View allAll Photos Tagged gujrati
शामगढ़ नगर में शिव हनुमान मंदिर के पास हनुमान चालीसा का पाठ करने हेतु ७० फीट ऊँचा टावर स्थापित करने के पुनीत अवसर पर नगर की सेलिब्रिटीज को आमंत्रित किया गया था| नगर परिषद् की अध्यक्ष श्रीमती कविता जी यादव की अगुआई में श्री नरेन्द्र जी यादव ने दीपक पुरोहित जी के माध्यम से मुहूर्त अनुष्ठान विधिवत संपन्न करवाया. इस अवसर पर नगर के वरिष्ठ जन श्री नारायण भाई गुजराती और साहित्य मनीषी समाज सेवी डॉ.दयाराम जी आलोक विशिष्ट अतिथि के तौर पर उपस्थित रहे. कार्यक्रम संचालन का दायित्व सुरेश जी चौधरी ने निर्वाह किया .
Gujarat (Gujarati: ગુજરાત, Gujarāt; [guʤəˈrɑːt]) ist ein indischer Bundesstaat mit einer Fläche von 196.024 km² und 50.596.992 Einwohnern (Stand 2001). Hauptstadt des Staates ist Gandhinagar, die wirtschaftlich bedeutendste Stadt ist Ahmedabad.
The lady in a Gujrati (?) sari opened the masjid compound for us. The entrance is largely broken but still stands - a Hindu arch within an Islamic one.
Moth Ki Masjid is a mosque located in Delhi, and was built in 1505 by Wazir Miya Bhoiya, Prime Minister during the reign of Sultan Sikander Lodi (1517–26). It was a new type of mosque developed by the Lodi dynasty in the fourth city of the medieval Delhi of the Delhi Sultanate. The name of the mosque literally translated into English language means ‘Lentil Mosque’ and this name tag ‘Lentil’ has an interesting legend. This mosque was considered a beautiful Dome (Gumbad) structure of the period.
The mosque is now completely enclosed within the modern locality of South Extension Part II, Uday Park and Masjid Moth comprising residential and commercial establishments in the urban setting of South Delhi.
It is famously narrated that when Sultan Sikandar Lodi was on a visit to a mosque in the vicinity of the present location of the Moth Ki Masjid for prayer, he knelt over a grain of moth (a kind of lentil), which had been dropped by a bird. His loyal Prime Minister Wazir Miya Bhoiya, who had accompanied the King, saw the lentil seed and observed that.
A seed so honoured by His majesty must not be thrown away. It must be used in the service of God.
So he took the moth seed and planted it in his garden for further growth. Over the years, the process of repeated planting and replanting of the moth seeds was carried out. In this process, the seeds multiplied several times. The Wazir finally sold the rich harvest and earned good money. With the proceeds of the sale he built the mosque after seeking permission from the Sultan to construct the Mosque.[1] Impressed by the ingenuity of his minister, Sikandar Lodi laid the foundation for building the mosque.
The region of Gujarat has played host to many a tribal culture and nourished them from the very earliest periods of history. One such tribe here, the Rabaris, still pursue a pastoral lifestyle—much in the same way as they did ages ago.
The Rabaris are a semi-nomadic tribe—pursuing a pre-agrarian, pastoral lifestyle—found mainly in the Kutch and Saurashtra regions of Gujarat. Though living today in permanent settlements, they are believed to have originally migrated from Baluchistan more than a millennium ago.
But over these thousand and more years, the Rabaris have undergone many changes and have been widely influenced by the local cultures with which they came in contact. Not only are they divided into distinct clans, they also prefer to trace their origin to Hindu Gods and even the Rajputs.
Without delving into the garbled clues provided by folk lore about their origin, a closer look at the Rabari today leads one into his quaint, colourful and rugged lifestyle.
By no means are the Rabaris an isolated people. The men are on the move—almost 10 out of the 12 months—in search of grazing pastures for their livestock; while the women and children remain in their villages. These villages are normally small, devoid of more than superficial amenities and, almost always, set in bleak, barren suroundings.
In a typical village, their rectangular houses, called vandhas, are built in rows. The white-washed mud walls and tiled roofs may have an appearance of starkness when viewed from outside. But within each house, the Rabari’s fondness for patterns is easily visible from the many geometric patterns that adorn its interiors. The tiny mirrors embedded into these mud-plaster patterns only enhance their beauty as they catch the faint glimmer of light streaming in from a small window or a low doorway. A home usually consists of two rooms, and an extended enclosure in the verandah which forms the kitchen.
