Community affair
Most shopkeepers and business owners end up breaking their fast at their establishments. Iftar is a community affair, so is offering Maghrib prayers.
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Lemon life
When life gives you lemons…you probably forgot to look at the plums behind your back. Of all fruits, it’s probably the guava which is most missed at each Iftar. For what is a fruit chat minus the soft fleshiness with right tartness amrood.
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You say Potato
Trouble with the potato is its ubiquity. Have a look at the spread of snacks at any do, and chances are a third of the ingredients would be potato. Baked, fried, dried, boiled. Which brings back to the trouble. Every potato snack that’s local to some place in India isn’t unique to that region alone….
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Birthday cake
Yeah yeah, cake isn’t exactly Iftari. But then, what the what when there’s a birthday or two in the family. That’s chocolate and orange and peaches and plum. Yum.
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Soot Pheni
The first day of fasting has come to an end. As is customary, it involved a test of courage while navigating through the dastarkhwaan laid out for Iftar. I wanted to be left in a state where the casual stroll to the mosque for Maghrib prayers wouldn’t feel impossible. The time between Maghrib and Ish’a stays difficult….
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What We See: Ramadan 2013 Day 9
“Uncle uncle, please meri bhi ek photo.” “Nahi, ek hamari saath mein pahle.” “Uncle uncle, ek meri akele photo.” “…” “Uncle, ek aur. Nahin ek aur please.” “…” “Isko nahi pata. Main sunaati hoon. La-Ilaaha Illallah…” “…” “Accha uncle, please meri ek aur photo…” Children always make an amazing subject for photographs. Like these three…
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Leftovers: Ramadan 2013 Day 7
Ramadan or not, teetotallers binge on chai. (Though, I’ve known some who practice ‘teetotalling’ during Lent; not so sure if they binge on chai too.) Chai right after you break your fast at Iftar. Chai right before you leave for Taraweeh prayers. Chai right after Taraweeh prayers. Chai between Taraweeh and Tahajjud. Chai before Fajr…
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Golden Hour Before Iftar: Ramadan 2013 Day 6
The hour before sunset (and after sunrise) is commonly referred to as the Golden Hour amongst photographers. There isn’t any of that popular lighting in these pictures. There isn’t much to do with Iftar in these pictures either. Just pictures made during the Golden Hour before Iftar. From the first trip to the lanes of…