CWG 2010: A Wedding Procession

As a part of the Commonwealth Games 2010 celebrations, several places in Delhi are hosting various festivals and fairs. I recently went for the Incredible India fair being held at Baba Kharak Singh Marg.
Huge hoardings with jalebis welcomed the guests to the street food fair.

The main attraction at the fair is this massive installation, made of jute ropes, showing a wedding procession.

Here you can see the royal groom, perched on an elephant, while taking his bride home. Horsemen and musicians are accompanying the royal couple.

Sitting in a doli, the royal bride is shy and is constantly looking down. Doli is a special carrier made to carry the bride from her parents' house to her husband's house after the wedding ceremony. Usually, the brothers of the bride carry the doli to the grooms house. While the bride here is sitting coyly, the royal servant blows the tuturi.


A closer look and you can see that the bride is wearing a flowing chunri or dupatta and a beautiful maang tika. Her doli is also designed keeping the feminine curves in mind.


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September Theme Day: Open Air Market: Birju Phool Mandi

This is one of the best places to spend an early morning. This is the Birju Phool Mandi, the open air flower market that is set up everyday on Baba Kharag Singh Marg, Connaught Place. To see other photographs of the phool mandi on the blog click here.

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Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.

Words of the great Michelangelo. It seems that the Delhi government agrees. With just 70 odd days left for the city to host the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010, the process of beautifying Delhi is on full swing. I spotted this statue on the Baba Kharak Singh Marg, facing the several state emporiums in Connaught Place. Thumbs-up for the government's aesthetics, at least in this case.