happy si diwali

to everybody...let there be a little more light than ever everywhere...
bye bye to the previous year and welcome to the new year..

Amen..

When U R around......

I feel safe, I feel at home, I feel loved, I feel warm, I feel blessed...
I feel silence is enough..to friends...to Mical...for all the good, bad and best times together...

I have been very lucky with friends, and she is One of them..
All the best for your defense girl...and you will NOT be missed :) :) :P, ;)

A Different Kinda Post

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Colored Toes : 12345 and 12345

Winter is here.....!!!!!!!!!
We had the first snowfall of the year, and I presented myself with these :)

C H I C A G O - the unseen celebration

"या देवी सर्वभूतेषु सृष्टीरूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नम: ॥ "

Subha Bijaya Dashami to everybody... I had the most memorable Durga Puja in the US, and I have one more to go to 'tomorrow' :) It's like "DOUBLE Cheese (Puja) Burger (Crasher)"

Ticket Please - The CTA in Chicago where the red, blue, green, orange and pink lines meet


Flower Basket - Getting ready for Pushpanjali


The Famous Five - 5 different fruits, vegetables, flowers, rice are supposed to be offered to her during the puja


Puja Essentials - The Famous Hindu (or Lakshmi) Kalash


Danpatra - "No puja or offering is complete without giving Bills be it India or US!"


ॐ : The most famous Hindu symbol "ॐ" caught in a different form...


Celebration : "happy bongs" "festive moments"


"Darpan Bisharjan on Camera", This is my favourite shot of the event for the 1st half of the 1st day on my 1st visit to Chicago !

More of the trip as I catch up with time and work... Thanks for your comment Kshitiz it pushed me to get to the hard disk and share the Bong Connection part of Chicago !

Happy Dushera and Happy Bijaya Dashami to everybody once again till I come back again. All shots are straight from the SD card.

"E n j o y M a a d i " :)

Vrooooooooooooommm!!

off to Chicago...

Sleeping Beauty!

Montu, my oldest field assistant.... always waiting to catch sleep in the middle of data collection or the moment he escapes my eyes !!

Lazy bong!!!, and that is true for most Bongs, including.. we love to sleeeeeep :)
I think Kolkata is the only place where most stores (local markets) are closed in the afternoon for an afternoon nap, that's how it is at Saltlake atleast !!