Pongal

Our heartiest good wishes to Aishwarya (and all others of the family) on the occasion of Pongal. We enjoyed the Sunday lunch (co-hosted by KN/Rukku and ourselves) when some of you were with us. Wish you all could have stayed a bit longer, as Ramu says.
I took a few pictures and shall post them very soon. I have to cull out the not-so-good ones and edit a few and I am feeling too lazy righ now!
Pongal also marks the dawn of a new year, as declared by our government. Some TV channels show people speaking about their long-cherished desire having been realised! Funny I never knew about it. When will the government announce the name for the era and the names of various years?