My first trip to Vaishnodevi was unimpressive. Climbing was hard, and it only served to highlight how badly out of shape I was, while my in-laws managed to cope so much better. Further, I hadn’t quite realized that the cave experience wouldn’t be the same as I had imagined, since the original cave was only opened at certain times a year, and that we only entered a newly created tunnel, one far easier to access, and hence more manageable with the crowds that thronged the mountain shrine. The resulting experience at the shrine, for barely a fraction of a second, hardly compared to what I had expected / imagined / heard about. So, for me, Vaishnodevi was like any other temple, nothing to write home about, something that was reflected (though not explicitly mentioned) in the blog post I wrote then.
This one is the Ganpati from our colony - The Chedda Nagar Ganpati.
While the decor is usually something quite...well, ...just decorative, this year, the young lot organizing the festival seem to have had some interesting ideas..... not really surprising, considering the kind of issues on at the moment.
The idea is a balance between development and the environment, as depicted by the scales behind the Ganesha
On the left is the typical skyline of Mumbai - with skyscrapers and factories, complete with the roads built over the sea..
On the right is a typical village scene....
All in all, a simple display, one which suggests no solutions, but better than the usual run of the mill decorations... Samhith loved the houses and the roads, and has come up with lots of ideas for Navaratri!!!
While the decor is usually something quite...well, ...just decorative, this year, the young lot organizing the festival seem to have had some interesting ideas..... not really surprising, considering the kind of issues on at the moment.
The idea is a balance between development and the environment, as depicted by the scales behind the Ganesha
On the left is the typical skyline of Mumbai - with skyscrapers and factories, complete with the roads built over the sea..
On the right is a typical village scene....
All in all, a simple display, one which suggests no solutions, but better than the usual run of the mill decorations... Samhith loved the houses and the roads, and has come up with lots of ideas for Navaratri!!!
Festival wishes...
ReplyDeleteThey really get creative and its so wonderful to see these themes, visit the pandals and be a part of the festivities ...
ReplyDeleteHappy Ganesh Chaturthi:)