Kaalbaisakhi Junkie!

This picture was taken one late afternoon last week, near the Lakhi Sayar, just before a violent Nor-wester hit Kamarpara and Dwaranda! The build-up to the storm was uncharacterestically quick and poor Suchandra, who was out for a leisurely stroll with Mowgli, was caught completely off-guard and had a harrowing time keeping her billowing wrap-around down!!!

Otherwise, ofcourse, both Suchandra and Anok are Kaalbaisakhi junkies! If black clouds appear in the North-West corner indicating an approaching storm mother and son simply go bonkers. They pick a vantage point, from where they can feel the full blast, and station themselves there much in advance. After the storm comes the rain and then comes the rain dance! My job is ofcourse to photograph the madness and also to make sure that a bucket full of hot water is ready in the toilet so that nobody catches cold! In the city Suchandra slaves it out while I relax. Here it's just the opposite.