Today evening , dad and i went to Jatni to buy t
he fire crackers . He goes there every year , so hes familiar with the place . Strange as it may seem , i was going to this place for the first time . It's a short drive from Nayapalli ( area i live in ) . Hardly ten mins of driving and we r on the highway with sap green fields on both sides . At times the rice fields are punctuated by water bodies , lonesome trees and a
small hut here or there .
For large part
the roads roll on free , except when the moo moo 's are around . Jatni is a big shot vegetable bazaar , cause the veggies get delivered by bulk in the Khurda-Road station . Pidley little town for most part (meagre 4-5 lakhs ) .Ya , ya i know thats a big figure , but compare it with the total Indian population (1,065,070,607 acc. 2004 est ) and ull get my point .
While we were buying the crackers , i saw three girls excitedly search for deepas ( earthen lamps ) and making sure it had the perfect shape and no cracks .
Some things , like festivals are such constants . A reason to get excited , a break in routine .....even the worst cynic , like me , gets a influences . Its at times like a vapour that sneaks in thru the slightest crack ...................
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