The view from outside the shop, with garlands hanging on the awnings, salesman sitting at the front, and some people who were shopping for birthday stuff, I think. She was holding a tiara that said "Happy Birthday."
This is the view looking into the very narrow shop, with the walls lined with different kinds of decorations for all the upcoming holidays - including Christmas.
The salesman (left) and a cousin of M's (right) completing our sale. M asked the guy to smile but this was all we got.
This is from another shop we had to go to when the 1st one didn't have some of the stuff we were looking for - a dhol (drunm) and some tamborines. This shop did have them, but we had to go to the backroom to pick out which color we wanted. This guy was back there making these trays that are used to display mehendi paste when you take it to the other side's house. M asked if he could take his picture and how long he'd been working there. His father had owned the shop before him, and they had their shop in that location for 35 years, 30 of which this guy had been working there. 30 years of gluing up trays for henna paste - it's amazing the things I get to see here!
5 comments:
Salam meri gori behn or should I say Baji! hehe - Thanks for the pictures - very cool. Even though I have family in Pakistan (Karachi), I've never been to a wedding there and after seeing pictures of the one that I missed of a dear cousin - I know its just all-out - so I guess I'm jealous of you dear - this is your second one from what I understand - amazing. Anyways, enjoy!!
Looks amazing. I want to go! So if you wouldn't mind telling us.. what are you wearing out to the markets?
i keep visiting this blog and like it. however i see some inequality when it comes to posting pictures.
as much as you want not to reveal faces of people you know, don't you think it should be the same with others (who are not related to you) too?
i guess you need to *hide* strangers if you talk about privacy!
I so agree with the comment above! This really irks me too
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