Glimpses of Saraswati Puja, on 28th January. Captured lovingly by Kanad Sanyal, a photographer by passion and a senior corporate person by profession.
A personal favourite is the shot of four girls. Wearing a basanti-coloured (yellow) cotton saree on this day has been a lovingly preserved custom among girls of all ages till even a few years back. But as Mr Sanyal observed, an invasion of pan-India fashion trends (thanks to daily soaps on national television) is fading it out among adolescent and older girls. I too have spotted this trend in recent years. He loved to see these younger counterparts of theirs holding up the custom in a north Kolkata locality.
The little girls look adorable! Nice shot. :)
ReplyDeleteThis year's Saraswati puja made me to see many girls (more than 90%) are wearing saris! I must say they were looking gorgeous than ever on sari!
ReplyDeleteApart from the rituals involving the puja,the very sight of cute little school girls decked up in saris (at times,unmanageable as well!) hopping around the streets and lanes,is a delight to watch ;)
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