The Changed Avatar of a Once Barefeet Beggar Poet of Mumbai, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
The Changed Avatar of a Once Barefeet Beggar Poet of Mumbai
The Changed Avatar of a Once Barefeet Beggar Poet of Mumbai, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
Shooting Hope and Hindutva As A Message of Peace And Humanity
Shooting Hope and Hindutva As A Message of Peace And Humanity, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
I asked an artisan to take this shot ..at Uday Khatus Ganesha Workshop at Chinchpokli a few blocks away from Ganesh Gully Lalbagh .
I was very tired because of my sleeveless jacket I was feeling hot too and this was all shot on a very humid and terribly hot day... 31 August 2012 daytime.
The Beggar Poets Grave Being Exhumed To Find Out The Cause Of Death
The Beggar Poets Grave Being Exhumed To Find Out The Cause Of Death, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
was it food poisoning
overdose of pesticide
they dont know hurriedly
buried in oxymoron haste
for magic eye a tragic blow
a positive spam on facebook
twitter he had to go on
his timeline his links his woes
his pictures at pinterest
rows and rows a beggar
poet known seldom as shakir
simply as firoze who shot
garbage beggars scavengers
bazar road crows his grave
close to jesus s cross where
a gutter weeps as it overflows
demystifying the soul of photography
two little street photographers
in a garden where his heritage grows
a poetic pause . silting prose
being woken up once
again from his deep repose
in the arms of poesy
a nubile neck cleopatras nose
YOU TUBE TWITTER FACEBOOK ....AT EVERY STREET CORNER NOOK
YOU TUBE TWITTER FACEBOOK ....AT EVERY STREET CORNER NOOK, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
kids of mumbai
no time for school books
google searching for
cute girls with good looks
mumbai boys romeos
with phones of the hooks
The All Seeing Cosmic Eye of Ganesha
a magic eye
a river of hope
that never
runs dry
the cosmic eye
ashta vinayaka
lord of mumbai
jai mangal murti
remover of
obstacles
you pain your
tears your sigh
he wants you
happy he
cant see
you cry
Jaidev Jaidev Jai Mangal Murti
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I was dog tired by the time I reached Mr Rawles Ganesha workshop at Lalbagh Ganesh Gully ,and I removed my shoes outside the workshop, at first the artisans did not recognize me till I spoke In Marathi..and than Mr Rawle came in I asked the same arisan to take a shot of us this was shot by him.
I was less adventurous shooting the workshop and I had invited my friend Deepak Magic Eye but he had guests for lunch..
Behind me the Silhouette of Lord Ganesha guarded me ..happy to that I had come to share his Asmita with the rest of the Google Searching World.
This is my new series on Ganesha Workshops at Lalbagh.. 2012
Raju Langewal and Me - Lal Bagh Chya Raja Binds Us Together
Raju Langewal and Me - Lal Bagh Chya Raja Binds Us Together, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
Without the love support of Raju Bhai as I call him I would have not been able to shoot Lal Bagh Chya Raja he helped me encouraged me and I am thankful to him other karyakartas volunteers of the Lord who have helped me to shoot when I follow the Lord barefeet on Visarjn day .. I come to Lalbagh in the morning and reach home the following morning..
He gives me the strength to shoot him and controls my blood sugar my diabetes too..
Sunil Joshi And Me At Lalbagh 2012
First time I went dressed as a normal man and this has nowadays become my dress code 8 months working for another man .. a Guru too changed my life my sartorial serendipity.
Sunil Joshi and Raju Langewal of the Lalbagh Chya Raja Pandal are my two oldest friends through them the Lord gives me his royal darshan.
And I love shooting Lalbagh Chya Raja as well as the street life in and around his pandal.
The vegetable sellers the stores in the complex all dd to the tapestry of my street photography.
What I see is perhaps not the same as a photographers sees , do photographers really see ,, what they see is through the camera in all humility I see the world through the cosmic eyes of a street poet.
My pictures are illusory.. I shot them through the perspective of poetry.. If I had money I would buy the best camera best optics but I am happy shooting with what I have ...
Before I buy anything I have to pay off a few frends that helped me when I fell face forward when times were bad..