The room at the back is normally used as a storehouse—a virtual treasure house of embroidered clothes and quilts kept in carved wooden pataras (chests); and the kothis and kothlas (granaries) made of mud and cowdung. The other room is mainly a living room decorated with embroidered torans or decorated doorways, while the doors are covered with brass foil etched in a myriad patterns. Often, the only piece of furniture that one might find is a carved, wooden cradle.
The community’s main stay is milk and milk produce from their livestock in order to purchase commodities that they trade in various forms at the local village or town markets.
Much of the handiwork seen in their decorated homes is that of their women. In fact, Rabari women are famous for their embroidery work, called bharat kaam, from which they make numerous traditional garments and furnishings. The kediyun, a gathered jacket with an embroidered smock, worn by young Rabari men and children, skirts and blouses for the women and girls—are al dexterously embroidered. Interestingly, the Rabari girl, completes over the years, her entire dowry which includes clothes as well as beautiful quilts or derkee.
Kokulashtami, after the rains, is marriage time. The men are back from their wanderings for this al important occasion. All marriages take place on this one day. Since child marriage is still very much in vogue within this tribe, outsiders are distrusted. Again, the Rabari marries only within the tribe and often into families which are closely located. Marrying outside the fold leads to social castigation and is very rare. While Rabari couples are probably the most exotically dressed, the marriage is a simple ritual performed by a Brahmin priest.
Rabaris, by and large, and ardent followers and worshippers of the Mother Goddess. Each clan has its own tribal goddess as the patron deity, though their homes often have pictures of other gods and goddesses as well. Strong tendencies of deifying and invoking the dead are still prevalent—a pointer to the community’s old world origin.
Another old world custom that has persisted is the custom of tattooing and there is a marked similarity In the motifs used in their embroideries and tattoos.
As an outsider it is difficult to communicate with these people since they speak a dialect which is a mixture of Marwari and Gujarati. But once they understand the visitor’s innocent curiosity, they exude the warmth and friendship that has always been a part of their make-up.
Okay...so Mira (Parvathy Nair) has tagged me...here goes...16 random things about me!
1. I am a banker by profession…
2. I love Kolkata, my birthplace…and the City of Joy…I love its colonial charm…people…Trams…language…culture…food…sweets...New market…Howrah Bridge…Maidan…My place…and what not!
3. Impatience for results…Yes Sir…Yes Madam…that’s me!!!
4.I am a Scorpio (by zodiac)…to the core…read any standard description of a Scorpio…I wont need to introduce myself to you…
5.I like to watch movies, which are based on true stories…Liked watching The Pianist, Enemy at the Gates…and Great Debaters (very recently…).
6.If someone tells me a thing that can’t be done…I will try out myself and see first…and not depend on secondhand, recycled information…most of the times I have been successful in doing it!
7. I believe God is my best Friend…and God indeed has been a friend in need!
8.People say that most times it’s very difficult to understand me…perhaps I do that on purpose!
9.I love to read… (I prefer nonfiction…same as movies!)…some books I liked most are Chariots of Gods?~ Erich Von Daniken and The last Mughal~ William Darlymple and The Princely Impostor?~Partha Chatterjee.
10. I have been blessed with very supportive and encouraging parents….
11.I love listening to Music…and I have quite a collection…Goo Goo Dolls to Kishore Kumar…
12.I carve wood, love graphology and of-course…Photography!!!
13. I am a biggg fooodie…non-veg…bakes…frozen treats…chocolates… Bengali.. . Rajasthani...Parsi...Chinese …Italian…Punjabi…Gujrati…South Indian…Goan…Kashmiri… Afghani…Hyderabadi…Mughlai…Thai… Irani...Mexican…North American...Lebanese...you name it!
14.I use a compact camera for all my work…I don’t use professional gear! (Read don’t have any…)
15. I used to be a big computer game freak at one point of time…Age of Empires/Quake III Arena…for hours nonstop…say what?
16. My birth date is 16th !!!
Gujarat is a stronghold for the Jain community. Jainism preaches non-violence to all living creatures and vegetarianism. The Jains have heavily influenced the cuisine of Gujarat with the famous Gujarati thali containing small vegetarian dishes along with roti and chaas. Morality in business is an important feature of Jain culture. The bania (traders) caste, predominant in Gujarat, comprises followers from both the Jaina and Vaishnava traditions. Intermarriages between the two traditions are common.
The Indian Flag bears these colors ...saffron white and green with a blue chakra in between.
Caught this group of tourists visiting the Lotus Temple in Delhi one Summer morning ,as u can see there are lined up in exactly the same order like the colors of OUR NATIONAL FLAG!
