Holiday Helpers

The Minimela is blessed to have a full team of hardworking sevaks take the inventory and price checking by storm. This devoted group spent hours chipping at the endless supply of new Minimela items and getting their tags and prices in order.

A short walk and simple task was needed at the Pilliyar Kulam but what we find instead is a barrage of support as items soon to be on sale are being passed left and right. I soon realized I was in the way of all the stunning commotion so snapping a few shots and heading out was the plan.

Let\

s start from the beginning. Gaurav Malhotra, loving father of two from Chicago, unpacks the store-bound items and sends them in with his little helper...'

Yup, obligitory cute kid moment. Many hands make light work, even if they are really, really light and small hands.

The items to be tagged make their way to Sheela Visswanathan, mother of two from San Diego, and around the table for the different processing jobs before going to Sheela\

s Daughter Aarti'

From left to right we have Aran Malhotra, budding Chicago hockey star, Divyesh of Victoria, Canada, who recently won top place for a French public-speaking competition, Little Dishanna, Divyesh\

s sister, and Aarti. Aarti is on her way to college to learn, grow and change the world. '

Gaurav\

s wife Ripla is on the far right making sure the Little Helper doesn\'t bump into anything'

The room is a joy to be in and see all the selfless service going on like honeybees in a hive

The Little Helper has made a decision. Done.

And now all these fantastic items can make their way down to the store and out into the wide wide world

The Pilliyar Kulam manages the Minimela and it\

s really a massive undertaking being done with elegance, just as Gurudeva would have wanted'

And we meet Little Helper outside, \"Good Sir, please move along, we\

ve got enough work on our hands.\" Yes madam. '

One of the gorgeous hand-carved Om boxes, the perfect holiday gift.

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