When mum stays up until 12 o’clock at night and is all glad about it too, the aroma of jaggery and agarbatti fills the house, a funny feeling makes one feel fine :) that is when we mortals believe, God would be born, again!
When water proof canopies are raised by men who, at times, have leaking roofs in their own homes..
when cacophonous, cranky old speakers blare hymns throughout the day, and then exhausted, at a melodiously low speaker volume late into the night..
when little children, swelling with pride, serve as volunteers to escort elders in and out of pandals, place the prasad on each ones palms..
when the grin on an old man’s face seems to somehow make you believe, that God certainly shall stay in his house for a few days, that’s when you’d know, it is Ganesh Chaturthi!
2nd n 3 rd pic is very beautiful....shadow on the floor n back too(2nd pic) .. mast hai...
ReplyDeleteOne small suggestion... Now pls dnt click ur house grill pics ny more.. ;)).. we know its very gud... ;))
Beautifully written - the choice of words, the descriptions - 'cacophonous, cranky old speakers', you make them come alive!
ReplyDeleteAnd the photography is great! Particularly like the grills and the angle you've used to shoot through them. The slant of the grills parallel to the roads makes it much more effective! As i've said before- have never seen grills photographed so poetically - maybe you should do an entire series on them :)
And the others were also very well taken. Keep it going! Great stuff, great writing!
arre, thanks yaar Kavs, tune to ekdum techie comment diya, photographer style wala, oh ho! :)
ReplyDelete:D suggestion noted!
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oh dear PhoneticDawdler,
am delighted to read those words from you, thank you, one big bunch for being so sweet and generous!
It particularly feels awesome, when someone notes that little thing you wished would be noticed, like the slant in this case, am obliged!
a series, ah alright! :)
your words spread smiles on this side of the monitor, you should know!