Lord Krishna's Birthday

Thursday, August 17, 2006

Yesterday was Lord Krishna's birthday. A festival that involves human pyramids and getting some pot hanging in the air. Not sure what it's really about but from our office on the fourth floor, we could hear drums and cheering the whole day. Truck loads of people in yellow t-shirts were passing by the area every few minutes.

On our way home in the evening, there was some sort of celebration by the road. A huge crowd was gathered under a flyover and on the roads. When cars passed by, the crowd automatically gives way to them. The cars also automatically slow down to give way to the crowd.

I believe this is known as order in chaos.

In Singapore, any activity on the road would require the traffic police putting up tons of barricades. Without barricades, anyone walking on the road would be horned till he gets of the road.