Continuing from the last post, here is a photo slide show of Onasadya in the Staff Canteen.
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Onam Festival at Cardamom County: Onasadya
Continuing from the last post, here is a photo slide show of Onasadya in the All Spice Restaurant.
Onam Festival at Cardamom County
As Amie and other contributors mentioned in their posts, the Harvest Festival and the time of giving thanks has come to Kerala and to Cardamom County. I had the great opportunity to be on property and experience the colorful festival of Onam. Being part of both guest and staff, I could see all aspects of the event: from preparation to the final event. Onam is a ten day festival as Amie’s post explains, but the most important day of Onam is the 9th day, which is oddly called “First Onam” because that is the day that King Mahabali actually descends to Kerala. But any day of Onam seems like the Keralites’ spirits were soaring. All the staff at Cardamom County have great warm and happy smiles but during this festival season it felt like their warmth was doubled.
Thevara, So Five Minutes Ago
Thevara, Thanksgiving
Kerala’s Finest
Thevara, Morning Walk
In Mumbai Traffic
For anyone who has lived in a great city with street-level public transit the experience is familiar: traffic is a lullaby; snooze; random awakening; the window frames something that seems important. There are plenty of visual reasons to take a bus, for residents as well as visitors. This view was taken from such a window in Mumbai a few days ago, at a place that evoked a strong memory. Neither was it 5th Avenue at 60-something Street, nor was that Central Park behind the wall. But it was, for a moment. For one particular person. A madeleine, of sorts?
Just a moment later, before the cab started moving again:
Water Harvesting & Accumulated Wisdom
As Gourvjit pointed out in an early post, Cardamom County is in the process of revamping its water management systems. The search is still on for learning resources. Besides an accent and wit that are mesmerizing, this man’s stories and visual accompaniments are stunning. Learning is sometimes a simple matter of respecting elders. Especially those who are so at ease on a stage as big as this one.
Organikos 
