India (December, 2016) – I recognize the concept of street festivals happening outside one's habitation. However neighbourhood mela's in Kolkata take on a new meaning of crowded, the noise almost hypnotic, but also tantalizing and enchanting. It felt almost overnight the tranquil family abode and surrounding neighbourhood turned into a circus performance. The small congested laneways lined on both sides with vendors hawking anything you could possibly need. Just as fast as the fair appeared, it vanished without much trace, leaving behind the same tranquil space of the very nostalgic past.
