I was born on Buddha Purnima or Buddha’s Day (if only I had any of that ‘enlightening’ streak though). After a long time, my Birthday date and Buddha Purnima were just a couple of days apart. That means … double party …more food!! :D.
My Mom still believes in celebrating birthdays based on Moon or Star positions (I have no idea what logic she uses to derive that). Every year, the first full moon of May would remind her of laadli badi beti’s birthday, but then she would forget to wish on the actual date. This has kind of become a ritual now. I call her up, talk about everything under the sun and just before saying bye would tell her – Abb to wish kardo, birthday hai mera ๐
My Mom still believes in celebrating birthdays based on Moon or Star positions (I have no idea what logic she uses to derive that). Every year, the first full moon of May would remind her of laadli badi beti’s birthday, but then she would forget to wish on the actual date. This has kind of become a ritual now. I call her up, talk about everything under the sun and just before saying bye would tell her – Abb to wish kardo, birthday hai mera ๐
This year is no different. And since I have disabled birthday notification on Facebook, I am for sure the recipient of world’s largest belated birthday wishes ๐
Roh, my adorable friend wished me with this sweet little birthday video. I can’t help but smile everytime I watch it (which I had been quite doing a lot). Thank you so much ๐
Thanks to a random typo, my nick name ‘Raji’ changed to ‘Baji’, and that’s what they call me now!!
I spent Buddha Purnima day at Nan Tien Buddhist Temple. Always love sitting inside the main temple, admiring at the walls covered with over ten thousand small Buddha statue. Yes, it is quite a sight. Since photography is not allowed inside, here’s a picture from the temple’s website ๐
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| Source – Nan Tien Temple |
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| The walls are decorated with thousands of statues of Buddha Source – RC NET |
What’s a Birthday without food and cake… and more food. I seriously need to get on the mat and do some Muffintop Massacre workout. Whatever I ate is spilling out of my Jeans now ๐
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| Spaghetti Marinara, Calabrese, Cosmopolitan Drink, Tiramisu Dinner Date at an Italian restaurant, Rhodes |
Happy Birthday Raji.
Jumbo birthday! Belated birthday wishes Rajlakshmi ๐
Belated birthday, Rajlakshmi. Like your name, you are an enlightened soul:)
Haha i also loved the video. My star bday clashes with krishna jayanthi! ๐
What fun!! Belated Happy birthday Baji! ๐ I like this nickname! ๐
Belated Happy Birthday Raj! And the pictures are a delight.. specially for someone who is trying to be on a "strict diet"..
Cheers
Belated birthday wishes. Ab toh wish kardo, birthday hai mera AND too much yoga can make you hot – EPIC! ๐
Happy birthday! The pictures from the temple are fantastic.
Belated Happy Birthday!! You had a good one and here's wishing you an even awesome year. Cute video Baji ๐
Looks like you had a wonderful time, girl..Wish you a wonderful year ahead ๐