Our colleague then suggested we go downstairs and get something to eat. Here narrow tables were set up with plastic chars lined on one side. Banana leaves were placed in front of each place. Sitting down, some men promptly came and began plopping on a host of Indian food, including sambar, various chutneys, plain and spicy rice, sweet and savory mixtures, appalam, and rasam. In typical Tamil fashion, the food was eaten with the hands. At least I have had some practice with this! If the servers saw your plate was getting a little low, they came and attempted to fill it up with more. It was am
azing how efficient their serving was. Saving just enough room, I enjoyed the sweet rice pudding. Shortly after we got up to wash our hands, the service people promptly and expediently began rolling up the paper tablecloth, preparing the table for another round of guests. With over 1,000 expected guests, food service did indeed require quick delivery of copious amounts of food.Back upstairs, we congratulated the bride and groom, giving them our envelopes of gift money. Actually this money would go to the pa
rents who would need every bit of it to help offset the large costs of the multi-day wedding ceremony and all its requirements. Our colleague then presented each of us a small bag that included a coconut, sweet treat, savory snack, leaf, and metal dish. Thanking us again for coming, our colleague then bid us farewell, continuing on with the celebration.
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