Yeh tera Ghar, Yeh Mera Ghar

We had the house warming/ heating ( with all the smoke and holy fire) ceremony - Grihapravesh today. Sans Navy's parents ( who are in Boston) it was rather incomplete, but my paati and parents were there to wish us well.

Anush was the second "lady" holding the aarti along with my mom for want of anyone else. She took to the role rather hesitantly but did it well.

She joined us in doing namaskaram each time we did.

She insisted on wearing a garland as well and had a fun time.

Cool to note that spilling kumkum is auspicious - so I was told when that happened. How so , I wonder....

Now the quest for a new name for this home begins-
The first flat was called Varnam. We could call this Varanam to include Anushka's initial
Dakshin/ Dakshini/ Dakshina ( to cue the South Indian amalgam that both our families are)- only problem with the latter is that they sound like eateries

Srishti or South end ( mine and Navy's ideas respectively)