please note that if anyone who attended the havan would like their photos – please email me at 99thbone@gmail.com
– and either copy the image into the email or send me the filename so that I know what photo to send you –

my apologies – i do not know everybody’s names – where i do know i have written them


the youth along with some elders had the idea of creating a mountain styled theme for the day – they achieved this using brown paper and paint – and carefully placing it with some plants – the murthi’s (idols) were placed creating the look of them being in the mountain


mountain styled with some really nice water features

they kindly set-up around 60 locations for the youth



the mantra – words that enlighten – that seek for an invidual to understand the true meaning of prayer




slowly starting to flow into the tent – it was cold that morning

at the entrance everyone got a ‘dot’ signifying their participation in the yagna (ceremony)



rugga in the center – his nephew on the left – moolji on the right

trisha – kimo – rohit’s sister – rohit

the 2 sisters on the right – i have photographed them at most of the events – both family & social – on the right Larisha











atish – jiggy – hitesh

tahir -&- sheelin



























dips (ex-student) & girlfriend




























2nd from the right – Ushma – friend from Durban


Sangeeta -&- Deepika – family of one of the friends from Durban (Ghela’s)























Bass Mechanics – group of youngsters leading the way in sound and lighting – they have come a long way and have truly made themselves apart of the community whenever needed


each person who took part in the prayer was draped in this material – bearing the image of Lord Shiva





some of the priests who conducted the days prayers





on the right Dharmesh – he initiated this prayer along with some the youth – truly an inspiration to the community and a gathering no one will soon forget






i switched off the flash and was quite suprised that the photos did come out fine – just a simple learning experience for me -









parents – grandparents – family – friends – bear witness to the youth and the prayers



as the prayers progressed – the people were told what was the right way of doing the various little things during the offerings to the gods




about the start yagna (the fire ceremony)








smoke started to fill the tent – it did at one point become overwhelming – but everybody still went on
















we took down walls of the tent – it helped for a little while –





on the right – mitesh (ex-student) & his sister











earlier on there was the image with the words – this is what the people were chanting as they offered ‘havan samagri’ into the fire







at the end – a coconut is offered to the fire – each person lending their right hand onto the next person – connecting us all into the offering


atish lala – a friend through unfortunate circumstances ended in a wheelchair – he gave a talk about life – about the youth – about the living through the disability – at the start it may be a disability – but living through life – you learn to cope – you learn to see a future filled with love







lastly the aarti (the final prayer)






Lucky -&- his son Kayur

Ruggas & Dips helping out – giving out water

always ready to capture beauty – Deepika – Arti – Sangeeta

all in all – the youth came together and showed one thing – life is filled with life – i know it sounds weird – but thats the way it is – friends – family – loved ones – all trying to connect – trying to journey into a spiritual world – to see that everything is possible – to see that we are all looking for the same thing – to connect to … i’ll let you end this sentence -

Later days

If anybody wishes to get the original of the photos you are in, please drop me an email at 99thbone[at]gmail[dot]com – apologies for way the email is displayed – but i’m wary of getting spam — anyway please enjoy the photos & the theme for the day was ‘The Games People Play’ – so expect many cards –

had to get one group photo in – before we started

 - pearly – jugga – ashwin – shyam

have to still practice those on the hip shots – i kind of enjoyed this frame

these ladies were performing outside one of the coporate tents – called the ‘House of Clubs’

on their head was a horse so they were beautifully prancing along the way

played a bit with the levels and colour – just another photographer

people from all forms of media were around – capturing whatever they could for the day – the police
were not far behind keeping us ‘safe’

ahswin getting his first bet in for the day – early – and i think he won some as well

pearly – shyam & jugga – discussing the pool bets and trying to get the stats for the horses

the scoreboard – we sit just below it – close to everything and – like the cross process feel the colours gave

like i metioned above – cards – beauty in the most interesting of forms

quite an array of colours in everything –

pearly striking that pose as well

some ladies just rest their feet – so i just had to capture the frame

took a stroll around – too many people – so the images are mostly from the hip – some
in frame some blurred

red was the most striking colour – simple – passionate

she was posing for someone else – so i captured the moment – in a different way

she is – beautiful – probably the best looking designer i have seen so far – btw –
i wish to know your name – just that – email me

the above designer – her designs – an imagination is never limited

red – and passionate – beauty forever admired

you can see the implementing of cards in the whole idea – if you look
in the background on the left – you’ll notice 2 girls dressed as cards as well

some simple lines – but always accentuating the female form

her designer -

an african look is never far off – with raw passion

cuts that are left to your imagination

their designer – always looking to get the word out there

candy – she’s a presenter on ‘Flash’ a local magazine styled programme
showing off the hottest celebs and happenings around SA – beautiful as always
she was suprised when I had asked to take her photo – it was worth it – a smile
forever admired –

