WELCOME TO THE BLOGSPOT ON VYNI PADATH HOUSE - created for the first time despite the existence of this household for more than a century. The uniqueness of this household is that it still retains age-old traditions, practices and norms handed over by the late Narayanan Nair and Narayani Amma pertaining to Sabarimala Sree Ayappan worship. The late Narayanan Nair was a foremost Gurusamy in his heydays and has a cadre of assistants who till today take devotees up the Sabarimala. Notably among the treasured practice , is the rendition of the udukkan pattu - the unfoldment of the Ayappan's life history to the accompaniment of the sound from the udukku (muscal instrument). The singing of the udukkan pattu is fast phasing out with time ..........SWAMIYA SARANAM AYAPPA.

SOME MEMORABLE PHOTOS FROM MALAYSIA

Our humble house where my parents lived, I got married and Ashwini was born.
A farewell lunch for me and a fellow colleague reported in the local newspaper
Mr.Appukuttan Nair's favourite grandchild. He called her "Ommana"not Ashwini. Both could talk for hours with one another. He was her playmate as she grew up. Until the day he passed away he remembered her name well.


Mr.Appukuttan Nair and Mrs.Naniammah in the 1978
Swamiji putting the mala for Madawan at Varkala

Madawan Nair as a College Administrator and Lecturer

Ashwini- Appukuttan Nair's favourite grandchild
Madawan being conferred the Masters in Law (LLM) degree at National University of Malaysia
Ananthi during her college days
Mr.Appukuttan Nair with Ananthi's father (Appuni Nair) posing in front of my first car (Toyota Corolla 1.3)
Atop Karimala in 1997. I am on the left with my friend Muthu on the right
During the Sabrarimala yatra times
Going up the steps to Pampa Ganapathi kshtram at Sabarimala
Sitting near the Varkala Beach
Ashwini with me during her school vacation
A gift for me on my retirement day
As a school administrator (seated 4th from the right)
That's me and my father. He was strict and always used to wear my shirts.He would say that I was his closest friend.
All 3 of us up in the cable- car at the Genting Highlands in Malaysia.
It was a scary experience as the cable-car slided along the cable.
Ashwini in good mood looking for food to eat
1977-The Bachelor of Economics & Administration degree from the H.M Queen of Malaysia
In 1978, Madawan was conferred the Post Graduate Diploma in Education with Honours. He completed both the qualifications under the Federal Government Scholarship.


Arattu pooja at Pampa in Sabarimala
Janarthana kshtram at Varkala,Kerala
Madawan with the Chief Minister of the State at college
View from inside the car of Ashwini's College entrance at INTI
At the International Islamic University - 1994
A sunset at Port Dickson, a beach-side about 30 km from my house
Ananthi's car at the students' campsite near  the beach NCH5190
Ananthi's students playing near a speed-boat at the beach
Ananthi the Camp-Commandant at the campsite
A beautiful silhouette shot  of an old man against the moving waters - reminds me of my father
Another high resolution shot of the sea - you can clearly see the ripples on the water clearly
The size of a ripening jack-fruit (chakka) near the beachfront in Malaysia
Both of us some 20 years ago  photo taken on the wedding day