Dark clouds with sun playing hide and seek in between them, puddles on the streets, smell of firewood, sound of the rain water, brick houses ....remind of South Canara. Suddenly today, miles away in Toronto, sitting in the subway, when it rained and I came across a green patch, and the smell of firewood ,reminded me of my family's place of origin, Udupi.
Some associations and memories - Udupi:
Udupi Shree Krishna, Kuthpadi, Narsimha Swamy temple at my ancestral house, Malpe beach, Gadbad ice cream, the bus ride to Manipal, smell of firewood, piping hot rasam, sound of rain water, Aane Gudde, Mookambika trips, banana chips made in coconut oil, chaklis, jackfruit - chips and vegetable/jeev gujje (never liked the fruit), long beans/alsande, banana leaf-meals, long walks exploring Kuthpadi and and greeting people in konkani/amchigele and kannada. ....... a different kind of a paradise on earth.
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