I reached Mumbai at 4 pm from Ajmer Urus of Khwajah Moinuddin Chishty , I hurriedly showered , without eating anything rushed to Juhu Beach to shoot the Marriammen Feast .
I was not in Mumbai so first time this year kissed the animal slaughter at the Marriammen Temple Nehru Nagar Juhu on 7 May 2014 .. it is after the sacrifice of goats hens that the actual piercing rituals begin at Juhu Beach.
I missed Velu the temple priest too .. who looks like Rajnikanth ..
I met my dear friend Bhima Davendar late in the evening as I was busy documenting the piercings undertaken by Ganesh ..
This time I hung around the beach as I wanted to shoot the guys with hooks in the backs hung on pulleys to a crane all this very close to Mr Amitabh Bachchans house .
So when I returned to the Nehru Nagar Juhu Temple to shoot the removal of the rods the feast was almost over ..I shot the temple and the other priest who is very dear friend of mine.
I was barefeet , and returned home at about 11 pm.. I took a rickshah back home ,.This is my new album.. set ,, dedicated to
the followers of Goddess Marriammen.
I try not to miss the Nehru Nagar Marriammen Feast come what may .. and I love my Tamil friends .. I met my friend Shanmugham ..I missed Sundar of Worli.
This set is dedicated to all the Tamil followers of Goddess Marriammen in Mumbai.
Hopefully next year I will shoot this feast in Salem TamilNadu ,, waiting for the invitation from Laxmi of Mahim Macchimar now settled in Salem..
Marriammen Set
