Lake Alive: The Puttenahalli Kere Habba 2015

The morning of the Kere Habba on February 21, 2015, saw over 30 volunteers coming in as early as 7 a.m. and setting to work stringing festoons and paper lanterns between trees, sticking event posters, and more. Almost all the decorative items were home made by the children and adults. Snehadhara Foundation did likewise with sketches and artefacts painstakingly done by their children. Many hands made for quick work and it was all done in a couple of hours. A sumptuous breakfast was made and fondly served by Krishna, South City and Pavithra from Brigade Millennium. 

 

By the time the first of the visitors arrived, the shamiana was up adding to the festive

atmosphere. "Lake Alive" being an event of, for and by the people, we didn't have to wait for a VIP Chief Guest. Leela Nagarajan, the craft guru of the day, lit a lamp and the sessions began, not just in the gazebo but also at the viewing deck and along the coconut grove. Our estimate of the number of people who visited the Habba is about 700. 

  

The stars of them all were a pair of Pied Kingfishers which hovered in the air and dived and fought with each other for the catch! Equally oblivious of everything was another star, cartoonist Ananth Shankar who sketched, sketched and sketched even as dusk fell!