06-14-2008, 05:56 AM
About 80% of may rather vast army of cousins are medical Dr. One PhD (me), one IIM, one Chartered Accountant. More than half of fathers and mom's siblings med Dr or PhD. Fathers father was med Dr. mom's father was Prof. Though I seem to be the only one deeply interested in the topics we discuss on IF.
We are shaiva, every Monday dad does not eat anything except fruits and milk. Takes bath in evening and then bel leaves to Shiva. I do not remember any exceptions. We are on the list of "keepers" sort of for one of the big temples in Goa. Ganesh chaturthi (5 days I think) in our native house in Goa, every yr.
I was told that we were allowed to eat fish once we had migrated to Goa, whenever that was, and are Gaud Saraswat Bramhin. My thread ceremony was done with due ritual in our native house, as for all cousins. I personally have a fascination for Shiva and try to read up on my roots: Kashmir Shaivism, and Swami Laxmanjoo who is considered the greatest pratitioner/adept at this path...
We are shaiva, every Monday dad does not eat anything except fruits and milk. Takes bath in evening and then bel leaves to Shiva. I do not remember any exceptions. We are on the list of "keepers" sort of for one of the big temples in Goa. Ganesh chaturthi (5 days I think) in our native house in Goa, every yr.
I was told that we were allowed to eat fish once we had migrated to Goa, whenever that was, and are Gaud Saraswat Bramhin. My thread ceremony was done with due ritual in our native house, as for all cousins. I personally have a fascination for Shiva and try to read up on my roots: Kashmir Shaivism, and Swami Laxmanjoo who is considered the greatest pratitioner/adept at this path...