The day before Ganapati is celebrated as Gauri Puja or "Tayi" in amchi lingo. This is the day Gauri (Ganapati's mother) arrives home. The married ladies of the house also offer "vayn" which is then offered to elderly married ladies. Quite a lady affair I say.
As per tradition, the first "vayn" for the lady is at her parents place or wherever her parents celebrate Ganapati. Since Gokak is where Snehal's folks come every year, we followed suit.
Snehal & me performed the puja and later Snehal offered the "vayn". The first "vayn" is offered to Gauri, the next to the panditji & the third to the husband followed by elder ladies. And needless to say, the new bride gets gifts in return for the first "vayn"
We had a sumptuous lunch which was followed by a nice long siesta.
I spent the later half of the evening taking a walk on the terrace and having some lovely tea, which is sourced from Bangalore. I must try and get some of that.
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