Sunday, September 8, 2013
Mount Mary Feast Shot By Marziya Shakir 4 Year Old
Mount Mary Feast Shot By Marziya Shakir 4 Year Old, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
This was shot last year by my grand daughter Marziya Shakir ,,, now my two year old grand daughter Nerjis will shoot it ,,
Mount Mary Welcomes Her Loved One To Bandra Fair
Mount Mary Welcomes Her Loved One To Bandra Fair, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
The Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount, more commonly known as Mount Mary, is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Mumbai, India. The church is one of the most visited churches in the city located in the suburb of Bandra. Every September, the feast of Mount Mary is celebrated on the Sunday following 8 September, the birthday of the Virgin Mary. This is a week long celebration known as the Bandra Fair and is visited by thousands of people.
[edit] The Church
The church stands on a hillock about 80 metres above sea level overlooking the Arabian Sea. It draws lakhs of devotees and pilgrims annually. Many faithful attest to the miraculous powers of the Mount. During the Bandra Fair, tens of thousands visit the shrine. The shrine attracts people from all faiths who pray to the statue for thanksgiving or requesting of favours.
During the Bandra Fair, the entire area is decorated with festoons and buntings. Many pitch up stalls selling religious objects, roasted grams and sweet items. Stalls sell sticky Goan sweets and wax idols of the Virgin along with an assortment of candles shaped like hands, feet and various other parts of the body. The sick and suffering choose one that corresponds to their ailment and light it in Church, with the pious hope that Mother Mary will consider their appeals for help.
[edit] The statue of the Virgin Mary
Although the current church edifice is just 100 years old, the history behind the current statue of Our Lady goes back to the 16th century when Jesuit priests from Portugal brought the statue to the current location and constructed a chapel. In 1700 Arab pirates interested in the gilt-lined object held in the hand disfigured the statue by cutting off the right hand.
In 1760, the church was rebuilt and the statue was substituted with a statue of Our Lady of Navigators in St. Andrew's church nearby. This statue has an interesting legend. It goes that a Koli fisherman dreamt that he would find a statue in the sea. The statue was found floating in the sea between 1700 and 1760. A Jesuit Annual Letter dated to 1669 and published in the book St. Andrew's Church, Bandra (1616–1966) supports this claim.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Mary_Church,_Bandra
Mount Mary Feast- Vatican ambassador will lead Mount Mary prayers
Mount Mary Feast- Vatican ambassador will lead Mount Mary prayers, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
Bella Jaisinghani, TNN Sep 5, 2013, 02.36AM IST
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Vatican ambassador|Archbishop
MUMBAI: The Mount Mary Basilica in Bandra is ready to celebrate the feast of Our Lady. The Vatican's ambassador to India, Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, will arrive to celebrate the holy mass at 11.30am on the opening day on Sunday. The closing mass at the same time on September 15 will be administered by Archbishop of Bombay, Oswald Cardinal Gracias.
Fr Aniceto Pereira of Mt Mary Basilica says, "We are currently in the midst of the novena, which will wind up September 7. From September 8 to 15, the church will be open to worshipers from 5am through 10pm with religious services every morning."
articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-05/mumbai/41...
Mount Mary Bandra Beckons
Today is the first day of the Bandra Fair and the main Bandra Hill Road is like a river running slowly , cars bumper to bumper , so most of the shyana street smart ricksha guys take the devotees from the Bandra Bazar bylanes ,,so the inner lanes too are packed with most devotees who walk in from Lucky lane to Haji Nura Lana and enter De Monte Street from the intersection of Jain Mandir Road and from Bandra Bazar Road they take Chapel road and exit at Mount Carmel Church..and this is the Bandra Fair area and September garden..... even the road at Bandstand going up Mount Mary via Bullock road is packed ..most of the devotees after paying tribute to Mother Mary now come and pay tribute at Mannat where Sharukh Khan lives and those that owe allegiance to Salman Khan come and stand outside Galaxy.. Bandra is the in place ..for lovers of Mary and Infant Jesus .. Elco pani puriwala and other road side stalls do brisk business ,,
Good Luck near Mehboob studio is packed too .. kheema pao, bun maska chai.. and emu kheema too.. Mohomed Bhai Jalal Bhai Hamza serve in humility and Irani tradition.. dont miss this place .. no music .. mind you .. but a memorable eating place.
Mount Mary Church, Bandra Wikipedia
The Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount more commonly known as Mount Mary is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Mumbai, India. The church is one of the most visited churches in the city located in the suburb of Bandra. Every September, the feast of Mount Mary is celebrated on the Sunday following the September 8 which is the birthday of Mary the Mother of Jesus.. This is a week long celebration known as the Bandra Fair and is visited by thousands of people.
