Today was Gowri Habba, i.e. the day Goddess Gowri aka Parvati, is worshipped. Here’s the wiki page for the festival. Gowri is the mother of Lord Ganesha, and the festivals of Gowri and Ganesha are celebrated on consecutive days. Ganesh Chuturthi or Ganesha Habba (habba in Kannada means festival) is celebrated across the length and breadth of India (and by expats abroad!), while Gowri habba is more prevalent in the southern part of India.
Gowri Habba
August 24, 2017
A visit to Lake Roxen, with the wife
August 24, 2017
The wife arrived here, late on the 21st of August, and I’d been thinking of taking her to the Lake Roxen ever since. Yesterday, the weather wasn’t too warm, but it was bright enough. She hadn’t ridden a bike in several years, and was concerned about gears as she’d never ridden a bike with gears, but I told her that the day’s ride was the perfect opportunity to get used to them, so off we went!