Akshara went through the thottil ceremony, not once but twice, one at Vidhya’s house and one at mine. Vidhya told me that Akshara had calmly gone through the make-up and “dress rehearsal” inflicted upon her. Below are some of the photos from the 2 ceremonies. I can’t wait to go to India, at least to take good photos of Akshara
It is difficult to photograph Akshara without a flash, as she always seems to be in her stretching routines!


She really looks concerned in the photo above, with the amount of jewelry adorning her. She always seems to be more relaxed in someone’s arms, as is seen in the photos below with my dad and my brother.






