Monday, September 20, 2010

Lalbagh Chya Raja Gives Me Darshan On The Stage

By -

GSB Ganeshotsav Samiti Lord Ganesha Wadala Beckons Me

145,255 items / 1,116,794 views

After I had my spiritual soul satisfying encounter with Lalbagh Chya Raja I decided to go to Wadala to shoot another famous Ganpati.

I dont know what triggered this or what made me take a bus to Wadala in the heavy rains barefeet no umbrella just faith and a camera that serves as a beggars bowl to shoot pictures and snare it with all of you.

This too becomes a part of my pictorial thread Hope and Hindutva a Message of Peace and Humanity..When I reached Wadala I introduced myself took the necessary permission , and fortunately a Mr Mallya had seen my work on GSB Kings Circle at Facebook so it added some creditibility to peope who did not know me .

I shot a lot of pictures but I was told to stop , by one of the members Mr Sudhir he did not want the devotees to be disturbed by my photography..so I thanked him and left the venue..

I was in bad shape my injured leg was in a bandage was soaked and the othe leg too was badly bruised ..my barefeet too needed rest so I took a bus for home to upload the Lalbagh Chya Raja pictures ,,shot today..

My next set at Flickr will be GSB Ganesotsav Samiti Wadala Ganesha ..a long series..

I am keeping the Dahi Handi, GSB Kings Circle balance pictures ,the Gauri Visarjan pictures including Vartak Nagar Dahi Handi and Ganesha Pandal pictures on hold.

About GSB Ganeshotsav Samiti Wadla from their website


Among several festivals celebrated by the communities in Mumbai region the most prominent and popular one is “Ganesh Festival” which is celebrated socially and collectively. It is indeed Maharashtra’s mother of all festivals. Started off century year ago by India’s veteran freedom fighter Lokamanya Balgangadhar Tilak with a view to solicitating unity and integrity among Indians, Ganeshotsav served as a publicly accepted platform for national integration. This festival commences on 4th day of “SHUKLA PAKSHA” (waxing moon) of “Bhadrapada” month according to Hindu year and ends on “Anant Chaturdashi” (14th day), is celebrated in Mumbai with great enthusiasm, joy and grandeur. Lacs of devotees turn out at “Ganesh Pandals” throughout the festival to receive lord’s darshan.

The Saraswat Community migrated to Mumbai from places like Karnataka, Goa, Coastal Maharashtra, Kerala and permanently settled here as an intellectual class, and whose principal deity (aradhya devata) of worship happens to be “Mahaganapathi” participate in these festivities with a distinct identity of their rich culture.

GANESHOTSAV SAMITI, WADALA
With the blessings of Lord Ganesha and the then revered pontiff of Gokarna Partagalii Jeevottam math Shreemad Dwarkanath Tirth Swamiji, the devotees of G.S.B. community of mumbai undertook to celebrate “Ganesh festival” from the very first year of establishment of “Dwarkanath Bhavan” Community Hall at wadala as a measure of life fulfillment and spiritual satisfaction. On 2. 2. 1955 the beautifully designed Dwarakanath Bhawan Shree Ram Mandir Complex located at the junction of Dadar T. T., Katrak Road, Wadala was inaugurated by Kashimutt pontiff, pujya Shreemat Sudhindra Tirth Swamiji in the august presence of Guruvarya Shreemat Dwarakanath Tirth Swamiji. The Saraswats of all sects congregated at Dwarakanath Bhavan in 1955 and championed the first ever Sarvajanik Ganeshotsava by GSBs in Mumbai and its suburbs to be celebrated at the newly constructed Dwarakanath Bhavan Complex near Dadar T. T., wadala to benefit all from the metropolis, under the leadership of Shri A. N. Shenoy. Later, in 1971 G. S. B. Sarvajanik Ganeshotsava Samiti was constituted under the chairmanship of late Shri Irvattor Manjunath Pai (C.M.D. Firth Steel Ltd.) at Dwarakanath Bhawan and under the overall administration of Gokarna Partagali Jeevottam Math Concona, Goa and this samiti has thereafter continues to organize yearly Ganeshotsav for last 50 years. On the eve of 31st January 2004 the revered Swamiji of Gokarna Math, Shreemat Vidyadhirajtirtha blessed the commencement of Golden Jubilee Celebration of Sarvajanik Ganeshotsava at Dwarakanath Bhavan, so also the other religious and social functions and programmes organized in the precincts of Shree Ram mandir, wadala throughout the year will be embellished by the glory of celebrating the Golden Jubilee. Shri Surendra A. Shanbhag, the trustee chairman of the Regd. Samiti (Trust no. E-4880 Mumbai) announced that this years Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav at wadala is planned with special features to make the golden jubilee year a truly memorable one



www.ganeshotsavagsb.org/history.htm

By -

Unless You Are From Times of India or Mumbai Mirror Your Press Card Is a Piece Of Shit

