The Dawn Worship....

Half Marathoners, 21 km runners, participating in the Standard Chartered Marathon 2012, generally take off across the Bandra Worli Sea Link, Mumbai's latest showpiece.

Normally out of bounds for pedestrians, this place is chock a block at dawn on Marathon day, with thousands of runners, warming up, exercising, stretching, and almost straining at the leash to start. An ideal setting , for a morning Kakad Arti (the early morning prayer ritual), with so many lit lamps, a quietly (c)lapping Sea, and that heavenly light raining down on the runners, as they thump across the bridge, naturally, photographed by blogger friend Magiceye, who was actually there ! 

He posted this as a part of the 365project.org series of posts.

The grandeur inspired a few lines in Marathi. English follows...

 (photo by Deepak Amembal Magiceye)

पहाटेची काकड आरती ,
समुद्राच्या लाटानच्या नादात ,
उगवत्या सूर्याच्या साक्षीने
चमकणार्या
असंख्य निरान्जानांच्या प्रकाशात
तालात पळणारी माणसं,
आणि
आकाशातून पडणारा
आशीर्वादाचा प्रखर झोत .....
आज माराथोन चा दिवस !

 So many worship lamps,
Niranjanas,
lighting up,
the Kakad Arti,
the early puja,
celebrating the dawn
of another day,
amidst
the rhythmic arrival
of the
curious sea waves,

The enthused Sun ,
preparing for
a possible early arrival,
and thousands of steps
of runners,
thumping
in a beat
across
the Sea Link,
blessed by lights from above.....

It's Marathon Day !