MERA BHARAT MAHAN!!!
The Megh (Hindi:मेघ), Meghwal (Hindi:मेघवाल) or Meghwar (Hindi:मेघवार, Urdu:میگھواڑ, Sindhi:ميگھواڙ) people live primarily in northwest India, with a small population in Pakistan. As of 2008, their total population was estimated at 2,807,000, of whom 2,760,000 lived in India. They speak Marwari (659,000), Hindi (663,000), Dogri (230,000), Punjabi (175,000) and various other regional languages. As a scheduled caste, their traditional occupation was weaving. Most are Hindu by religion, with Rishi Megh, Kabir,[2] Ram Devji and Bankar Mataji their chief gods. Megh lineage is considered to have originated from Rajarishi Vritra, also known as Megh Rishi
Rabari man in Bhujodi village.
The region of Gujarat has played host to many a tribal culture and nourished them from the very earliest periods of history. One such tribe here, the Rabaris, still pursue a pastoral lifestyle—much in the same way as they did ages ago.
The Rabaris are a semi-nomadic tribe—pursuing a pre-agrarian, pastoral lifestyle—found mainly in the Kutch and Saurashtra regions of Gujarat. Though living today in permanent settlements, they are believed to have originally migrated from Baluchistan more than a millennium ago.
But over these thousand and more years, the Rabaris have undergone many changes and have been widely influenced by the local cultures with which they came in contact. Not only are they divided into distinct clans, they also prefer to trace their origin to Hindu Gods and even the Rajputs.
Without delving into the garbled clues provided by folk lore about their origin, a closer look at the Rabari today leads one into his quaint, colourful and rugged lifestyle.
By no means are the Rabaris an isolated people. The men are on the move—almost 10 out of the 12 months—in search of grazing pastures for their livestock; while the women and children remain in their villages. These villages are normally small, devoid of more than superficial amenities and, almost always, set in bleak, barren suroundings.
In a typical village, their rectangular houses, called vandhas, are built in rows. The white-washed mud walls and tiled roofs may have an appearance of starkness when viewed from outside. But within each house, the Rabari’s fondness for patterns is easily visible from the many geometric patterns that adorn its interiors. The tiny mirrors embedded into these mud-plaster patterns only enhance their beauty as they catch the faint glimmer of light streaming in from a small window or a low doorway. A home usually consists of two rooms, and an extended enclosure in the verandah which forms the kitchen.
The room at the back is normally used as a storehouse—a virtual treasure house of embroidered clothes and quilts kept in carved wooden pataras (chests); and the kothis and kothlas (granaries) made of mud and cowdung. The other room is mainly a living room decorated with embroidered torans or decorated doorways, while the doors are covered with brass foil etched in a myriad patterns. Often, the only piece of furniture that one might find is a carved, wooden cradle.
The community’s main stay is milk and milk produce from their livestock in order to purchase commodities that they trade in various forms at the local village or town markets.
Much of the handiwork seen in their decorated homes is that of their women. In fact, Rabari women are famous for their embroidery work, called bharat kaam, from which they make numerous traditional garments and furnishings. The kediyun, a gathered jacket with an embroidered smock, worn by young Rabari men and children, skirts and blouses for the women and girls—are al dexterously embroidered. Interestingly, the Rabari girl, completes over the years, her entire dowry which includes clothes as well as beautiful quilts or derkee.
Kokulashtami, after the rains, is marriage time. The men are back from their wanderings for this al important occasion. All marriages take place on this one day. Since child marriage is still very much in vogue within this tribe, outsiders are distrusted. Again, the Rabari marries only within the tribe and often into families which are closely located. Marrying outside the fold leads to social castigation and is very rare. While Rabari couples are probably the most exotically dressed, the marriage is a simple ritual performed by a Brahmin priest.
Rabaris, by and large, and ardent followers and worshippers of the Mother Goddess. Each clan has its own tribal goddess as the patron deity, though their homes often have pictures of other gods and goddesses as well. Strong tendencies of deifying and invoking the dead are still prevalent—a pointer to the community’s old world origin.
Another old world custom that has persisted is the custom of tattooing and there is a marked similarity In the motifs used in their embroideries and tattoos.
As an outsider it is difficult to communicate with these people since they speak a dialect which is a mixture of Marwari and Gujarati. But once they understand the visitor’s innocent curiosity, they exude the warmth and friendship that has always been a part of their make-up.
Creative Wedding Photography. Call/WhatsApp: Srejon Roy +91 9830658542.
