I had been dying to go out with the camera....... in recent times I had to be satisfied with mostly in-home photo-sessions.... the tour to my Nanabari at Hajiganj, Chandpur was a really refreshing one..... but its been more than two weeks since then that I've clicked outside my home...... the opportunity to break this jinx came in when Shudipto once again invited everyone to a photowalk in the narrow alleys of Shakharibazar...... TTL did it again........ its Diwali; Kali Puja..... and it was a holiday too!!..... what else do you need?...... after missing out on the opportunity to go to Lalon Mela at Kushtia, I was really hungry.......
the special thing about the event was that it all started from late evening..... I arrived there with by little brother-in-law Riad by around 9:00PM..... just thought that we were too late...... but soon found out that we were actually almost too early....... the narrow stretches of Shakharibazar were packed with people..... the lanes were semi-blocked by numerous 'Puja Mandaps'...... but around half of them were empty!!..... the deities were yet to be brought there...... but there still were some to give the feeling of the event.....
it was an event of lights and devotion...... candles, lamps and firecrackers stole the show..... the confined alleys made the place extremely warm...... we were sweating like pigs...... and the pushing and pulling in that crowd made walking difficult, but mandatory...... we had some hard times stopping in the path to take a few snaps......
most of us left the place before 10:00PM, when we also started to move.... it was a short walk..... but it sure gave me a feel of the event...... this was the first time I went to Shakharibazar during a Puja festival...... and I think the effort was worth it......
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| From Kali Puja, Shakharibazar, Dhaka, October 2009 |
Lights of devotion........01
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| From Kali Puja, Shakharibazar, Dhaka, October 2009 |
Heavenly artists........
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| From Kali Puja, Shakharibazar, Dhaka, October 2009 |
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| From Kali Puja, Shakharibazar, Dhaka, October 2009 |
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| From Kali Puja, Shakharibazar, Dhaka, October 2009 |
Lights of devotion........02
