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Quite soon now,

Melody on August 12th, 2007

A photo post ~ Click on any pic to enlarge.

Soon, the crowds will come.

Soon, the Church compound will be filled with thousands of devotees, hour upon hour offering novenas (nine day prayers with Mass).

Soon, Mother Mary will be venerated. Decorated. Implored of for millions of favors.

Soon, candles will be bought. In every shape and size. House shaped candles to pray for houses. Children shaped candles to pray for children. Candles in every shape of the body. Every shape and size.

Soon, people will cover every square inch of the roads in Bandra, buying sweets and enjoying the fair.

Soon, they will buy rosaries, bangles, toys, clothes, everything under the sun.

Soon, almost shudderingly soon.

And throughout it all, Christianity will still remain about Christ, a resurrected Christ, sanctifying us by his sacrifice on the Cross.

[An earlier year's account with the Bandra Fair here]

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6 Responses to “Quite soon now,”

  1. Ektaran
    August 12th, 2007 at 11:03 pm

    Melody….you don’t know what you’ve done here……

    MY GOD……….Thankssss soooo soo much for putting up these pics….they mean sooo much to me…having spent 13 years of my life here……MY SCHOOL!!!!!! Its the first thing to visit on my next bby trip….

    The first pic…my…thats where we used to practice for our sports day…march past

    Used to love the Bandra fair…….holidays….fun….shopping…n ofcourse prayers….the rides in & around St. Andrews School….the open ground where Rizvi College stands now….

    You pics brought tears to my eyes…*sachi*….& some wonderful memories!!

    Thanks once again.
    xoxoxo

    ~~MEHAK
    http://missindependent.rediffblogs
    P.S…what more proof do ya want??

  2. Traveller
    August 13th, 2007 at 9:53 am

    At the risk of sounding very ignorant, what’s the occasion?

  3. Melody
    August 13th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
    @ Ekta: Hey!! Glad I could make you smile. Next time you’re in Bbay lemme know, will personally take you to your school :)

    And, yes, I get it Mehak, enough already now. I’m gonna just call you Ekta.

    @ Traveller: The Novena to our Lady of the Mount (Church called Mount Mary at Bandra) and the following Bandra Fair. More details at the link at the end of the post.

  4. sam
    August 14th, 2007 at 11:09 am

    hey melody!! just remembered something… isn’t there a worldwide festivity for Mary towards teh end of september or soemthing…. and mt mary happens one of teh 4 churches in teh wordl where it is held, r8??

  5. Melody
    August 14th, 2007 at 11:58 am
    @ Sam: It’s called the Bandra Fair. It starts on the Sunday following the 8th of September (day honoring Mother Mary’s bday) and goes on till the following Sunday. Link at the end of the post.
  6. bloodmire
    September 1st, 2007 at 3:35 pm

    oh god here we go again, bandra fair and all that crap. i wish these outsiders would stop coming to bandra and bothering the locals :)

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