Saturday, July 26, 2008

What people do on their birthdays

A tradition in India is to celebrate one's birthday by feeding the less fortunate. Indians often donate rations (rice, dahl, etc.), or money for meals, to orphanges on their birthdays.

Last week, one of the rickshaw drivers in Mysore brought his mother to Karunya Mane on her birthday, as she expressed the desire to celebrate her day by giving our kids cake and other goodies. He brought his son and wife, along with his mom and dad.


Cutting the cake


Vishnu and Darshan "helping" to cut the cake


Manikanta showing off his two (!) pieces of cake


Our little Shirley tried to get in on the fun