at an indian wedding, one of many activities that kept the bride busy was answering mobile phone calls from those who could not attend the wedding. several mobile phones were passed onto her ears from others as well as her own since some remote callers were considerate enough to call other relatives attending the ceremony that they knew, sparing the bride from dealing with constantly ringing phones and carrying the phone without any pockets on the traditional wedding costume.



from mumbai, india, 2007.

groups, young and old
Originally uploaded by jabberer.

Yutenji dance festival.

lanterns
Originally uploaded by jabberer.

Yutenji dance festival. I need a real camera.

Dance
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Yutenji dance festival.

lemonade (re-mo-ne) stand
Originally uploaded by jabberer.

Yutenji dance festival.

local shaved ice snack stand
Originally uploaded by jabberer.

i havent tried due to the toxic color of the syrup that gets poured on

top of the ice. so post-war period!

Sugamo – Obaachan’s harajuku
Originally uploaded by jabberer.

This statue, in a temple, is believed to have a special power.

People wait in a long queue to ‘touch’ this statue, though this

‘touch’ may not be so subtle. First people pour the water on the

statue and then wipe the water with the white clothes. What I hear is

that the corresponding body part of yours where the statue was

touched/wiped by you will be healthy or healed (if it was not in good

health).

writing a wish
Originally uploaded by jabberer.

Looking at this being written, i wished for the same for her. But forgot to do mine after all!

yukata – summer clothes
Originally uploaded by jabberer.

there’ll be many hanabi (fireworks) events in japan in the summer.

many people watch hanabi wearing yukata (casual/simpler traditional

clothes than kimono). big clothing shops all feature their own special

yukata section. i happen to watch the whole sequence of wearing yukata

in this shop. its understandable why this is difficult to wear alone.

and wonder how come it never evolved past this impractical level (like

chinese language being difficult with certain purpose).