I dont have a car I dont like cars two wheelers I use public transport mostly rickshas in Bandra and cabs for town.
It was from here I walked ahead shot the Gauri store ..
Goddess Gauri at Lalbagh 2012
sourced from goddess a day
Gauri is the Hindu Goddess of purity. She is an avatar of the Goddess Parvati. When Parvati first sought out Shiva to seduce him, Shiva found her dark skin to be unattractive. Parvati retreated into the forest, where she lived a very austere life, developing her spiritual powers. Brahma took notice of Parvati’s mastery of her physical self, and decided to grant her one wish. Parvati asked that her dark skin be taken away, so that Shiva would love her. Brahma took the darkness and created the Goddess Kali with it, leaving Parvati with golden skin, and she became the Goddess Gauri.
Gauri is usually depicted with light or golden skin. Because of her color, she is also associated with rice and grains, taking on the role of a fertility Goddess. Gauri’s name means “golden,” and her 108 name hymn includes the following names:
Shree gauri
Ganesha-janani
Guhambi-ka
Jaga-nnetri
Giritanu-bhava
Veera-bhadra-prasuve
Vishva-vyapini
Vishva-rupini
Ashta-murtyat-meka
Ashta-daridrya-shamani
Shiva
Shambha-va
Shan-kari
Balaa
Bhavani
Haima-vati
Parvati
Papa-nasini
Narayanam-shajaa
Nitya
Nirma-laa
Ambi-ka
Hemadri-jaa
Vedanta-lakshana
Karma-bramha-ma
Ganga-dhara-kutumbini
Mrudani
Muni-samsevya
Manini
Menakat-majaa
Kumari
Kanyaka
Durga
Kalidosha-vighatini
Katya-yani
Bhadra-daeni
Mangalya-daeni
Sarva-mangala
Manju-bhashini
Mahe-shvari
Maha-maya
Mantra-radhya
Maha-bala
Sati
Sarva-ma
Soubhagya-da
Kama-kala-na
Kamkshi-tardha-prada
Chandrarka-yuta-tatamka
Chidambara-shareerini
Sree chakra-vasini
Devi
Kameshva-rapati
Kamala
Murari priyardhamgi
Putra-poutra-vara-prada
Punya
Krupa-prurna
Kalyani
Anchit-ya
Tripura
Trigunam-bika
Purushardha-prada
Satya-dharma-rata
Sarva-sakshini
Shashamka-rupini
Sarasvati
Viraja
Svaha
Svadha
Pratyamgi-rambika
Aarya
Daksha-eni
Deeksha
Sarvotta-motta-ma
Shivabhi-nama-deya
Sree-vidya
Prana-vardha-svarupini
Hrinkari
Naada-rupa
Sundari
Shoda-shakshara-devata
Maha-gouri
Shyama-la
Chandi
Bhaga-malini
Bhaga-la
Matru-ka
Shulini
Amala
Anna-purna
Akhila-gama-samstut-ya
Amba
Bhanu-koti-samdya-ta
Para
Seetamshu-kruta-shekha-ra
Sarva-kala-sumangali
Soma-shekhari
Amara-samsev-ya
Amrutai-shvari
Sukha-sachi-chudara-sa
Balya-radita-bhutida
Hiranya
Sukshma
Haridra-kumkuma-radhya
Sarva-bhoga-prada
Markandeya-vara-prada
Sree-nitya-gouree-devata
www.goddessaday.com/hindu/gauri
Goddess Gauri at Lalbagh 2012
Every year I come to Lalbagh to shoot the hustle bustle before Lord Lalbagh Chya Raja arrives at his Pandal.. and so I shot Prakash Bros who stock Gauri, the largest collection of Gauri in Mumbai.
I met Sunil Joshi honchos of Lal Bagh Chya Raja Pandal and my dear friend Raju Langewal at the Lal Bagh Chya Raja Mandal office .... from here I headed to Ganesh Gully I shot the various Ganesha workshops and that of Uday Khatu at Chinchpokli .. from Chinchpokli I took a cab to town for some official work.
Shooting the streets as usual.. its been a very tiring day away from my laptop and the Internet.
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