thulp and soon it was time for the return bus. This journey seemed totally interminable and a major pain in the back side, taking 12 hours to complete the 400 kms in question. A couple of good parottas after the ghat section in the Veerappan area was the only relishable aspect. An hour long stop at Coimbatore, and after a lot of snore, I reached home safe and sore.
Dinner that night was at this place Sukh Sagar, near Majestic. Strong unlimited Gujju grub, but we weren't able to do justice to the 105 bucks price tag.
We were travelling by a Volvo. From Karnataka to Kerala run by the Karnataka government, but showed a Tam movie.
It was an inter-caste marriage, the boy, a Thenkalai Iyengar marrying a Nair much against his parents wishes. So their side just had to turn up like guests. And the groom was the chief guest and just had to go up the dias and collect his memento.
The wedding was really short, cinema style. Two thalis and a couple of chains and the marriage was deemed over and the photo sessions started. For some reason, immediately after the marriage, the nadaswara goshti played "Varaha Nadikara Oram" from Sangamam, a cup movie with awesome music.
Somehow looking at a close friend, someone of your own age getting married, the prospect does seem a little scary.
Food was by one Hari Iyer, the son of Venkatesha Iyer. The servers were totally at odds with the ones in my imagination, based on a cook from a cook-gramam near Palakkad, Kameswaran. And the first thing that came to mind when sambar was being served was "meen".(fish) Food wasn't that great, but the pal payasam was super.
Crash followed thulp and soon it was time for the return bus. This journey seemed totally interminable and a major pain in the back side, taking 12 hours to complete the 400 kms in question. A couple of good parottas after the ghat section in the Veerappan area was the only relishable aspect. An hour long stop at Coimbatore, and after a lot of snore, I reached home safe and sore.
11 comments:
Same age marriage? Only in those cases boys end up marrying early!
Venumna you can also get married :p
cook-gramam near Palakkad, Kameswaran. And the first thing that came to mind when sambar was being served was "meen".(fish)
:))
so did the groom's family turn up? how many of them? and i didn't get the memento bit!
but wait, in an inter-city marriage, even if it is same caste, groom's family are usually like guests only da. just turn up and put rituals and grub and fight and go. they host only a reception back home!
and an iyer cook at a nair-iyengar wedding is funny!
the prospect does seem a little scary
haha. u bet it is :P
I felt the same way, when one of my class mates got married, just abt 2 weeks ago...eventhough it is common for girls to marry early!
Meen joke...expected from you...the ending is nice :P How are you feeling now?
pal payasam was too good!
@Naren
I am in no hurry at all.
@Gadha
Unavoidable da. :-)
@Wimp
It was 300 against a million. :-)
Memento = something given to the chief guest. The marriage was so short that it felt like Ramji was called up on the stage and given a gift.
In this case, no reception back home also.
@Ram
Ofcourse.
@Mayura
One night of good sleep, and I am fine.
@Sri
Yes. Unfortunately we drank it only at the end.
Dei anyone else from IITM as guests apart from Josh ans you?
@anonymous:
Romba kashta pattuta :P
@Rajeev: CCP la oru kashtamum ila! :P
Palakkad district is a all seasons tourist destination
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- The name Palakkad and how it was derived
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- Hyder Ali fort in palakkad built in the late 1770s
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