The Dead Poets Society of Mumbai

The Dead Poets Society of Mumbai, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

I Want To Touch You ... I Did

I Want To Touch You ... I Did, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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a
thought
many a times
you forbid
the poet
in the manger
you got rid
his mind
was neurotic
his intentions
rabid poetic
off the lid
while you slept
on wings
of fancy
he swept in
kissed
you on
your dreamy
eyelids
in he came
'out he slid
he touched you
all over he did
through his minds
camera grid

The Cheek Piercing Poet of Mumbai

The Cheek Piercing Poet of Mumbai, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

I Will Pierce My Cheeks One of These Days

I Will Pierce My Cheeks One of These Days, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

The Barefeet Shia Blogger of Bandra

The Barefeet Shia Blogger of Bandra, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

Juhu Beach The Starting Point of Marriammen Feast Rituals

Juhu Beach The Starting Point of Marriammen Feast Rituals, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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Devendra Bhima asked me to come at 4 pm but all the devotees came after 5.30 so I shoot the beach I am not much into seascapes or landscapes , I shot urchins and killed my time the beach was hot I was barefeet , I was fasting like the Tamils just drank water nothing else...

Marriammen Feast Rod Piercing Juhu Beach 2011

Marriammen Feast Rod Piercing Juhu Beach 2011, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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I came back to Juhu beach at 4 pm to shoot the second part of the Marriamen Feast of Nehru Nagar Tamil Hindus, rituals to appease Goddess Marriammen rod piercing hanging of lime attached to needles in the flesh and hooks on the back to hang from cranes and pulleys and to pull cars and vans.

Than there are devotees who carry burning hot pots on their heads and all these participants devotees move from Juhu beach to Marriammen temple Nehru Nagar where the hooks and rods are removed.

I shot this event too barefeet despite a deep injury on my leg.. and I am thankful to Marriammen Seva Samaj the organizers and my dear friend Bhima Davendar who allow me to shoot this event ..

I will be piercing my cheeks too one of these days to show my spiritual support with my Tamil friends a follower of Imam Hussain among the devotees of Mother Marriammen..two different ideologies one single path of Faith..


I shot the hijras who carried hot pots on their heads also you will have to ignore the spots on my sky pictures because of dust on my CCD .. I dont have the patience to clean all my pictures I shot RAW and JPEG..and I am plumb broke to buy and upgrade my camera but I am not cribbing I am happy for small mercies I take care of the shadows god takes care of the highlights for me.. this is a 14 GB card..


This is my second set of Marriammen events at my Flickr photostream.