Festivals...[Ganesh Chaturthi...]

[Ganesh Chaturthi...]

Left feeling good, tomorrow is holiday..driving back on my flying craft (bike)..stuck in traffic..

Funny, today the traffic jam was not so irritating but a game for me to reach my destination(home)...remembered listening to raabta in low volume and whizzing through the traffic....

Passing by small busy market on my way back home..all busy crowded.. colourful light hung around..vendor selling bring flowers for the festival, the chaos of crowd did not seem noisy to me today. Excitement, celebration in air surrounded and enveloped me...loudspeakers with random songs played..all sudden nagging thought of noise pollution disappeared for that moment.

The street across had its impression in my mind...

Dark pitch nigh, little glow of yellow light peeping from small cart wheel shops.

Flowers in a mix of yellow,orange,green,white and pink in garland form hung, swinging with gentle breeze.

The sweet scent of the incense stick and the flowers in the air.

Bright warm smiles around ...kid holding on to older ones exploring around with excitement in their eyes.
Bright coloured statues of god Ganesha of all size and designs possible on display ..waiting to be taken home.
Colorful balloon, a celebration around  to take home god Ganesha and worship.
..so much of hustle- bustle ..yet so much of peace ..the breeze is cold, yet warmth in air...

Festivals in the world always symbolizes togetherness, happiness, a shift from normal routine to celebrate, what ever the reason may be but it has a magic and charm of its own.