four weddings & a funeral

a recap of adventures the last few days, just hope theres no power cut before i publish

quote from fi

"i have a affinity to give money to old people with glasses, and thats the only people i will give to"

its wedding season in pushkar, rajasthan! so far we have witnessed around 4 weddings a day. huge events that last two days and requiring courtyards that can accomodate up to 5000 people. whilst we were having a late breakfast, we heard the roar of a mobile band getting louder and louder down on the streets.. the wedding crowd then swelled in the street, the groom in a very smart white suite and red turban, sat on a white horse, then followed by all men.. there was another procession for the bride and women in another part of the town..

the band consisted of a fruit and vegetable cart with a sound system on, there was a kid pushing it, a man with a old bontempi organ and lots of vague looking indians with symbols, turmpets, tabla and whistles.. most of them not knowing where they were going, let alone what they where playing!!

in the evening, the procession went back onto the streets of pushkar (probably to walk the lunch off). the same arrangement as before, however the outside of the crowd was lit by people carrying light bulbs, powered by a noisy old generator being towed at the back..

it was soo colourfull it actually was very tiring to take it all in after a while, so fi and i bought some henna oil amidst this chaos to do some tattoos on each other..

update: no word on bollywood movie, like a job interview you dont hear from i assume i didnt get it :(