Thursday, December 28, 2023

Our Christmas Celebration @ Ramoji Film City!

 

We visited Ramoji Film City after 25 years on a two-day holiday to enjoy the Christmas celebrations there. We checked into Sitara Luxury Hotel of Ramoji Film City on 24th December 2022 morning and checked out on 26th December, at noon. It was a very happy and wonderful vacation. So much to write about our stay, our happiness and our wonderment but I would not be able to do justice. Instead, I have decided to present a visual narration of our stay through photos and videos.

The titles of the videos are self-explanatory. I hope they will convey to you the grandeur of Ramoji Film City and our amazement and happiness.

As you might know, Ramoji Film City is an integrated film studio facility located in Hyderabad. It is spread over 1,666 acres, it is the largest film studio complex in the world and as such has been certified by the Guinness World Records. It was established by Telugu media tycoon Ramoji Rao in 1996.

It is also a thematic holiday destination and a popular tourism and recreation centre, containing natural and artificial attractions including an amusement park. Around 1.5 million tourists visit the place every year.

Driving through the vast Ramoji Film City to check into their Sitara Luxury Hotel


At the Sitara Luxury Hotel, Ramoji Film City



Ramoji Film City some selected photos


Ramoji Film City by Night


Sightseeing video of the entire Ramoji Film City


Glimpses Of A Lovely Christmas Eve Musical Night!


Christmas trees in all their glitz and glory at Hyderabad!


Tallest Xmas trees that I have ever seen!


Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Christmas celebration 2023!

 


Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year!

Here’s wishing you all,

my dear readers and friends

A Merry and Joyous Christmas!

And A Very Happy New Year 2024!

May you have all the happiness and cheer every day of the New Year.

Here are some Christmas Eve (2023) Photographs and a Video of us to entertain you. Hope you will like them.

VIDEO:

































Saturday, December 16, 2023

Santa Claus so dear, visits our house every year!



Santa Claus so dear!

At our house will appear,

Every year without fail,

About this, I present a festive tale,

Through these blog posts, that bring cheer!

Xmas Joy 2022! At Srilekha – Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWTkuRME-Vs

Xmas Joy 2022! At Srilekha – Photos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp_1S-_Z4sI

Christmas trees in all their glitz and glory at Hyderabad! (2022)

https://srisrilara.blogspot.com/2022/12/christmas-trees-in-all-their-glitz-and.html

VIDEO: Christmas trees in all their glitz and glory at Hyderabad!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZm6_ueo6B8&t=21s

XMAS JOY – 2020!

https://srisrilara.blogspot.com/2020/12/xmas-joy-2020.html

XMAS JOY – 2019!

https://srisrilara.blogspot.com/2019/12/xmas-joy-2019.html

XMAS JOY! – 2019 Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T76t20l6wyw

Santa Claus and Christmas over the years, at our house! (2018)

https://srisrilara.blogspot.com/2018/12/santa-claus-and-christmas-over-years-at.html

Our Christmas Celebration! – 2017.

https://srisrilara.blogspot.com/2017/12/our-christmas-celebration-2017.html

Our Christmas Celebration – 2016.

https://srisrilara.blogspot.com/2016/12/our-christmas-celebration-2016.html

Our Christmas Celebration – 2015.

https://srisrilara.blogspot.com/2015/12/our-christmas-celebration-2015.html

Santa Claus and Christmas over the years, at our house! (2015)

https://srisrilara.blogspot.com/2015/12/santa-claus-and-christmas-over-years-at.html

Photos: Christmas Celebration 2014!

https://srisrilara.blogspot.com/2014/12/christmas-celebration-2014-photos.html

Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year! (2013)

https://srisrilara.blogspot.com/2013/12/merry-christmas-happy-new-year_23.html

A Verse on Christmas Cake of 2013!

https://srisrilara.blogspot.com/2013/12/a-verse-on-christmas-cake-of-2013.html

Christmas Dinner - 2012.

https://srisrilara.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmas-dinner-2012.html

 Merry Christmas Everyone! (2011)

https://srisrilara.blogspot.com/2011/12/merry-christmas-everyone.html

Merry Christmas Everyone! (2011)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTZ87-RyAHs&t=3s\

Merry Christmas Everyone! (2010)

https://srisrilara.blogspot.com/2010/12/merry-christmas-everyone.html

Santa Claus at Srilekha (2010)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nfg_jl4jl0&t=2s

Merry Christmas Everyone! (2009)

https://srisrilara.blogspot.com/2009/12/merry-christmas-everyone.html

Photographs of Santa Claus with us at Srilekha! (2009)

https://srisrilara.blogspot.com/2009/12/photographs-of-santa-claus-with-us-at.html

Thursday, December 7, 2023

Celebrating Citizen Responsibility

 

Proud to be an Indian, proud to Vote and celebrate Democracy forever. I and my family never abstained from voting ever since we relocated to Hyderabad in 1981.

We have voted 7 times in Andhra Pradesh State Assembly Elections and 3 times in Telangana State Assembly Elections, in the years 1983, 1985, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004 and 2009 (AP), and 2014, 2018 and 2023 (Telangana). That totals 10 State Assembly Elections!

And we have voted 10 times in the Parliament Lok Sabha Elections without a break, in the years 1984, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019.

Attached are photographs of us happily displaying that we have voted and are celebrating Election Day with sumptuous food!

As we always voted early in the morning, we had the whole day to enjoy and relax… many times we went out on long drives or a picnic. And this plan has become a happy tradition for us to celebrate Election Day.











Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Photographs from Lalitha’s birthday party…

 

Thanks to everyone in the family and friends for your birthday greetings for Lalitha. I'm happy to share with you photographs from Lalitha's birthday celebration last evening (4th December):













Tradition and love on a plate!

One of my favourite snacks is Kheema Samosa, and it’s a family favourite as well. My grandmother used to make it for my birthdays, so we rec...