yesterday.. 'kaa kaa' in our trees enjoyed a piece of omlette.. his/her kaag tihar treat from me...
this morning it was difficult trying to get munu and kutu in one spot... munu kept slinking away (very unusual for her to be disturbed by the firecrackers).. so we bullied kutu into getting the tika, tel and mala first...
was not easy.. tulasa was there to hold him tight all along...
munu appeared for a little while.. and then slipped away again....
a bit of counselling for kutu.. reminding him it is HIS day!!!
munu reappears.. while kutu's already done and munching on his chicken bratwurst!
with a lot of stern words and a bit of muscle, munu stays on.. panting!!!
akash hugs her.. while i do the rituals with the tika, tel and mala
finally she feels comfortable enough to eat her bhaag
missed annochh who it seems probably set the calm trend for the other two dogs last year... here is his picture from the tihar blog last year
munu.. desperate to bound downstairs...
baba tries to get the two dogs together for a photo... first starting by coaxing kutu to put his best profile forward...
a near impossible task getting the two jitterbugs together for more than two seconds...
ahhh.. off with the garland, a slightly calmer munu seems to be saying.. part of her garland is above her on the steps...
.. and the rest strewn all over the staircase...
kutu, meanwhile, has his quite intact...
a lot of mala being sold, already strung , or in the process of being strung from shops..in and around our neighbourhood.. bagh bajar, putali sadak and darbar marga.. this is over the tukucha bridge in bagh pazar...
these following pix from putali sadak
and now durbar marga.... where some shops were decked up more than others
our very own indian idol prashant tamang woos us from the walls at ratna park as we drive into...
...bagh bajar...
... with its jumble of wires and garlands
pakku dropped by from the clinic to pick up some sel...
... meanwhile kutu catches up on his nap before the onslaught of the nighttime patakas
a little bit of tihar lights in our house too.. outside...
... and inside the pooja kotha...
after the pooja mami wanted to have a picture with the two of us
akash, tulasa and saraswati ( who's dropped by from pahad) waiting for he bhailo to start
srijana cuddles up with muwa.. also waiting for the fun to begin...
then just before amar and his family head for home.. we all bhattyaoed "bhailini aayin aangana"... akash taking the lead first..
...with muwa and baba...
the two scrambled to get some sida for us...
some ashirbachan from mami after getting the bhailo from baba
the rest of us were not satisfied and tried to lure more paisa bhattyaoing even more.. and tulasa and her daughter even breaking into a dance...
.. this years there seemed to be more lights everywhere....
and despite the ban.. still a lot of patakas.. scaring the wits out of the dogs.. here baba is trying to coax kutu to get out of the room...
.. but he sits tentatively by the door.. his ears cocked up picking up even really distant pataka sounds... (munu meanwhile has gone to bed.. like a good girl)
the fear indicator.. the hidden tail...
and trying to get into a corner.. anywhere...
.. and as i type this.. while the patakas are bursting away outside, kutu (who refused to go down today) is at my door (which i had to bolt shut becuse he's learnt how to nudge it open), scratching and whining.. good nite!!!
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