PROMPT: Invent a Holiday

Invent a holiday! Explain how and why everyone should celebrate.

National Slap an Idiotic Billionaire Day. A day during which anyone can open-hand slap any billionaire who says anything radically divorced from reality or which – despite all necessary resources to self-educate – shows a woeful lack of understanding of how the world works. (Doing so without repercussion, provided one uses only the force generated by one’s own musculature.)

It’s not that I’m anti-billionaire, but I have noticed a striking number of people who’ve amassed tremendous sums of money but who couldn’t pass sophomore economics without a daddy buying a library.

PROMPT: Celebrate

Daily writing prompt
How do you celebrate holidays?

Well, if someone else is doing fireworks, I’ll go see, but I value my fingers and hearing too much to DIY it. But there is nothing like fireworks on Easter to warm the heart. Or on Arbor Day, or National Salsa Dancing Day (March 11th, mark your calendars. Also, don’t confuse it with National Salsa Day — honoring the spicy condiment on May 1st.) Nothing says holiday like fireworks.

DAILY PHOTO: Peanut Festival, Bangalore

Groundnut Nandi

Winter Dragon [Haiku]

cymbals crash &
horns blow, a dragon weaves up-street:
winter festivities!

DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from Diwali 2023, Bangalore

DAILY PHOTO: Ashura Parade, Ahmedabad

Taken on October 1, 2017 in Ahmedabad

 

Fireball

 

Red float

 

Camel-drawn cart

 

Mini-Taj Mahal

DAILY PHOTO: Office Kolam

Taken on August 24, 2017 in Bangalore









DAILY PHOTO: Festive Comings & Goings

Taken in October of 2015 in Khajuraho

Taken in October of 2015 in Khajuraho

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This is a parade procession that we passed as we were walking out to a couple of the Eastern Group of Temples at Khajuraho.

It was pretty typical, a tractor with a squawky loudspeaker playing music at about 100db beyond the speaker’s rating, pulling a trailer with a figure. There was color throwing and garlands. The works.

DAILY PHOTO: Palace Gate Alight

Taken October 3, 2014 in Mysore

Taken October 3, 2014 in Mysore

DAILY PHOTO: Torchlight Parade

Taken October 4, 2014 in Mysore

Taken October 4, 2014 in Mysore

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These photos were taken at the Torchlight Parade, which is a closing ceremony for the Mysore Dasara Festival.