Ganapati Bappa Moriya!

Welcoming Ganapati at Ashar Estate

Your first move

The 6 weeks long chess training programme conducted for children has been successfully concluded on Sunday.


Many thanks to the trainers for their commitment and AMA members for providing the facilities. A special thanks to Mr. Aravindan Nair for conceiving, scheduling and executing this project to its success.

Shree Ayyappa Mandir

Sree Ayyppa Mandir stands on a picturesque location at Shreenagar. The steep steps that lead to the temple are quite taxing to climb. They also take us to the the beautiful forest and the mountain. For an Ayyappa devotee, the location and the surroundings are reminiscent of a mini Sabarimala, the abode of Lord Ayyappa.

I believe that there are a number of Malayalees who could share with us more about this temple - its origin, history, myths, beliefs, festival etc.. If they contribute their valuable inputs, in the comments section, this entry will become a comprehensive source of information about this temple for anyone keen to know.

I have some pictures of the last year's festival.

Tank Cleaning Day!

Today was water tank cleaning day at Ashar Estate. With the right equipments, relatively a simple but crucial process and the boys did a great job that took about 1 hour.