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Sankranti
15 January 2012

We celebrated our Sankranti festival at Saras Baug Park, with contests in art, handwriting, and henna, followed by a great lunch and lots of fun with our friends!


Our Day

Saras Baug Park is only about one kilometer from our Janata Vasahat neighborhood.  So we all met at the park at 9:00 in the morning for the city-wide children's art contest.  After completing our art projects, our own group enjoyed several more hours in the park with our own activities.  Below are lots of photos to share the day with you!

Park View

On our arrival...

Talyatla Ganpati

The famous Hindu temple that is the centerpiece of the park...

Our Group

In Saras Baug Park...

Saying Hello

Jabeen and Aishwarya...

Art Contest

Arti T., Parveen, Afsana, Yasmin, Pooja P...

Sufia

Working on her art...

Usha, Ansuja, Laxmi, Kajal S., Sharda

Enjoying some free time...

The novel rabbit-ear prank

Too many girls to name!

Madhavi Addressing Us

Madhavi, Sangita, and Sharda organized lots of fun activities for us...

English Handwriting Contest

Conducted by Madhavi...

Sonali and Rohini

Doing their best...

Saylee and Shivanjali

Always together and always smiling...

Henna Contest

Shabana on Ruksar, Pooja D. on Kajal...

Sufia Again

Making beautiful henna designs on Nasreen...

Lunch Time

Shabnam, Sharda, Laxmi, Usha, Shridevi, Arti T., Pooja P., Areefa...

Lunch

Megha, Sayali, Sonu, Priyanka, Karishma, Sumayya, Supriya, Ansuja...

Friends

Parveen, Afsana, Ruksar S., Yasmin...

Park Bench

Pooja D., Shabana, Ruksar, Anita, Pratiksha G., Kajal, Jabeen, Areefa, Shabnam...

Sharda and Shabnam

Best friends...

More On The Bench

Satyawa, Sharda, Shabnam, Pratiksha G., Kajal, Ansuja, Supriya, Pratiksha N., Shabana, Sufia...

Friends

Priyanka, Sonu, Ansuja, Supriya, Parveen...

Enjoying Some Free Time

Ruksar S., Afsana, Yasmin...

Last Bench Pose

Sufia, Satyawa, Pratiksha G., Kajal, Parveen, Yasmin, Pratiksha N., Shabana...

Goodbye!

Our whole group, just before departure...


Acknowledgements

Thanks to our dear friend and OSI treasurer Nicholas Tummillo, as well as to each of our child's sponsors, for providing our fun day!  Thanks also to Madhavi, Sangita, and Sharda for coordinating our activities and our wonderful lunch!


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