a bouquet
… of paan.
Really. All that loveliness with rose petals and other things like “chuawara” that I don’t know how to translate (are they dates?) beautifully laid out in a 2-foot-radius! Yes, we’re talking 4-feet of thaal with only sweet-paans.
The paan-wala said his meetha paans don’t get left over – they’re all “buy and sale” the same evening. (Colaba, Mumbai)
This is a beautiful sight! I hope you had one or more! (I’ve commented on your FB, but want to encourage you on your blog as well!)