Trip to my grandparents' place

On the 27th of December, I started for Kakinada in a train, to visit my paternal grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins of course -- all of them arriving for a huge celebration. My grandparents' three children (including my father of course) hosted a function to celebrate the golden jubilee (50th) marriage anniversary of my grandparents and also the diamond jubilee (75th) of my grandfather. This memorable trip also is probably my last large gathering before I am off to US for under-graduation.

Actual function was on 30th December (photos have not arrived yet)
Function at my grandparents' spiritual institute (Brahmakumari) was on 31st December

Detailed account of all activities will be added later

Photos of function at grandparents' spiritual institute:

Walking toward the institute

Institute head giving a speech

Crowning ceremony of grandparents

The crowd at the institue

Garland ceremony of grandparents

Cutting cake with all the grandchildren present

Lunch after function completed

Photos of a short trip to Mada forest at Coringa after function on 31st

Wooden walkways (to Neverland??)

The Tulyabhaga river

The Tulyabhaga river

At the pier, whole family picture

Another family picture

...And another family picture (messy indeed)

Discussing (or arguing?) whether 'the river' is a river
or backwater

To the left and to the right, go all cousins

Hurray!!! for what?

Another family picture

Another family picture

Guess who is the monkey

My parents at the pier

Exhausted after walking around the forest (or just lazy?)

Just before leaving the forest, one final family picture

-Suhas

03/01/2017