John and I were invited
to join in an
ONAM FESTIVAL LUNCHEON
with a group of his co-workers!
What exactly is an Onam Festival?
I had to Google it -- and this is what I found:
(Scroll below to see the link.)
John put on his Kurta
with only shorts on underneath!
(Oh how I wish I remembered to take a full length picture.)
We all patiently waited for our
TWENTY-SOMETHING
course lunch to be prepared!
Some delicious appetizers were brought to the table.
Goodness knows we didn't want
to starve before
the main course(s) appeared!
They finally arrived....
piles and piles of different vegetable dishes
beautifully displayed on a banana leaf.
We were very hungry....can you tell?
We took some photos while waiting for everyone's
plate to arrive!
And then we were told we were to
EAT WITH OUR FINGERS!
What? Where's my fork?
It didn't take long for us to master it!
(It's surprising how quickly you learn when you are starving!)
Ah, what a wonderful way to celebrate
ONAM....
wonderful food, delightful conversation, and
GREAT FRIENDS!
Thanks so much to our wonderful hostess!
We certainly enjoyed
CELEBRATING (and learning about) ONAM
with you!