The church stands on a hillock about 80 metres above sea level overlooking the Arabian Sea. It draws lakhs of devotees and pilgrims annually. Many faithful attest to the miraculous powers of the Mount. During the Bandra Fair, tens of thousands visit the shrine. The shrine attracts people from all faiths who pray to the statue for thanksgiving or requesting of favours.
During the Bandra Fair, the entire area is decorated with festoons and buntings. Many pitch up stalls selling religious objects, roasted grams and sweet items which is a must buy for most people visiting. Stalls sell sticky Goan sweets and wax idols of the Virgin along with an assortment of candles shaped like hands, feet and various other parts of the body. The sick and suffering choose one that corresponds to their ailment and light it in Church, with the pious hope that Mother Mary will consider their appeals for help.
Although the current church edifice is just 100 years old, the history behind the current statue of Our Lady goes back to the 16th century when Jesuit priests from Portugal brought the statue to the current location and constructed a chapel. In 1700 Arab pirates interested in the gilt-lined object held in the hand disfigured the statue by cutting off the right hand.
In 1760, the church was rebuilt and the statue was substituted with a statue of Our Lady of Navigators in St. Andrew's church nearby. This statue has an interesting legend. It goes that a Koli fisherman dreamt that he would find a statue in the sea. The statue was found floating in the sea somewhere between 1700—1760. A Jesuit Annual Letter dated to 1669 and published in the book St. Andrew's Church, Bandra (1616-1966) supports this claim.
In 1761 the original statue was re-adorned with a child in her arms and has been in use ever since.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Mary_Church,_Bandra
Falling In Love Was My Original Sin
now languishing
in a lonely prison
her heart i could
woo but could
not win.. she threw
the keys of my cell
i am forever locked in
tandav on the soul
of my defeated angst
my body spins ,,
a beggar poet
a bottled djinn
pain my second skin
we dont shoot pictures ,,, we shoot the angst of a race
we dont shoot pictures ,,, we shoot the angst of a race, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
the passion
the pathos
the poetry
of life
a tamil
face ..
the rod
the cheeks
embrace
adds to
cultural
grace
moments
time watches
stands still
with the
photographer
keeps pace
between him
me only camera
space i stole
his soul. from
within on the
surface ,,, i
left no evidence
or my stealthily
trace ..
The Poets Fantasy
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I want to write an erotic poem to her which she has to read with her eyes closed while I lick her feet dry when she comes out of the shower..her dusky soul her musky body..and a teary towel that clings to her flesh in the last throes of death..
Faith And The Facebook Wall
dimpled cheek
curly hair
marziya shakir
very fair
grand father
learning
photography
from his grand
daughter unusual
pair..yes we dare
what we like
what we see
we shoot with
flair ,,we dont
hurt your religiosity
your customs
your rituals
yes we care
but our bleeding
pictures of moharam
you report abuse
totally unfair
a persecuted race
murdered killed
slaughtered by
its own misguided
jehad ..even unborn
kids in a mothers
womb they dont spare
muslims the only race
that love killing muslims
caught in a serpents snare
sectarian strife everywhere
deleted dreams worse
than nightmare ..to be
or not to be to share
or not to share
if at all why are you
so scared ,, we cut our
heads we bleed ,,
why do you feel hurt
why do you swear
its our pain that we bear
blood sweat tears
weeping hair ,,,
I try to shoot the soul of a man in pain
I lay on my back to take part in his ritual.. and I have taken a vow to pierce my cheeks , somehow it does not happen as the discipline to undertake this ritual is very strict ..
And I shall do it to show my solidarity to the Tamil Hindu , a race I have immense respect , they have treated me as their own.. but there are some issues I have to resolve before I partake it as humanbeing .. this is nothing to with religion , only my faith my spiritual endurance not bound to narrow mindedness or bigotry ,,, and I want my best friend Dr Glenn Losack to shoot my ordeal of pain , pain that I live with , pain that lives with me as my ancestral birthright..
Marriammen feast is a Tamil right of passage I shoot every year ..I try not to miss it , I shoot it barefeet and this year I shot at Juhu and Madraswadi Worli.
Davendra from Juhu Nehru Nagar is my best friend he pierces the rods and removes them too.
Shanmugham does it at Worli and both invite me much in advance no last minute calls ,, I go prepared mentally , physically ..
The strange anomaly of life people like my pictures of all faith but when it comes to pictures of my faith , pictures of blood gore Moharam than they get upset uneasy, and it makes no sense shooting blood in black and white ,,,and I have cut down Moharam .. just two main events out of Mumbai.. now because of storage problems at Flickr I shoot less , I resize my pictures through Fotosizer and than upload the same I shoot RAW and JPEG..
