all pictures of the last journey at flickr..
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Lal Bagh Chya Rajas Last Journey
The Mumbai Police Inspector had asked a professional videographer to format my pictures , the entire card went through complete deletion.
But anyway here you see Lal Bagh Chya Raja entering or rather cacading into a sea of heads and these were all tough shots, lacs of people the pushing the jostling and my wounded leg, my injured right hand and I had just begun my fast and had come here to shoot this mind boggling scene, people had not gone home slept on the roads just to get this one last glimpse of the Maharajah of Mumbai...
But anyway here you see Lal Bagh Chya Raja entering or rather cacading into a sea of heads and these were all tough shots, lacs of people the pushing the jostling and my wounded leg, my injured right hand and I had just begun my fast and had come here to shoot this mind boggling scene, people had not gone home slept on the roads just to get this one last glimpse of the Maharajah of Mumbai...
Lal Bagh Chya Raja Recovers Deleted Pictures
The Mumbai Police Inspector had asked a professional videographer to format my pictures , the entire card went through complete deletion.
But anyway here you see Lal Bagh Chya Raja entering or rather cacading into a sea of heads and these were all tough shots, lacs of people the pushing the jostling and my wounded leg, my injured right hand and I had just begun my fast and had come here to shoot this mind boggling scene, people had not gone home slept on the roads just to get this one last glimpse of the Maharajah of Mumbai...
But anyway here you see Lal Bagh Chya Raja entering or rather cacading into a sea of heads and these were all tough shots, lacs of people the pushing the jostling and my wounded leg, my injured right hand and I had just begun my fast and had come here to shoot this mind boggling scene, people had not gone home slept on the roads just to get this one last glimpse of the Maharajah of Mumbai...
Lal Bagh Chya Raja Recovers Deleted Pictures
I shot the last day visarjan of the Ganeshas at Girgaum Chowpatty from 7pm till about 11.30 pm, I walked all the way from Girgaum Chowpatty to Chira Bazar shooting the various Ganeshas and I was in sheer pain as I had cut my feet walking barefoot a few days back to the pandal of Lal Bagh Chya Raja.
I was continuing with my Ramzan fast and in the morning I had wrapped my feet with cotton worn socks and shoes to shoot the Lal Bagh Chya Rajas journey out from his pandal, totally exhausted , dehyderated , but I wanted to share my pictures with all lovers of Lal Bagh Chya Raja.
When I left Chira Bazar for my parents home to stay the night over instead of going home to Bandra, I returned to Girgaum again at 4 am to shoot the last segment of Lal Bagh Chya Raja, but to my bad luck I was accosted by two Maharashtrian hooligans from Umerkhadi who caught me with my camera on the beach, and when they came to know I was a Muslim , it was hell, also I was wearing the Lal Bagh Chya Rajas cap.. that they objected took me to a Mumbai Police Inspector I showed him my Bandra Samachar card but he sided with the louts and had all my pictures deleted , and disheartened at this treatment I returned home in pain both of body and spirit.
Later I told Subash Solanki about the incident he advised me to send the sandisk card to him, and retrieved all my deleted pictures..
It hurts me with all my respect for the Mumbai police for their selfless work, long hours of duty, their selfless resolve to take care of law and order in terrorising times, not to be given a fair hearing because though I am a Muslim I am an Indian first and Ganesha is my cultural inheritance as much as a Hindus..
So I dedicate these pictures that had gone for good to Mee Mumbaikar spirit of Lal Bagh Chya Raja..I give back to him what I took from him.. his moments of glory and the lacs of people waiting for his darshan in the wee hours of the morning...
I was continuing with my Ramzan fast and in the morning I had wrapped my feet with cotton worn socks and shoes to shoot the Lal Bagh Chya Rajas journey out from his pandal, totally exhausted , dehyderated , but I wanted to share my pictures with all lovers of Lal Bagh Chya Raja.
When I left Chira Bazar for my parents home to stay the night over instead of going home to Bandra, I returned to Girgaum again at 4 am to shoot the last segment of Lal Bagh Chya Raja, but to my bad luck I was accosted by two Maharashtrian hooligans from Umerkhadi who caught me with my camera on the beach, and when they came to know I was a Muslim , it was hell, also I was wearing the Lal Bagh Chya Rajas cap.. that they objected took me to a Mumbai Police Inspector I showed him my Bandra Samachar card but he sided with the louts and had all my pictures deleted , and disheartened at this treatment I returned home in pain both of body and spirit.
Later I told Subash Solanki about the incident he advised me to send the sandisk card to him, and retrieved all my deleted pictures..
It hurts me with all my respect for the Mumbai police for their selfless work, long hours of duty, their selfless resolve to take care of law and order in terrorising times, not to be given a fair hearing because though I am a Muslim I am an Indian first and Ganesha is my cultural inheritance as much as a Hindus..
So I dedicate these pictures that had gone for good to Mee Mumbaikar spirit of Lal Bagh Chya Raja..I give back to him what I took from him.. his moments of glory and the lacs of people waiting for his darshan in the wee hours of the morning...
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