We kept to amma's wishes and did not have 31days of prayers. Instead we did her final prayers on the 8th. day, which fell on Tuesday, 26th. March, 2013. It was the day when all her favourite food was presented to her. It is believed that the soul will visit on that night and eat to their heart's content. The customary vegetables were cooked and the grandchildren had the task of coming up with a list of all her favourite food. It took them sometime to compile the list because although amma never ate meat she made up for it by having a sweet tooth.
I am going to try to list out what I can remember.
curry mee ABC durian Hokkien mee ice cream toffee chocolate
sour plum appam curry puff kolakattai rojak pulut pukkai
ginger beer cranberries kesari cincau drink orange juice
soya bean drink mamak mee yogurt
I remember the tray laden full with all her favourites. In fact it was at the junction for a few days before it was all cleared away. Hope you did visit that night Amma. You would have loved every single thing that your grandchildren loving prepared.
Shanker's masterpiece lovingly created for his Periamma.
Shanker, Dharan and Sashi sponsored the flowers.
The trays of her favourite food.
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