Ganapati Bappa Morya

Since the idol would be brought home only by around 11 am, we decided to drive down to see Gokak Falls. We took the new Swift and drove about 10 kms.

Though there was quite a bit of water, the falls were far from full. Most photos of the falls are quite amazing but I guess they are during monsoon season. We walked on the suspension bridge which is maintained by Forbes Gokak. Its quite a joy to walk on the bridge, especially when there are quite a few on it. It shakes & moves as you walk. Our guide was Dhruv, who lives in Gokak and is related to Snehal. He gave us a lot of information as we drove & walked and was good fun to be with.

We got back well in time for the Ganapati Puja. The Ganapati puja was followed by a "gana hom" which is a fairly long puja.

The entire hospital staff is invited for lunch on Ganapati day, which is a really nice gesture by Snehal's uncle/cousin. The lunch spread was amazing and there was no alternative but to catch about 80 winks. Snehal finshed her lunch much after me and grabbed a short nap.

There was evening aarti which was good fun. Snehal's niece Anoushka, was great company all through the holiday and was quite excited during the aarti and was a volunteer for the music accompaniments for the aarti, along with her brother Rahul.

We ended the day with a light dinner