Happy Belated Krishna Janmashtami !

Krishna Janmashtami is the annual commemoration of of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna, which fell on August 28 this year.

Darsha, Yashavanth, Manu, Mohan, Darshan, Jeevan, Umesh, Venky, Adarsh, Vishnu, Vishnu, Raju!

There were celebrations throughout the country, including at Karunya Mane! On Wednesday morning before school, our little boys got dressed up as Krishna and had a good time playing their "flutes"!

Umesh! 

Little Venkatesh!

(cute) Brats? Meditating?

Nine boys at KM are from ages 4 to 7 and, yes, they are sometimes more than a handful.

Other times, they are calm and serene, and enjoy a moment of quiet meditation ... and yawning.

Our own little Gandhi-ji Jr.

This year, October 2 was the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the Indian nation. The kids had the day off from school, and government offices were closed.

Our boys at KM decided to celebrate by introducing our own little Gandhi-ji... !

Little Manu as  Gandhi-ji Jr. (check out the watch around his waist!)

Not a bad imitation? The woman in the yellow sari is the boys' house mother, Mehar Banu, who thinks up fun activities like this for the kids.