please forgive me for not knowing her name – another celebrity roaming around
like mentioned before beautiful – sexy ladies everywhere

these friends were just relaxing – taking each race as it came around

that’s me – i mentioned that this time – i got into a few photos – these ladies were promoting
the Blackberry phone – capturing images all over the place and putting them on the blackberry
site – which reminds me – i think i’m there

closer to the stage – waiting their turn to parade their dresses

the chess board was quite a unique idea – and such a cut lady – who
could not resist liking her

apologies – her eyes closed at the worng time –

but i asked for another and she agreed – thank you

always something out there that captures the imagination – and pushes
the limits

other people capturing the beauty around

a designer always gets left out of the moments – i prefer that they are in them
always a smile

simple is striking in the most interesting of ways

she was someting else – so i enjoyed giving this frame a little extra in colour

the judges – on the left – is out current Ms South Africa – Tatum – never could get a photo of her

just friends – always accepting of allowing me to capture a moment

the horses parade – just out of the stables before they come on the track

they posed – something different os always admired

always leave the imagination wondering

these ladies fashioned their outfits out of plastic – unique

draped and admired

colours – form – beauty and light – forever admired

these ladies were walking around advertising Police glasses –

friends are always interesting to capture

always – liked the way each of them smiled

medical assitance was never far behind

and the cuteness lever were off the roof

friends – always creating memories

some more striking colours –

tejal and vinesh – friends

more couples – friends – just enjoying the day

i know the flash is bright – but always something interesting to captured

black is black – pure – passionate

buggy – everywhere he goes – he’s in the moment – sweet talking all the ladies

one of the bartenders – helping out – thank you

true – the cutest bartenders were around – lauren and abigail

some colours just worked well together

her designer – beautiful as well

colours never ceases to amaze – how about the guy in the background

a smile – moment – always see her play

ahswin – taking another bet – everybody waiting around and drinking

i did say i was going to do this – one red – one blue – people just stared – and thought

? – danny – pearly -&- buggy – getting a drink in

some striking couples – always alive

pearly was everywhere – just enjoying the moments

the colours – she has that ‘lady gaga’ look – passion come alive

cutness in every corner of the world

the betting getting more intense

jugga & shyam reading and waiting

always friends – smiles – and some interesting hats

quick photo – random and to the point

a close-up – much more admired

everybody chose to express themselve in the happiest of ways –

lauren & cait (if i got the name wrong – please send me the right name)

simple flowing – floating into the sea

kids just enjoying the horses

her tattoo – beautifully created

friends – always admired

just waiting to place a bet and why not capture a moment

dipna & dipesh – came down from jhb just for this – friends – family

group shot

on the left – yashika – a good friend from college days – haven’t seen her in awhile –
and what do you know we bump in – in the mose interesting of places

buggy – me – pearly – (dipna started capturing some moments while i took a rest)

friends all around

on the right muks – dipesh’s brother

walking around – making sure the horses get to where they need to be

thulani – cute – smile

jugga – enjoying a random moment

reaching out – waiting to see the main race

checking the big screen as the horses come by

and they pass – still have to learn how to use the settings to capture the right moment

i enjoyed this frame – because something did come right here

checking if they won something

thulani and friend checking their winnings and the next race already

ashwin & jugga – taking note that in the pool of friends – we had just won a little over R2000

some of our winnings

the night-vision moments are something else

just taking it easy

jugga

dipna – capturing a good moment – i think i had won some money here

laughing all the way – but not to the bank

me and buggy – i can’t remember why me head was doing that

dipna & dipesh – a close-up

someone wanting their photos already – sorry it only came today

shyam enjoying the moment

trying to start something – never did finish it

ace – shyam & myself – posing

buggy falling into the frame

mouth open – need more to drink

making some interesting faces

quite enjoyed the group photos – creating memories

shyam & jugga – reading the next race

dipesh’s friends – they were roaming quite alot

trying to see what came out of this race – liked it

i know the flash gets to some people

rajesh and shyam

at least the flash worked nicely here

just enjoying the moments

holding it in the ear – and trying to figure out the next bet

friends

pure white

just relaxing – taking the moment in – and having fun

truly having fun

reaxing and watching the rest of the night unfold

random moments – admired

i think they found the horse

close – i know – happy – always

waiting for the scoreboard to release some results

pour the shot

playing around – waiting for the race

she was just there

dipna enjoying the moments – having some good fun

dipesh and ashwin

dipna – shyam and jugga

to the power of 5

the 13th un-official race – guys run down the track naked – i heard some girls took part
but never saw any – i think someone was lying to me

