GANAPATI BAPPA MORYA……

PUDHACHYA VARSHI LAVKAR YAA……

Today marked the end of the 10-day long Ganesh festival…..which Mumbai as always celebrates with a lot of pomp and show…..the festivities will end and the people will go back to their regular dull routine…..on the brighter side for many people…….who do not drink alcohol and eat non-vegetarian food……they will be doing so right after the visarjan……….

Anyway……I am not particularly a fan of Ganesh Utsav…..and haven’t visited a single *Sarvajanik Ganesh Mandal* this year…..and did not miss it as well……

But what I did not miss was my walk to and on Juhu beach today……and it was great fun…..

I was not there for the last three years…..and when you miss something….only then you realize how joyous it was…….and this year I did go to the beach….for the visarjan….and sadly….again….all by myself…….

It is amazing how people enjoy themselves……and even thogh you are on your own……you tend to enjoy as well…..kind of therapeutic too……there were so many people around…..and moving amongst the crowd reminded me of driving amongst the snail-paced traffic that I encounter everyday…..except that this is wonderful…..and I am not driving to work….

The crowds were crazy……and they were really really enjoying themselves……people were shouting….and making noise……and children were wearing funny masks and had toys with them……and some people were wearing illuminated colored wristbands…….it was a COOL sight……so noisy……(just like the Carter Road CCD…..)….. and yes there was a plethora of hot guys as well (again, just like the Carter Road CCD…..)……..

There were stalls on the side of the roads…..some throwing rose petals on the people…….some distributing Vada Pav…..some distributing Sherbet…….some distributing samosas……some giving some kind of sweets……and all free of cost……but with the cost of standing in a queue…..what do you get nowadays without a queue !!!

Great fun !!!

Hopefully will have someone with me to enjoy the festivities next year……..Inshallah…..