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They know
in a few days
they will go
a little water
the salla
swish of the knife
death without a blow
their destiny to
appease the soul
of sacrifice
they humbly
take a bow
death where
is thy sting
as it comes
serenely slow
the unstoppable
blood flow
like a poem spreading
its wings all aglow
children excited
running fearlessly
to and fro
the rich muslim man
will buy a dozen
maybe more
his neighbors
his envious relatives
he will show
begging outside
his palatial house
the burka clad women
her hungry children
although his generosity
is such a few coins
he will throw
rich muslims live
for today its the poor
muslim that has no
tomorrow
paisewalon ki idd hoti hai
paisewale musalman jai ho
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Because religion forbids them to keep dogs , the Muslim kids look forward to Bakra Idd , so you will see kids moving around with goats , and showering them with love and affection.
Muslim kids love to show off their new goats and bloat the price if it was bought at from Deonar.. ask a kid how much is the goat he has with him he will in Sallu style shirt collar up tell you Bawa 15000 ki Jodi padi.. Bazar bahut Garam hai Bhai..
The poor Muslim kids of Bandra move about with baby lambs and if you go towards Lucky Hotel tiny lane you might spot a few pet Dumbas too.
Every house has bought the goats for the annual sacrifice on Idd Ul Udha.
There are four in my building too and soon the numbers will increase , as a new Muslim family has moved in too.
Tehsin Mukadam my friend too will have his goats cut in the compound with the rest.
As I live in a semi Miya land there will be a lot of opportunities to shoot the slaughter provided I have time .
We buy our goat at Noorani Masjid lane have it slaughtered there with me doing the Salla , the first mortal cut on the jugular.
The meat and the skin is bought home , the skin goes to the local Bandra Shia mosque as donation for the poor kids.
I love to shoot blood and dont blame me as soon as Idd gets over Moharam begins where we Shias will be as bloodied as the goats the Muslims cut..so I look forward to Bakra Idd simply because Moharam is on the threshold and Karbala a tragedy we relive in memory of the Martyrdom of Imam Hussain grandson of the Holy Messenger of Islam.
I will shoot the slaughter of bulls which happens around a few areas in and around Bandra.
I might go to Bandra East too for a change.. after shooting the Idd Namaz.
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A lot of Muslim folks that have open spaces in Bandra keep goats , feed them take care of them and finally slaughter them during Bakra Idd ..a thought that kills the child who begins to love the goat as a pet..
Jimba is a story of a goat at my Flickr photo stream , Jimba was a beautiful goat Khasi , castrated and loved kids , he was like a kid among kids , would eat biscuits sweets chocolates , and he was a very playful , he was very attached to my Grand Daughter Marziya Shakir and the moment he saw her he would come towards her lick her and Marziya was perhaps 16 month old, I could never understand their love for each other , Marziya treated him with love and respect..
And one day on Bakra Idd I was coming back from shooting the namaz I came through the slums and there in front of my eyes was Jimba being adorned for slaughter , I could not believe it , I saw him he looked into my eyes asking me for Marziya, his death was not instant , after he was slaughtered he lived but his eyes were fixed on me and he was pleading to get a glimpse of Marziya .. but Marziya was at home on the fifth floor and hardly knew her best friend Jimba would be killed for Bakra Idd.,.I requested the owner of Jimba not to send the Kurbani or Jimbas meat to my house we would not be able to eat it anyway.. Jimbas slaughter pictures are on my photostream..
I came home sad , because the best pictures of Marziya as a toddler are with Jimba even those of her sharing her biscuits with him..
When I reached home Marziya was there looking at me sadly, and than she did something , I was zapped she put her hand on her neck and I knew she knew Jimba was dead .. so I share a strange bond with my gran daughter , and she shoots pictures she is a gifted child and it is nothing to do with her photography , her shooting beggars hijras ..
This Bakra Idd I shall miss her the most as she is at her maternal grand parents house ..
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At Bandra as you enter Chinchpokli Road you could buy healthy ones from Haroon and his mother at Gonsalves Wadi.
Further a large number of them at Noorani Masjid lane and in the JJ Colony lane... and in the bylanes to near Kasai Jamatkhana.
Otherwise head to Deonar for a larger selection and time pass.
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