During my recent trip to Uttarakhand , I was faced with a problem I had never encountered before. We were passing through Delhi, but we had hardly any time in the city. On earlier visits when I have had to change trains/flights at Delhi, I have always arrived in the morning and left again at night, visiting relatives in between. This time, I was arriving in the city at night, and leaving again early in the morning. There was hardly any time to visit people. I would only have a couple of hours with them before I’d have to leave again. For the first time, we considered booking a hotel, but there again, we were hesitant about the actual hotels, the costs involved, and the logistics of getting from the airport to the railway station and then back again from the station to the airport. That’s when we remembered reading something about a corporate-managed lounge at Delhi station. We soon figured out that we could book online and pay by the hour. Besides, we also learnt that there wasn’t ju
Finally catching up with my Navaratri posts, here is the celebration at Fine Arts, Chembur. The Bommai Kolu is just as grand as ever, the 15 steps towering over everyone!
Here are a few glimpses of the beautiful toys that adorn this golu.
But the most interesting thing here is the side decoration, which depicts a story through hand crafted dolls. This time, the story is - Shankuntalam!
I will let the display tell its own story....
That't it, as far as Golus this year are concerned. I will hopefully have something more to write for the last couple of days of the festival, so stay tuned!
There are three additional steps this time, added on the side!
Here are a few glimpses of the beautiful toys that adorn this golu.
I will let the display tell its own story....
Birth of Shakuntala |
Shakuntala is raised by Kanva Rishi |
Shakuntala meets Dushyanta |
Shakuntala and Dushyanta are married |
Kanva Rishi decides that Shakuntala be sent to Dushyanta's palace |
Shakuntala loses the ring given by Dushyanta |
At Dushyanta's court. he does not remember Shakuntala, till the fisherman produces the ring |
Bharata - the one who gave his name to the country |
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