Monsoon Lover
The Murga seller of Gayzing
Twelve years ago when I was going to Pelling, I had to halt at a place called Gayzing . A very old place indeed ! May be 300 yrs old , may be more. God knows when they started building their Prayer Wall / Mani Wall with stone carving of Buddha, stone carving of Mani ; each plate brought by a separate person from his/her place of origin, placed here on their way to Pilgrimage ; some by locals as offering. Now, the wall is at least 30 ft long and 6 to 7 feet high.
But Monsoon this photograph got nothing to do with Prayer Wall ! Will you talk rational – at least ,for a change !
Wait, I will tell ye. Now the next day was a Sunday and my friend who was coming down from Pelling to receive me was lil late ( she told me that her Sister was to blame ) but by the time she reached Gayzing, I had my first experience of the Weekly Market (Haat)of Gayzing . Heaps of Spices, lots of leafy Greens, woolens, Plastic sandals of every conceivable color, heavily padded Bras & Nylon panties , Children around a homemade ice candy seller , full product range of a Blacksmith, rice, lentils and homemade cheese, butcher's knife coming down fast and heavy on Pork meat while womenfolk exchanged village gossip and smoked a Chutta or two. Smell of chicken shit beneath the dominant fragrance of Dhaniya Patta & Cabbage still fills up the air on every Sunday at our century old Gayzing Haat.
Who told you to believe me! Come and experience our Pelling , if you fancy , buy that nose ring ;-)
The Murga seller of Gayzing
Twelve years ago when I was going to Pelling, I had to halt at a place called Gayzing . A very old place indeed ! May be 300 yrs old , may be more. God knows when they started building their Prayer Wall / Mani Wall with stone carving of Buddha, stone carving of Mani ; each plate brought by a separate person from his/her place of origin, placed here on their way to Pilgrimage ; some by locals as offering. Now, the wall is at least 30 ft long and 6 to 7 feet high.
But Monsoon this photograph got nothing to do with Prayer Wall ! Will you talk rational – at least ,for a change !
Wait, I will tell ye. Now the next day was a Sunday and my friend who was coming down from Pelling to receive me was lil late ( she told me that her Sister was to blame ) but by the time she reached Gayzing, I had my first experience of the Weekly Market (Haat)of Gayzing . Heaps of Spices, lots of leafy Greens, woolens, Plastic sandals of every conceivable color, heavily padded Bras & Nylon panties , Children around a homemade ice candy seller , full product range of a Blacksmith, rice, lentils and homemade cheese, butcher's knife coming down fast and heavy on Pork meat while womenfolk exchanged village gossip and smoked a Chutta or two. Smell of chicken shit beneath the dominant fragrance of Dhaniya Patta & Cabbage still fills up the air on every Sunday at our century old Gayzing Haat.
Who told you to believe me! Come and experience our Pelling , if you fancy , buy that nose ring ;-)