Where we were expecting a more serene setting, we were in for a shock!!
The colors, banners, balloons, and the confetti. The whole atmosphere tugged at the child in us to go “Wheeeee…….!!” It was a perfect carnival in every sense.
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Proof we were there 😛 🙂
The ‘grand mela’ (carnival in hindi) – long shot!!
This just  gives us an idea of how our city life has changed and consequently we have too. We live in a world where Lifestyle discounts & free coupons at Domino’s are closely followed. The last time I probably visited a place like this and had so much fun would be the trade fare years ago, which happens regularly at the Island grounds (Chennai) and it was quite a happy occasion for me as a kid.
One of the rare few together.
When we had a few minutes to spare to click a few pics!
On the prowl! 🙂
Enjoying a bit of a lazy moment. 🙂
Our banner!! 😀
That’s why this apartment complex and the carnival held there bought great joy to us. for a simple fact, we enjoy as a community.
The clouds had just opened up and what followed was a quick shower. And we were hoping  the event wasn’t going to get washed away. but apart from a few drips here and there , we were good to go. The rains had left behind a sweet smelling aroma, something to enjoy.
There was this buzz as kids running around everywhere and parents after them frantically! Food, chat, clothes,henna stalls, games, beauty products and so on …the list goes on. They even had a constant MC entertaining the crowd. The karaoke was supposed to be the high finish!!
We had an awesome time at our stall. We were juxtaposed in between a gaming stall and an organic food stall. And to add to all the confusion, the chat shop (Indian snacks/delicacies) was just temptingly placed right in front of us. It’s a wonder we didn’t blow all the money over there for stuffing ourselves.  😛 🙂
Initially , the moving crowd was a bit slow. But then things started picking up and went pretty wild. Me and my partner could barely hold fort. Thank goodness, we had one of our friend helping us out a bit to. It’s a whole other ball game when you stand there in the stall and explain to each person who walks up, try to list out all the products and elucidate their ease of use. It is important to shed all those inhibitions and reservations and just go and converse with them and invite them into your world. It truly is an art.
The concept of anybody having a garden in Chennai is only slowly picking up. But we were amazed at the turnout at our stalls. But the sale of vegetable seeds were the greatest hit. People kept buying them in bunches.That was quite unexpected. Lots of people were sharing and swapping their garden stories. Some were apprehensive about keeping and maintaining a garden in their balcony and some decided to go for it.
We hope many more communities, let it be apartment complexes or streets or a colony, try to adopt these carnival concept and have a way to connect to each other. It certainly sounds simple and straight-forward. Just takes a step. We’ve been living in the virtual world for too long, lets head back to the real world.
Overall, another stall experience, done and dusted!! And we are as proud as ever.
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