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Surajkund Crafts Mela in Haryana, India

Faces in the Massive Crowd, Sujarkund Mela

Posted on February 9, 2015April 12, 2021

I am still reeling from the crowd effects at the Surajkund Mela yesterday. It looked like a mini Kumbh Mela to me, even though I have never been to the Kumbh till date, but in my imagination (of which I have very little) Surajkund feels like the youngest sibling of the famed Kumbh.

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The Crowds at Surajkund Mela 2015

I decided to use this event for an experiment in photography. I was carrying only one lens, the 50mm prime. So, if I had to click people it was to be at a close distance which I am not really comfortable doing.

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Me and My Kulfi

The place being massively crowded now turned to my favor. I only had to find a spot where people would let me stand. Once I positioned myself a little out of the way, I could easily click people. In the bheed no one paid any attention to me at all!

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Policewomen at Work

There was a sizeable presence of security people at the mela. However, in comparison to the weeknd crowd they had their task cut out. For me, more disconcerting were the continuous announcement about people losing things like mobiles, wallets, pan cards and finally each-other. I thankfully heard only one announcement related to a lost kid. I was unnerved to begin with, the announcements were doubly unnerving.

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I Like Sleeping on Mom’s Shoulder

I envied this kid who was fast asleep on her mom’s shoulder as if he was at home! There was such a din all around us and yet, here was a kid oblivious to all of it. I so envy kids in general for their ability to fall asleep in most unlikely places and scenarios!

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Smiles at Last

Finally I found a smiling couple too. I have clicked many more people pictures at Surajkund than I have posted here and I think I have no other frame of people smiling. And that should tell us something about crowded places!

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13 thoughts on “Faces in the Massive Crowd, Sujarkund Mela”

  1. Vartika says:
    February 9, 2015 at 9:57 pm

    Hi, I have nominated you for the Versatile Award, please view your nomination here

    https://vartikaforu.wordpress.com/2015/02/09/nomination-for-versatile-award/

    Reply
    1. Mridula says:
      February 9, 2015 at 10:08 pm

      Thank you so much Vartika.

      Reply
  2. Anita says:
    February 10, 2015 at 11:35 am

    Crowds have that effect, Mridula 🙂
    Nice pics!

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    1. Mridula says:
      February 10, 2015 at 4:18 pm

      Thank you so much Anita. Hence I prefer to run to the hills and away from the popular hill stations!

      Reply
  3. Kokila Gupta says:
    February 10, 2015 at 4:38 pm

    Am still laughing at your opening lines.” …..the youngest sibling of the famed Kumbh.” lol
    in the first shot can see heads and heads till the far end …
    MUst be a huge crowd ..the pic with the sleeping kids is cute .. 🙂

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    1. Mridula says:
      February 10, 2015 at 4:44 pm

      Yes Kokila, and I shudder to think what would be Kumbh really like! Thank you so much for stopping by.

      Reply
  4. Alok Vats says:
    February 10, 2015 at 5:11 pm

    Such a nice collection, but it was really unfortunate for us that we did not get the chance to visit the same place on the same day 🙂

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    1. Mridula says:
      February 11, 2015 at 4:37 pm

      Alok I thought I would meet someone at the meal, but one look at the crowd and I panicked 😀 I wonder if we could meet even there on the same day!

      Reply
  5. mumbaiiteanu says:
    February 10, 2015 at 5:21 pm

    Looks like an interesting mela.
    Love the sleeping baby.

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    1. Mridula says:
      February 11, 2015 at 4:36 pm

      Thank you Anu, it is an old one and quite famous one here in NCR.

      Reply
  6. Indrani says:
    February 10, 2015 at 8:29 pm

    Very interesting moods of people here.

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    1. Mridula says:
      February 11, 2015 at 4:36 pm

      Thank you so much Indrani.

      Reply
  7. sindhoooo says:
    February 26, 2015 at 6:49 pm

    Lovely captures, Mridula 🙂 Each photograph is teaching a lesson to me!

    Reply

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I am Mridula Dwivedi and I started this blog in 2005. It has been an amazing ride. I have visited 33 countries till date! I have worked with many tourism boards and prominent travel companies. My blog was featured on the BBC and the Guardian.

I did my Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur. I worked full time in academics till 2015! I quit my job as a professor, thinking I will take a break for one year, which turned into five.

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