Pilliyar koil alias Ganesha mandir was on the way to the school. Amma told him to worship Him before entering the school as He is Vigneswsra, the remover of obstacles. Worshipping is simple, hold both your ears cross way and go down and up using your knee three times. More the better but three the minimum. This technique is referred as 'brain yoga' by Americans as it improves your memory. But Nandu had no idea about it but would love to do it.

If he is lucky somebody will break a coconut for Ganesha as He has fulfilled his wish. Breaking a coconut in to pieces is an art. When this happens the children near by will gather to collect the broken pieces. If the devotee has no previous experience he would break the coconut in to one or two pieces which is good for the kids as one gets substantial portion of the thengai or coconut but if the guy is strong and experienced he would break the coconut in to pieces. Since it is done with such force, the pieces will scatter all around and hence called "sathir thengai" in Tamil. If Nandu was lucky he would get a big piece, a snack to cherish on the way to school. Perumal koil or the temple of Sriman Narayan is near by too. It will offer delicious pongal, puliyodharai, vadai, thayir sadam on special occasions. But...