Website: www.srejonimagery.com
Facebook Page: www.fb.com/srejon.imagery.studio
Mir (Urdu: مير) Hindi: मिर) is a tribe which has descended from the Butt tribe in Kashmir Valley of Baramulla. It is also in Sindh Gilgit and Punjab provinces of Pakistan and India.
The family name Mir can also be found in Spain, due to the Romani people's migration from North India toward Europe.
Mir are actually a clan of Bhatt along with Khawaja. Mir are also known as Butt today because they are actually descended directly from the Butt bloodlines. Mir became a clan somewhere around 1850. The Mir clan originates from the Kashmir Valley. Its origin is from the Butt tribe. Its fellow tribesmen are the Butt, Dar, Lone, Khawaja and Malik clans.
The mosaic of ethnic groups in Kashmir is complex and the race structure cannot be explained without understanding the pre-historic movements of people. The racial composition of the province was also influenced by waves of immigrants from the Central Asia and Middle East.
Creative Wedding Photography. Call/WhatsApp: Srejon Roy +91 9830658542.
Website: www.srejonimagery.com
Facebook Page: www.fb.com/srejon.imagery.studio
Gujarat has some of the largest businesses in India. Major agricultural produce of the state include cotton, groundnuts (peanuts), dates, sugar cane, milk and milk products. Industrial products include cement and petrol.
posted at Facebook
I had deactivated my account I needed a break and a sabbatical..I do not expect everyone to have my thinking and we are products of our parentage and upbringing ..we may be part of the same religion sect but we will remain different in more ways than one .
My parents were Shia migrants from Lucknow who started their journey in Bombay living in the fetid Kurla slums ..when they moved to Wodehouse Road they thought about educating me I was sent to a Gujrati school at VT a kind of Madrsa I ran away I was very young my father found me ,
My landlords daughter from the family of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah enrolled me in a Baptist school where we were taught by English teachers so my formative years were influenced by Protestantism ..and the landlords family was Shia too .. Moharam majlis all the Shia events carefully followed .
Later my landlords daughter enrolled me in a Roman Catholic School here it was a different branch of Christianity more symbolism.. and I was impressed by the scholarly Late Fr Ratus he joined the Vatican soon after .
There was Fr Stephan Nazareth but never did they ever try to convert me or try to debase my religion .. Never ,
As a child before I joined Holy Name School run by a Catholic priest my best friends grandmother tried to force her religion Jheovahs Witness on me she talked ill about every religion and her hate for Roman Catholics Parsis Hindus was enormous .
But I loved my friend Keiith Kanga so I listened to her spiel was made to read the bible very morning it was worst later in life when my Dad had gone under debts mortgaged our house packed my mother to Lucknow leaving me at Keiths house I was in SSC ..I was a whisker away from becoming a Jheovahs Witness she took me to Cuffe Parade to get baptized and it rained so kept my conversion for another day .
My dad heard about all this and moved me out though Keith and I remained best of friends .
So life has been full of ups downs than came a new st of friends in school Hindus and here too it was a great bonding they would take me to the Hanuman Temple at Strand Cinma and there was no bias and my mother respected all religion and loved my friends .
The Church The Temple The Synagogue were part of my childhood I had never been to the only Sunni mosque at Colaba Market there was no Shia presence at Colaba early 50s or early 60s .
It was only at our house or when my mother or dad took me to Imamiya or Moghul Masjid .
My father was connected to the Imamiya Sabil of his great uncle Maqbool Bhai .
I really came to understand Shiasm very late in life after giving up alcohol taking up the camera to shoot my faith at Imamwada Dongri..
I was revisiting my faith one Ashura sitting on the gate of Amin Imambada I shot 40 rolls color BW slide something nobody will ever believe ..I was fascinated with the events happening at Amin I spent over Rs 5000 processing and getting blow ups made of what I shot to post at various Camera Club salons ,
When I came on the Internet in 2004 I thought I would only post my Shia images I shocked people at Buzznet my first online photo sharing platform.
But I felt a shortcoming I decided to shoot my first Kumbh Mela Nasik 2003 and decided I would post pictures of Hinduism too.
I shot Christianity the various feasts and mostly the Jesuits .
In 2001 I began shooting the Rafaees Sufi sect at Mahim Dargah and the Murshad took me to other Holy Sufi Shrines I began documenting this group.
I had never visited Ajmer Sharif I met Peersab Fakhru Miya 2005 and for last 12 years I have been documenting the Chishtiya Silsila .
The religions faith I shot was a photo exercise ..than in 2005 I met the Malangs of Madarriya Silsila liked their love of Imam Ali their austerity and humility .I began documenting them too .