I would love to shoot film but it is sheer waste of time headache and burden on a empty pocket of a beggar poet ..
I love shooting the Malang documentary , and if I have money time I shall once again go back to Makanpur for the Urus of Zinda Shah Madar ,,
I love shooting the bullock cart races at Alibagh and Murud Janjira .
I love shooting beggars .. being a photographer was not enough I have imparted this creative art to my grandchildren too.. hoarding an Art makes no sense if you dont share it with others .
I used to love shooting Hijras transgender I have cut that down too ...no passion no interest at all..
The Lady With Two Faces
I met her while walking up the mountains to meet Dam Madar Baba Wahid , and I took a few shots , I was barefeet , so the terrain being rough , it gets difficult shooting pictures .. and she is a Muslim beggar...her distortion earns her a living she has children too I cropped from this frame.. this is portraiture of pain...bound to a cosmic chain.. ayn ..
At Ajmer and Tarahadh I have shot pain ,
the humility of pain , its quivering turbulence ..
why are people born like this i wonder
makes no sense..images that move me
as a poet a camera and a lens now
as a poem i try to pen ..sitting on a fence
my pictures are a story board ..painful
intense .. i was destined to shoot
without fear or consequence ..
i stand moderated in my defense
dedicated to my good friend John Dixon 'Howling Ayn,,
who left this world as it was too small for his achievements .
the whirling derveshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Dam Madar Malangs
This was shot in 2008.. much before I became a Malang ... but I was shooting Masoomi Baba and Rafiq Ali Baba since 2005.. during the Urus of Khwajah Garib Nawaz Ajmer ,,
Sometimes I Bleed More At Facebook Than When I Cut My Head DuringMoharam..
Sometimes I Bleed More At Facebook Than When I Cut My Head During Moharam.., a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
In your opinion, what could Facebook do to help you understand reports we receive about your content?
I am a photoblogger journalist I am not into porn but I shoot reality rituals as I shoot all faith I have 285000 images at Flickr .com I think people there being photographers are more mature and understanding here at Facebook people add you to report you bully you if they dont like your reportage religion or faith .. I had deactivated my Facebook account twice because of this if this persists I will delete my account completely .. honestly I hate posting pictures at Facebook..
I can understand this firoze bhai .
do you think its a conspiracy against your hobby ?
Firoze Shakir No it is Yazidiyat in the guise ..of a person of my own faith .. I am not here to shoot as per any persons like dislike but I will not ridicule or make fun of what one shoots .. I guess honestly I am in all humility as an amateur hobbyist photographer incapable of shooting what others shoot .. I dont like posting my Shia images as they are graphic .. but the world has to know why we are persecuted shot murdered killed because we believe in the progeny of the Holy Prophet ,.. and the genocide at Karbala that could have been avoided but Terrorism exists in Islam.. it has always been there during the time of Imam Ali and Imam Hussain even now .. All I know iI dont glorify my faith , proselytize ..I shoot Christinaity Hinduism Shiasm Sufism.. Paganism... does not make me less human than a pagan..
Firoze Shakir I moderate my stuff ,, I have had problems at Flickr too my pictures are marked Safe ,.. yet Moharam is restricted and one has to be a member to see it and the Naga Sadhus at the Maha Kumbh I shot moderated because of frontal nudity ..I removed my transgender pictures 20000 because their hardship struggle was reduced to titillation voyeurism ..It is not easy shooting pictures holding or possessing a camera does not make one a photographer .. take care ..I dont want to discuss this anymore silence is the best medicine I deleted my pictures the moment I was informed that it was reported ,, I follow Facebook terms guidelines .. as I follow Flickr guidelines ...
Thank you All.. I hold nothing against anyone ,,the picture reported was a child with bleeding clothes ..but i think more than my harmless picture it was the words .. that must have hit him in the guts,,,
Parcham E Hazrat e Abbas(a.s) Uthaye Rakhna....
Shor e Matam Sey Zamaney Ko Jagaye Rakhna...
Gham e Shabbir(a.s) Ibadat Hai Koi Rasm Nahi...
Apni Naslo Ko Azadar Banaye Rakhna.....
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Shah-e-Mardan Sher-e-Yazdan Quwat-e-Parwardigar Lafata Ila Ali La Saif Ila Zulfiqar , originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1 ....
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Dargah of Hazrat Syed Ali Mira Datar Unava Gujrat , a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr. HAZRAT SYED ALI MIRA DATAR'S G...
