Sandhadevi's Ritu Kala Ceremony

Sandhydevi's coming of age ceremony, called "Ritu Kalam" was celebrated in California recently.

She is the daughter of Jothi and Deepa Param. Her parents studied at Kalakshetra in India and Jothi is a trained carnatic singer. Sandhyadevi here is listening to her appa singing Maha Ganapatim

Paathi (her grandmother, Bhavani Param) giving her blessings.

Her mother Deepa and Grandmother Bhavani doing aarti to the new "goddess."

Sandhyadevi and her akka, Yatrika Ajaya