In 2011 along with a Belgian photographer I got ordained as a Malang and it was not a spiritual need but ease in my documentation ..I was respected and became very close to Syed Masoom Ali Baba Asqan and Syed Rafiq Ali Baba my Murshad ,..who till date has never called me by name only Maulaiee .
I shot Moharam in the metro cities and due to a few ruffians in my faith I decided never to shoot Moharam in Mumbai I have never shot Moharam in Mumbai its been over 6 year s now .
I found love of my Imam and love of Humanity at Hyderabad Lucknow Delhi Kolkatta and continued my documentation all archived at Flickr ,, recently converted my Shia images into video slides at You Tube over 10 million views .
It was the Maha Kumbh and my first Urus of Zinda Shah Madar in 2013 that got me hooked I shots Malangs on one side and the Naga Sadhus Naga Babas on the other side .
In 2016 I shot Khamakhya and could not get over it as my main interest was shooting the Aghoris thanks to dear friend Niku Sarma I once again shot Khamakhya with my French friend Laurent Salesse in 2017 too .
In 2017 Syed Masoom Ali Baba gave me the Khilafatnama of His Order I hardly deserve as I am part of diverse spirituality as a people photographer .
I did the Chadiyan walk from Delhi to Ajmer 550 km in 13 days documenting the pilgrimage on foot by the Sufis to honor the greatest Saint Khwajah Garib Nawaz.
So now I am most probably going to deactivate my account as a few Shias have tried to humiliate me for my beliefs .. and why do they add me beats me ..that was one reason I removed 200 friends from my contact list .
Or I disable comments ..I cannot be a Shia as them I did not get that kind of narrowed parentage .
And it one of the reasons I wont be adding anymore people from my faith ..
I dont post Shia images everyday I have come here to chill and I dont want to use my Facebook timeline as a Mullahs pulpit .
I dont believe in conversion or proselytizing you be what you are I am happy being what I am...
My Shiasm in whatever form is my personal prerogative ,,it should not bother you ..you have the right to Unfriend and Block me too.
I wont add you or any of your ilk ..
To Be Or Not To Be
Today I deleted another 300 contacts..
Welcome to the world of wedding decoration, we are herewith presenting traditional sankheda colorful wedding mandaps for Indian Hundu wedding decorations, this enhances auspicious occasions, origin from the state of Gujarat and worldwide known for beautiful colored wedding decorations. We are presenting the largest choice lacquer painted gujarati wedding furniture made of best quality solid teakwood.
Product : Sankeda Wedding Mandap Set in Copper Gold for Indian style wedding decoration with RED Cushion Fabric scheme.
Make : Sankheda Wedding Set is traditionally handmade of teakwood and painted in Gujrati traditional style geometrical motif and floral wedding designs.
Fully configurable online ordering system to buy extra Mandap Accessories without additional shipping cost.
Sankheda Wedding Mandap is 4 Pillars with 4 Top Arch Beam Product, You may add more product as per your business needs and configure your-own Sankheda-Wedding-Mandap-Set with additional MANDAP ACCESSORIES in same color combination, style, pattern and cushion fabrics. Available Options as are as follows :- (a.) Sankheda Wedding Jhulla -1 (b.) Sankheda Wedding Doli -1 (c.) Sankheda Wedding Furniture 9 Pc. set with 2- Wedding Stage Chairs + 2 Side Chairs + 2 Bajots + 2 Paatlas + 1 Hawan Kund (d.) Sankheda Mandap's Welcome Gate -1 (e.) Decorative Chori 7-Kalash Matka Set of 4 Sides (f.) Red Carpet (Non Woven) 150' feet Long x 5' feet wide Get Multiple Benefits on Buy ACCESSORIES:- (1.) Here you are SAVEING BIG Amount in SHIPPING consolidation from BUY MANDAP ACCESSORIES to configure your required full set. On single consolidate shipment you will SAVE up to US$ 3000 in 1-Set of shipment packing, handling, documentation, clearing, terminal handling, CFS, insurance, transportation, port fee, ocean freight, DDC charges shipping cost. (2.) Second important benefit is you are getting all ordering products made with same matching design and color combination and every pattern of paints to cushion fabrics will be same to attract the decorated wedding venue. (3.) By SAVING Big cost on inventory and making more attractive decoration one will perform better then market rivals and competitors.
Click to Buy :
noveltyofsilver.com/furniture/throne-chairs/sankheda-wedd...
For More information Contact : -
=======================
WhatsApp : +91-7665556222
email : impartinter@gmail.com
Website to Order : noveltyofsilver.com/furniture/throne-chairs/sankheda-wedd...