dada is 82

today is kushey aunsi, babu ko mookh herney din (father's day) and coincidentally dada's 82nd birthday too.. so we headed for patan in the morning with goodies. deviji was very alert and in high spirits today. pictures also include dada's visit to bagh bazar in the evening to do darshan and take aashirbaad from muwa.

dada wearing the garland sent by muwa...

baba and dipudaju with sandaji's delhi college day friend 'purdy' behind a table laden with ever increasing goodies...

... deviji a bit bewildered initially...

... and then bursting into laughter...

... hemudaju joins the group...

...didi bhai...

...dada holds a captive audience that include hinudidi and rumudidi...

... the audience increases...

... the view from from above...

phupu bhadaa

...two phupus and bhadaa...

...three phupus...

...didi bahini...

nanu, rumu didi and hinudidi with the three aunts...

daji's blackberry picture of me taking a picture of the cousins...

... before i also joined the group...

...nanu's present for her mama...

...the hep octagenarian...

... in the evening dada came to bagh bazar when muwa greeted him with tika...

... and then mami came up with her present for dada...

before settling down for some guff...

... and more guff....

... happy bud-day , dada!!!