It was already six thirty and everyone was waiting in the living room except the young girls who were busy in getting ready for the Shiva katha. It was like this every year. Every year after the Shivaratri there is a high chance of the young girls getting married into good family because of lord Shiva's blessings.
"Hima! How much time will you take for getting ready come down girl" Chandra called her step daughter loudly startling everyone with her loud voice.
Hima along with Gaurika and Pallavi came down dressed beautifully in half sarees and minimal jewellery from upstairs making everyone smile at their glowing and happy faces.
"You all look so beautiful memsaab. Let me take dishti so no evil eye could reach you" saying Malli bought a big pumpkin with a lit cuprum on it and did rounds to the three girls before going out and throwing it in a corner.
Suri noticed that Siva is missing and asked "Where is Siva mam?"
"We didn't see her since afternoon so we thought she's down here" Hima looked around.
"Your friend is not even punctual. I don't understand how she can do her job well" Chandra mocked.
"You should think before giving someone lecture about punctuality Mrs.Shekar" Siva sarcastically said making everyone turn in the direction of the voice to see Siva coming out of the kitchen holding a tray of bowls.
Siva walked into the living room explaining "Since we can't have heavy food items until the katha is done I bought fruit salad" and handed the bowls to everyone.
"That's so thoughtful of you Siva. Grandpa has to eat and take his medicines too" Rudra said making Siva smile and hand the pills and water glass to VR.
VR silently took his pills and handed the empty bowl to Malli. Once everyone had their little snack they took cars to the temple which is beside the lake joining the Kali temple on the other side of the lake.
The highlight of the temple is the big Sivalingam at the edge of the temple and the temple's architecture and it's open space for many poojas and homams.The whole temple is decorated with garlands and diyas everywhere. Everyone sat at the open space and one of the poojaris wore a garland and came onto the small dias where the mike is set up.
He sat infront of the mike and and prayed before opening his eyes and tapped the mike twice making everyone settle down and the royal family joined everyone like commoners sitting between them.
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