this is how hooligans shower love on Lalbaugcha Raja. As you wade through an ocean full of devotees (attacking one another) to catch a glimpse of the elephant headed cute friend of Bombay city, Mr. Ganpati, you will witness all sorts of animal instincts that defines BOMBAY.
a. ladies selling water bottles at 3am
b. marketeers hogging the limelight (oh yes they don't miss a single opportunity at branding)
c. police 'enjoying' their late night duty
d. devotees (some 10,000 odd people and counting) patiently walking all the way from Parel-Byculla and back to Kala Chowki for an hour, 2, 24!! Just to catch a glimpse of the wish granting deity - Bombay is wow! the ethos is so wow!
Apart from that 5 second dekko of the lovely Murti (so electrifying, calming & alive!!), it is the walk towards darshana that makes it happenin eh!
The chapreeeeeessssstt (mind your language) of men go hoooo hoooo hooo! ganpateeeeeee ganpateeeee clap, clap, clap (it's like checking out a hot chick @ Wankhede and the crowd goes itummmmm itummmmm). They go.. "center fresh chingammmm hai, ganpati bappa singham hai!" Alas! Ganesha, you too are being dragged into the movie marketing business :)
These are few of those vibgyor like traits of apna Bambai we are part of - the city that never sleeps - the God that always welcomes each and every religion with open arms! (this is one festival that pretty much all religions participate in). Lokmanya Tilak's ideology to get all religions, people, communities together is rightfully served I say. The politicians then had a vision (an honest one), unlike today's media strategists
Its an enriching experiencing to be part of the madness, the rowdy sheetttt, to say, hey! I am from Bombay..
Signing off
Pads
1 comment:
llaayy bhaaarrii!!!!...:P..ganpati baappa moraya...ladu pede gheun yaaa!!..heheh!
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