Muniamma family gathering held at the Japanese Gardens in Durban on Sunday, January 31 2016 to pay tribute to five of the elders who are still around today

MUNIAMMA FAMILY GATHERING AT THE JAPANESE GARDENS, DURBAN NORTH, ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 31 2016

(Mr Isaac Munsamy Govender, 94, his youngest sister, Mrs Amoy Moodley, 80, and another sister, Mrs Savundalay Padaychee, 88, are the surviving children of the 11 Muniamma and Cooposamy Gounder children who are roots of the extended Muniamma family today. The fourth elder is Mrs Soundler Govender, 82, who is the widow of the late Mr Percy Govender.)

(Mrs Panjalay Naidoo, 80, the eldest grand-child of the Muniamma clan who is still alive today. With her are her younger sisters and other members of her family)

(Mr Isaac Munsamy Govender with some of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth generation descendants of the extended Muniamma and Coopoosamy Govender family)

(Another group of descendants of the extended Muniamma family)

(Another group of family members - representing the late Patcha auntie family)

(Mr Isaac Munsamy Govender, Dundee auntie, her daughters, Saro and Kogie, and Kogie's son.)

(Some family members of Amoy auntie at the function)

(Some family members of Dundee auntie- Kogie's daughter and her family)

(Mrs Dolly Reddy - who belongs to Patcha clan - with Isaac mamha and other family members)

(Mr Subry Govender, Mr Sunny Kumarasamy and Mr Sydney Subramoney - from the Salatchi side of the Muniamma family)

(Family members who are part of Amoy Auntie's side of the Muniamma clan)

(Mr Dennis Naidoo, who is part of the Licky Govindsamy family, with three members of the Patch family)

(Another group of family members at the function)

(The younger generation of the Muniamma family)

(Family members relaxing after the delicious lunch that as provided by Mr Nanda Subramoney of the Salatchie part of the extended family)

(Family members enjoying the delicious food provided by Mr Nanda Subramoney - who is part of the Salatchi side of the Muniamma family)

(Mrs Johnny Govender and her two daughters)

(Sunny and Kistamma (Violet) Kumarasamy Chetty - part of the Salatchi clan)

(The younger generation of the Muniamma clan)

(Members of the Amoy auntie family)

(Members of the Baigium family - great-grand-daughter-in-law, Triza, and her grand-child)

(Some members of the Patcha clan)

(Family members paying tribute to the family and the elders being awarded gifts)

(Mr Subry Govender with Mr Isaac Munsamy Govender)

(Part of the more than 120 people who attended the Muniamma family gathering held to pay tribute to five of their elders who are still around today)