Shivaratri – an auspicous day for Hindus.

Mama wanted to perform a small puja, and even the relatively non-religious Dad joined in. Anika expressed interest in running around with the puja bell. Hearing all the commotion, Dumps also joined the crowd.

Dad took out two incense sticks and lit them up.

Dumps bellowed the first few bars of Happy Birthday, following it up with “A B C D ..”, and then some serious clapping.
And then … “Cake!”