Ganesha chathurthi.

It was the last day before the assignment submission in NIFT college. Normally its the time when nift students start thinking about their submissions for next day and plan the rest hours accordingly. Of course there are people that are exceptional. But I am someone who fits into the majority that i told you before.

There is a reason why I have taken this evening for my photography journalism assignment. The ganesh chathurthi day.

a family get together

 Many of my friends were planning to click the same event for the same assignment. And i had given attention to my superstitions also. It is being said that if we look up to moon on a vinayaka chathurthi night, it would be a very bad omen throughout the year. Actually i was not aware of this before but when my friend athul told me this, I started giving attention to this rather than my routine mynas.

the Vinayaka idol

So I was looking onto ground, watching my steps slowly and slowly and we reached before the temple nearby. I was not shocked to see those children who were being used as beggars there as its seen in many places in the city.

A smile behind

 I personally do not know who taught them to do so, anyway they had that professional taste of begging taught by some anti social elements and I started clicking their photographs. And they became so interested when they saw a lady with a camera in front of them watching them closely and clicking their pictures. I did not ask them where they are from or who made them what they are. They looked happy and playful at times. And when a crowd appears they are on duty. I spent some time with them before the temple.

Missing the colors

By the time, my friends who went to click the vinayaka chathurthi pictures came back with a news that the main event of vidhanam (the process of putting the holy idol of ganesha into nearby waterbodies) was not about to take place on that day. But i was least interested in that and i went behind those kids. 

Acting professional

At last when I finished my clicks, the younger one among them hold my hands and asked me for the printed copy. I told them that i would give that if I get to take a print out of the same and i went on and the three of them were looking at me and waving their hands saying bye. 

I went on walking for some more time where I found some people dancing in front of the holy idol,  some drunk and enjoying their ride home and of course a scary event too,

Dance for ganesha

"Its not our fault"

a black one eyed dog following me for a long time after going to a public cemetery nearby(for some interesting clicks: the failed mission). 

The day ended with some more similar clicks of ganesha from another temple. 

HSR layout, bangalore.