By -

Randy Der Joel This Is My Humble Offering ..In Reply

145,240 items / 1,116,733 views


mine could
not be bigger
dont ask me why
to your brinjals
my desi
eco friendly
brinjals
humble offerings
in reply
girth worth
earth mirth
no money can buy
on wings of angels
to Montreal
my blogs fly
they will live
when i do die
unless deleted
before
i reach
the maker
also a blog maker
in crimson sky

if i tag you at facebook
my multi colored ass you will fry

By -

She Waited For 12 Hours But Got Lalbagh Chya Rajas Darshan

By -

The Brand Ambassador of Hope Hindutva and Humanity

By -

A Miracle At The Court of Lalbagh Chya Raja

145,232 items / 1,116,596 views


Vakratunda Mahaakaaya Suryakotee Sama Prabha
Nirvighnam kuru mey Deva, Sarva kaaryeshu Sarvadaa

This post I am blogging now is nothing short of a miracle and miracles are nothing but appeasement of human soul by divinity on meritorious grounds is my personal opinion.

For me Lalbagh Chya Raja is a powerful phenomenon of my thread that I promote on cyberspace Hope and Hindutva a Message of Peace and Humanity .

And in all humility as a Muslim Indian born I respect my culture and it has touched me in more ways than one through Hindu friends contacts well wishers and has contributed positively to my growth as human being too,

I know people would give anything to have his darshan but than that is their karmic fate attached to their hope and consciousness ,I shot Lalbagh Chya Raja on the photo shoot meet and Press conference thanks to my dear friend Raju Langewal ,without his permission and his Invitation I could have not entered the Court of Lal Bagh Chya Raja , as I am definitely not from Media.

I do have a valid Press Card given to me by Clarence Gomes of NAB for his Bandra local news fortnightly called Bandra Samachar.

A card that hangs round my neck like a lucky talisman and around the neck of two and a half year old grand daughter Marziya Shakir a street photographer too who shoots efficiently on my Nikon D 80.

Well after having shot the Raja last week having posted about 217 pictures on Flickr and a few on Facebook Twitter , I had no intention of going back to shoot him , I would shoot him during Visarjan as I have been following him barefeet from the morning of Visarjan to the next morning but due to Ramzan fast last two years I aborted the procession at Kumbharwada after shooting the Muslims of Do Tanki felicitating the Raja .

I would like to go to Girgaum Chowpatty but my diabetic condition does not allow me to do so and strangely I broke my second last fast of Ramzan this year at the Raja's Press conference Ramzan and Raja in my life are inter related.

This morning my wife told me there was a small ladies l private function at home and to make myself scarce by late afternoon..so I thought of going to Lalbagh Chya Raja I called my media friend Pratik Koli and we would meet at Hemant Sawants Ganesh Color Lab at Lalbagh.

I reached early as my son Saif dropped me near the pandal of Ganesh Gully I shot the Raja of Ganesh gully and waited at Ganesh Color Lab for Pratik.
I waited almost an hour than I thought I would visit the pandal of Raja.on my own.

The entire area was cordoned off all the entries blocked I tried calling my friend Raju Langewal but not reachable , I decided to shoot the crowds and head home.

This was not my day at all.

I saw an opening and the volunteer allowing handicapped people my leg too was bandaged I wore a single socks as my leg is genuinely bad shape , the volunteer recognized me but the cops would not let me in somehow , I managed to make my way in , a little ahead I was again questioned by the cops but another volunteer came up and told the cop he knew me tilll I reached the Lalbagh entrance I met Mr Sudhir Salvi he allowed me in , I could not believe it again the cops caught me and than the head of the Pandal Mr Satish Khankar saw me and nodded his head and as I entered the podium I realized I was on stage with Lalbagh Chya Raja in my entire life having shot the Raja I was never allowed on the stage .

I leave the rest to your Imagination I shot a few frames as the crowds wanted me to move and I came out I thanked all the volunteers Mr Salvi and Mr Satish Khankar...this was a dream opportunity and Lalbagh Chya had given me a personal hearing..for having shared all his pictures with all of you all these years.

The first thing I did after coming out I walked a long distance barefeet in the rains took a bus to Wadala depot and shot over 100 pictures of the Raja of GSB Ganeshotsav Samiti Wadala

I always wanted to shoot him but I managed it this year finally and the volunteers of this GSB were very cooperative and gave me permission for the same.

So I will keep my Visarjan photos , my Vartak Nagar Dahi Handi pictures GSB Kings Circle pictures on hold and post these new ones today.



So meeting the Raja face to face and Dabbang , the film tickets and Rs 5100 and the ladoos that I had presented on the Press Conference day on behalf of star mother Mrs Punam Sinha .. have spiraled Sonakshi as the next biggest thing in Bollywood and Salman Khan the Superstar .of all times past present and future.

By -
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)

I am on Flickr Instagram You Tube