Being from Kerala, Navratri was not a big occassion for me.... the only reason to remember it were the holidays we would get for that and the fact that you 'should not' study for the two days when the books are kept in the temple for pooja! Why aren't there more of such festivals...?!!
After coming to Bangalore only I started seeing this festival being organized on such a large scale. It was ubiquitous here, where as in Kerala, it was a big deal only in Brahmin homes. In college there are multiple celebrations, one by the Office, then by the individual department, in the DL, the canteenwala, library and not to be left out, the drivers of various rickety college vehicles would also deck up their chariots and worship them....
This (hopefully) is my last year in college, so I thought, what the heck, might take some pics as well. They were taken with my poor Sony Ericcson mobile cam. So quality is quite poor. But all the same, they don't miss the point...
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| the extensive decoration in DL...initially it seemed good...but by the time they finished, it seemed like a idol in a tropical jungle... |
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| The humble one in my dept....compared to the previous pic |
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| The star of the show....goddess Saraswati |
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| The offerings for the goddess; fruits...lights, incense... |
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| Pandu, our attender passing out the aarti.... |
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Happy Dasara to all....
MH
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