In Muslim areas , or predominantly Muslim food lanes there is a mad rush from 4 pm on wards to buy dates , fruits and other hot spicy snacks like chana ragda, samosas cutlets pattice ..so be it JJ Colony Lucky Food lane , Bandra Bazar , or further ahead at the crossroad of Waroda and Chapel road ,Muslims are busy adding flavor to Iftar time.
The other places in Bandra , are Bandra Station Road , Compound , and a few stalls that do brisk business near Bandra Juma Masjid.
Mahim is all time favorite for the folks living in the suburbs.
These are old pictures I am posting to add as visual.. some hot headed Miyas get uptight when you shoot pictures and so I dont think I will be shooting any new stuff in this segment ,, and strangely even in Ramzan a few Muslims love to lose their cool and intimidate others , well it comes with the territory.. I have no issue ..
I dont sell my pictures and my blogs are in no hurry to be part of mainstream Paid Media ..
These are my Ramzan Blogs ..showcasing my culture and its overall peaceful harmonious ethos.
Ramzan luckily is universal though our timings differ by a few minutes , the Bohras began their fast two days earlier .. the Shia keep extra fasts known as Shaban Fasts.
This is the first time I am not fasting because of kidney stones , I have been advised by my doctor to abstain from fasting.. and it hurts me the most.. Being a diabetic I fasted completely all these years .. but now with the stones the pain is all the more unbearable ... and I need to drink copious water to drain my kidneys.
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wear it
dont wear it
your personal
choice i feel
hijab also called
the burka
a muslim womans
identity and seal
a garment of modesty
that heals only your
form your beauty
it conceals from
the public the
burkha haters jahil
owners envy
familys pride
a muslim womans
essence and ideal
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There are quite a few blind boys who beg at Bandra Bazar Road and they walk from JJ Colony till the end of Bazar Road till Waroda Road crossroad end.
He is blind but had a subtle smile , did he know I was shooting him and he sensed I would bring out of his world of darkness into your world of spectral light...maybe he was shooting me instead with inner vision..
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but first
for those
who died
in the riots
both hindus
muslims
indians all
left behind
their loved
ones most
of all build
a mausoleum
of humanity
let all come
pay their
respects
so we are
not divided
again when
the next
masjid falls
loot rampage
rape pillage
free for all
nero watched
the tv from his
royal room
helpless
eunuch like
he could do
nothing at all
let not
the innocent
be crushed
under its weight
when another
giant tree falls
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