Om Sawariyaa Om

Had a nice weekend at home. Celebrated, ate lot of sweets, met cousins,went to Om Shanti Om, managed to prevent myself & my friends from going through Saawariya, didn't burst crackers just because I have lost interest.
The return journey was interesting. The busses were full, thanks to people returning back from long weekends & Yedi, swearing in at Vidhana Soudha. Somehow reached bangalore in time, thanks to the extra busses. The road was really nice to watch as there were busses after busses lining up towards bangalore.

I really liked Om shanti Om. Though the rebirth plot is old, the retro look & the way the movie is presented makes for a great entertainer. I am not a fan of SRK (read it as I hate SRK, except for his roles in Swades) but I liked this one from SRK. Deepika is not only beautiful but also has some good acting skills.There are lot of leg-pulling of bollywood biggies done all along the movie.Hope no body sues Farah for it.
The songs are also good. The song "main agar kahoon" is really superb. I just thought of giving that 'dancing couple inside globe' piece to my love as a token of love whenever I find it.

Mysore Dasara...

This was my first Dasara in Mysore. Though I wasn't here for the main events, I saw the grandeur with which this city celebrates Dasara. The yuva dasara event organised was a big hit with top stars from kannada film industry and bollywood singers like Sunidhi Chauhan, Usha Uthapa, sonu Nigam entertaining the audience. The sight of the illuminated palace from the Chamundi hills was really awesome.

The Mysore tourism department seems to have gone digital. mysoredasara.com is the official website. They even have a digital gallery where they have planned to upload videos & photos of celebrations. They are also uploading videos of the dasara celebrations on youtube as mysoretourism.

I had been to home to celebrate Dusara, so missed the final two days of the events in Mysore. Anyways there's hardly any days (november 8,9) left for another great festival...the DeepavaLi.

Ganesh Chaturti

We celebrate Ganesh Chaturti every year at my uncle's home. I wasn't able to attend it the last year. This year I'm here at home... :)

This image was taken with nokia 6630.

The celebrations outside on streets seems to be dull this year. May be rains have played some part in dampening the spirits.
But at home, the festival is being celebrated grandly as ever. Had lots of modakas & sweets. Tomorrow is the visarjan of the Ganesha idol.