shyam resting his feet

the racecourse always provides the lights – my hands start to do this

thank you for visiting the site and enjoying the images – please as mentioned above – if you want any of the photos – just drop me an email – and i’ll send them – i would like to update the images with people’s names – so if you don’t mind – comment – and i’ll update

who knows what will happen next year – all i can say is that it will be an adventure the mind is willing to take – and an imagination waiting to be blown away

later  days

just reached – so group shot are always the best place to start

one of the races going by

she was dishing out chocolates – cute

never got the chance to listen to them play – i don’t think they played

ladies from ‘arabia’ – cute – shiny

shyam – jugga

mukz in the center – with some work colleagues

grounds keepers resting in between races

tried to read the scoreboard – but always got confused

trying to place bets and trying to get paid out

pratheek – aben – (college friends)

cuteness plays its role wherever it can

friends forever

his jacket – i think it was alive

cuteness personified

hats are always way out there

trying to get a drink in the mix

hot friends

friends asked me to pose

she ran and got her picture taken with me

sisters?

really slick and alive with colour

just random friends – if i’m not mistaken Cape Town

the crowd just kept on filling up

one of the winning horses – i did not win

the tunnels started to get quite full – people pushing – fighting

trying to have fun while waiting

the horses coming out of the stables – their owners

rushing to get across to the other side

on the right – Jugga’s father – Harry – always good to give a tip on the race

the friends – always alive

Buggy on the right

just relaxing after a long day

buggy – drink

me and friend? she was interested in my t-shirt – it lit up

people running to see the men in the 13th race (they run naked down the field)

suprised?

the guys trying to get their clothes back on – it was getting cold

as we were leaving – i started to play with light – was thinking of making these into posters – you want one?

the track – alone -

just us – muks – buggy – shyam – jugga -&- me

anyway enjoy every minute of the past – trust this future will be something out of the ordinary
later days

mehshal – jaysha – mesha

mesha – alive

amesh – just crusing through

amesh – some random guy taking photos – jaysha – mehshal

taking in the music

just relaxing

to the power of 5

charita on the right

thats me

tatoo’s galore

she floats into dreams

in the center DJ Euphonik (5fm)

poppy from 5fm – jaysha

always dream to impress

cooling off

on the right DA LES — from the group Jozi

roger goode

sister act

5fm – the power of 5

mesha

amesh feeling the power

honda – getting it right once in a while – and then – walked and found that my car was stolen -

worst night of my life (after leaving h2o)

The temple (Rameshwar) down the road along with Sahara Computers organized an evening filled with fireworks — Celina Jaitley – Kim Sharma & Upen Patel attended as well (Bollywood Actors) as did Claudia Henkel but I don’t think anybody recognized her immediately — oh and Jacob Zuma (president of the ruling party of our sweet country) — but anyway enough of them — enjoy every photo — live through the night in the next few minutes

^Lights/Lamps light the way

^Family — Suresh – Kishani – Jaysha – Mesha – Tusrika

^Amesh — Suresh

^Jaysha – Mesha & Tusrika

^Almost every attempt at capturing the fireworks were hampered with the street lights
Guess I have still much to learn

^the Fire Brigade was a must at the venue – not the house the Temple

^Rushil — Mitesh

^I could not wait for the temple to start — so i ‘played’ with the truck

^and so it began

^i know the framing wasn’t perfect — but i did not want the street light in the frame
so i only managed to capture this

^Hitesh & his daughter

^Lucky & Kashmira

^Viks & Yana

^Bogs & wife

^Lucky – Sheelin – Ragas

^Vix enjoying the lights and looking after his daughter

^looking up — this was truly something

^i know this is not really good — but if you were there — you would have seen the streets
light up beautifully — look at the next 2

^Tusrika – Dina – Amesh

^Padma – Bhanu – Ekta

^Prashil

^you could call them my grandmothers — Vanitamami & Niroogigi

^that’s my uncle on the left – Vijay

^he was the best dressed boy by far

^JB & Manisha

^Mits and Dips

^JB — Me — & Shyam (my cousin)

^Sheelin & Rohit

^Kamal & wife

^singing & dancing the night away

^JB & myself

^Viks & JB

^Amesh roaming around for a good party

^Sheetal enjoying the tunes

^always time for a group shot

– New Year’s Day–

The next few are of some beautiful ladies — forever admired

^Jaysha

^Dina

^Family photos are always nice — lots of colour

^Tusrika — styling

^Suresh — its hard to strike a pose

^Manoj – Hitesh’s brother

^and as the night drifts away — rest the heart — now filled with the dreams
a future

^and this is me on the day — cool — calm and laid back