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Ganesh Chaturthi, Instagrammed

September 9, 2014Posted in UncategorizedTagged Daily Life, Festival, Ganesh, Ganesh Chaturthi, Ganesh Immersion, Ganesh Visarjan, Ganpati, Ganpati Bappa Morya, Indian festivals, South Mumbai, street photographyLeave a comment

I have been using Instagram a lot lately and decided to document Ganesh Charurthi using the mobile app. Although I haven’t really uploaded many photographs on my Instagram account, I think I can use the app for some mini projects in the future. The possibilities are there, I just need to doggedly pursue them. Here are some images from clicked from the cellphone only. I had clicked more images yesterday around Chowpatty, but will upload them on some other day. So here goes…
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Waving in the air…

January 28, 2013August 26, 2018Posted in UncategorizedTagged abstract photography, Eid, flags, Indian festivals, mumbai, sky1 Comment

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Gauri poojan

September 27, 2012August 26, 2018Posted in UncategorizedTagged Daily Life, Festival, Ganpati, Gauri, Gauri Poojan, Indian festivals, native place seriesLeave a comment

Had been to my native place last week for the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. Now while Ganesh Chaturthi has been featured on this blog before, i thought of showcasing another tradition that is celebrated during the Ganpati festival. It’s called Gauri poojan. It starts on the third day of Ganesh Chaturthi and ends by the fifth day. To read about the significance of the festival read this.

Back in the days, Gauri was represented by a small kalash or an image of Gauri, but nowadays you have elaborate idols made from fibre which look realistic. A walk down the Lalbaug market in Mumbai will present you with many variations of this design.

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Hands Up, It’s Holi!

March 6, 2012August 26, 2018Posted in UncategorizedTagged Festival, Holi, Indian festivals, mumbai, street photography6 Comments

Wishing everyone a very happy Holi. Well for me, apart from the delicacy called Puran Poli, there is nothing really attractive about Holi.

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