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revolting
time
disappearing
humanity
the poor
the homeless
victims of
betrayed
hope destiny
crazy people
living out
their dream
born in
captivity
called
mad
insane
crazy
but from
the looms
of doom
totally free
Sunday, March 10, 2013
i shoot what i see
My Hand Has Gone Places
touched
felt
all
races
gender
poor
homeless
living in
empty
spaces
people
without
name
just simple
faces
yearnings
hopes
deleted
doomed
in their
soul
blazes
cruel
time
comes
their history
erases
shadows
left behind
without
traces
Vinay Parelkar Master Craftsman Photography Guru And Me
Vinay Parelkar Master Craftsman Photography Guru And Me, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
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We met many years back and it was at National Park Vinay had come to help my Photo Guru Mr Shreekanth Malushte with his grassroot tutorials and I was a student completely raw with a Nikon film camera F50 I think..
Vinay and I became friends and the friendship continued blossomed but we hardly met , it was either at Lalbagh Chya Raja Visarjan time or in the earlier years at PSI our camera club.
Today I decided to go to his office had lunch with him, and this is a memory of our Friendship ..
Portuguese Church Mumbai
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Church of Our Lady of Salvation, popularly referred to as Portuguese Church, is one of the oldest churches in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India. Located in Dadar, it was originally built in 1596 by the Portuguese Franciscans who called it Nossa Senhora de Salvação.[1] The present structure, designed by famous Indian architect Charles Correa, was constructed between 1974 and 1977.
In the sixteenth century, Dadar was known as lower Mahim and was part of the island of Mahim. The church, built in 1596, was rebuilt in 1651 and again in 1914. The present church, therefore, is the fourth on the original site although repairs and additions were often made.
The Portuguese Franciscans carried on as Vicars of Salvacao until 1720 when they had to quit Mahim and Mumbai. The restoration of the old church and the addition of a broad porch and terrace was undertaken in 1935, when the parochial hall was built and considered to be adequate to the needs of the parish. In 1940 however funds became available and the presbytery was built and provision made for a new church building. The church complex was divided into two halves to enable the construction of Gokhale Road following which, the wadis and coconut groves of Dadar were soon replaced by buildings. Catholics along with others from outside moved into the parish and accounted for two-fifths of the parish population. A much larger church, therefore, became necessary. The foundation stone for the brand new modern church on the site of the old church was laid in 1973. Mr. Charles Correia, the well known architect, designed the new building to liturgical specification supplied by Bishop Simon Pimenta.[2]
[edit]Daughter Parishes
With the population of Catholics increasing in the 20th century, five parishes were carved out of the Church.
Holy Cross, Lower Parel (1904)
Church of Our Lady of Dolours, Wadala (1941)
St. Paul, Dadar east (1941)
Our Lady of Fatima, Sewri (1959)
Sacred Heart, Worli (1961).
[edit]Architecture
Architecturally, the concept is one of quiet reflection and meditation. The large covered space of the baptistery, the main congregational space, the sacristy and the oratory are inter connected so that the covered seating and standing accommodation of the church is well over a thousand persons. All these areas open out to the gardens and courtyard that act as overflow space for still larger congregations. The Grottos, Stations of the Cross and various other shrines will be located in the courtyard.
Unlike the early Christian churches, the general trend in church design was one in which the various elements – confessional, baptismal font, pulpit, a main altar and side altars – were congregated in one generalized space The design for the new church was a return to original principles of church construction. The entrance courtyard served as a transition from the street outside to the main congregational space. The confessional and the baptismal font are located on the left of the courtyard in the baptistery. The pulpit and the lectern, the area of enlightenment and instruction, is in the center of the main congregational space. Beyond this congregational space is the sanctuary, the area of sacrifice, of meeting with God. The oratory is to the right of the courtyard and connecting directly to the main congregational space. The sacristy is located adjacent to the main congregational space and the oratory. The rectory which connects to the sacristy is located to the south end of the site, with its own independent road entrance. On the lower level are located the parish offices and meeting rooms and on the upper level the living accommodation for the priests. The graveyard is on the northwest corner of the site.[3]
[edit]The Heritage Cross
The Cross was built in the 19th century, constructed in the late Baroque Portuguese style. A Portuguese inscription at its base reads, Fabricada por Jacinta Barretto de Vadalla, A. D. 1885. It was erected inside the church compound, however, when the church ceded land to the Municipality for road broadening, the Cross ended up outside the walls of the Church.
Khansaab Bandra Reclamation Taxi Driver - My Good Friend
Khansaab Bandra Reclamation Taxi Driver - My Good Friend, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
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I asked Khansaab to come and have lunch with me at home , but he was highly embarrassed at my gesture , he said he is too poor , to partake of my hospitality I assured him it was no problem and I was inviting him as a Malang...and not as his regular customer .
He felt happy with my words..
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