Lalbagh Chya Raja Gives Me A Second Chance Today ,,,, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
I had taken a cab, reached Lalbagh Chya Raja Pandal barefeet , I was carrying my Canon EOS 7D ,, I had called Raju Langewal and Mr Sunil Joshi as I was carrying a monetary bhet or Gift to the Raja from Mrs Shatrughan Sinha but both had switched of their mobile phones .. I was to give it at the Press Darshan but I missed it ..last week..
It was tough getting in despite my Press Card , with a turban on my head the cops just would not let me go in , but I convinced them and once I entered the enclosure , it was tougher going towards the podium or even the Press Enclosure , I could hardly find any volunteer that knew me , but somehow their main Karya Karta Sagar spotted me I rushed up on the dais shot several frames and left soon after searching for Raju Bhai to hand over the envelop .. but the crowd pushed me out on the street it was very crowded today , I thought I would have a look at my images and than realized there was no memory card in my camera .. I was stupid dumb to say the least.. I knew it would be impossible to go in again ,,, and than I spotted Mr Javed Shroff I called out to him , he was with the ex Chief Minister of Goa and they helped me and this time I was back again and the volunteers including their photographer grumbling that I was greedy for pictures I tried to explain to them I did not have a card when I entered I had tears in my eyes .. and than their in house photographer shot me..
I gave Mrs Shatrughan Sinhas packet took a receipt and came out shot Ganesh Gully Chya Raja , Tejukaya Raja took a bus and reached King Circle shot GSB Lord Ganesha , my feet burning and in bad shape..
I have just reached home now ,,,
