{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"PoohsDen","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden","author_name":"Vinitha","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/author\/pooh_admin\/","title":"All over the place - Pooja memories &#8212; PoohsDen","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qzjywQrwYC\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/all-over-the-place-pooja-memories\/\">All over the place &#8211; Pooja memories<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/all-over-the-place-pooja-memories\/embed\/#?secret=qzjywQrwYC\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;All over the place &#8211; Pooja memories&#8221; &#8212; PoohsDen\" data-secret=\"qzjywQrwYC\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"As I get older, I realize I spend time soaking in the memories of childhood and the holidays. It is my beam of sunlight on a day when I read my twitter timeline about people celebrating. It is my comfort food as I read about how my favorite bloggers celebrated the day. It is my laughter when I am desperately homesick. It is these memories I cling to. I dust out the corners of my mind to piece together some memories of pooja holidays in Trichy. I ensure that I dust out only the happy bits &#8211; the joyous occasions and leave the rest behind. I sit down and think back of what made these holidays special, hoping I could put together some experiences and create memories for my daughter &#8211; my Australia residing, American citizen of Indian origin.\u00a0I want my daughter to have something to fall back when she sits down hoping to find a connection with her past just like I do today. I lived close to an industrial area and Ayutha Pooja was a big celebratory event. At the end of the pooja at the factory, they will stuff a pumpkin with money, seal it off, light [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_0486.jpg"}