Last week I received an invitation from a friend to visit the Heritage Indian Festival at our local Expo center. Her son, who is a close friend of Adi’s was performing to a Bollywood number at the festival. I had always in the past given expo’s and exhibitions a miss because of my habit of impulsive buying. I would go to the exhibition thinking that I will only buy those items that I need and not buy anything unnecessary. But when I am at the expo, everything looks like a ‘need’ rather than a ‘want’! 😉
This time, though, I decided to buck up and go. The only motive for going was to watch our little friend perform his bollywood dance number, enjoy some spicy Indian snacks, do a bit of window shopping and leave without tons of shopping bags! The event was organized for Saturday May 7, 2016. The performance by our little friend was scheduled between 2.20 – 2.50 p.m. Adi and I decided that we would reach the venue by 2 p.m. to cheer for our little rockstar and get some pictures with him.
We reached the venue dot on time (thanks to my brother for pushing me to get dressed and not procrastinate again!), there was of course, a pretty long line for the tickets. Upon entering the venue, I found myself in a shopper’s paradise. Trust me; it took all my will power to walk towards the stage and green room area without stopping by any of the stalls that were selling some really amazing Indian jewelry, artifacts and Indian clothes.
We arrived at the green room to find an all excited team of tiny tots who were eager for their first Bollywood dance performance. Our little buddy who was very excited until that moment suddenly went all quiet staring at each one of us. It was as if seeing us there at the festival put a little bit of pressure on him to perform really well. He had the most adorable nervous expression I have seen! 🙂
Adi figured his friend needed a little pep talk, so he told us to leave them alone for a bit and we did. Apparently, Adi did a good job ‘coz moments later, I saw our little friend come running to us all excited to get on stage. Guess what, when it was his turn to get up on stage, our rockstar did indeed rock his part! See for yourself!

That’s him between the girls!

Our little rockstar was awesome!
Obviously the brood of us were all hungry after the power packed performance, not to mention the aroma of Indian spices that was coming our way from the food court. The food court had all Indian food stalls with mainly Indian snacks called “Chaat” which is typically the Indian version of street food/ food trucks. It had been a while since I had had chaat, so we headed straight for the snacks! After what seemed like hours we were able to make up our mind on what to eat. Adi and I went with the very popular choice of Samosa Chaat, which is a spicy/tangy savory snack prepared using Samosas, chick peas, some Indian spices and yogurt. For those of you gourmets who want to give it a try, click on this link for the recipe!

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With our tummies full, we set out to explore the various stalls that were selling different kinds of Indian Jewelry, artifacts and clothes. Oh, for a moment, it felt like I was street shopping in Mumbai as in it was awesome and it was so crowded!
Check out some of the items on display, so tempting! How could one resist buying such pretty stuff, right?
But, I stuck to my word and did not buy anything that I did not ‘need’ until my eyes fell upon this beautiful skirt with mirror work on it. And the best part? It cost me only $10!
Come on, check out the picture before you blame me for buying it!
I am thinking, I will pair this skirt with a cute tank top or a crop top for summer, you know, an ensemble that looks somewhat like this, what say?
I would say I had a fun day and also bagged a bargain deal on that skirt, so that makes it extra special.
The items on display looked so amazing! Especially the brass Krishna. P.s i’m assuming thats brass great blog by the way xx
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I think it is brass! Thank you for a lovely comment 🙂
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Too cute! I love it!
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Thank you, Krista! 🙂
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Piyusha is quite the shopper if you go to Delhi you must meet up with her she’s so much fun 😀😀
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If I do go to Delhi, I will surely meet up with her! 😀
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Oh wow Rashmi I would have loved this so much too!! All your pics of the things for sale are so beautiful! Love your new skirt too 😊 Your little Rockstar looks adorable between all the girls 😛 he must have been in heaven! 😍
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Oh thank you Jenni! It was a fun day and our rockstar really rocked with the girls! 😀
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I bet it was awesome to watch the cute kids dance, the food and all the things in the shops look alluring.
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It really was! We had an awesome time 🙂
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What a fun day, thanks for sharing it with us!
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You are most welcome! It was a fun day indeed 🙂
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🙂
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Seems you had a great Rashmi. It feels really good receiving compliments on shopping. Piyusha just 10 days back I was in Delhi and been to pallika bazar it was fun doing street shopping there.
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It was a great day, indeed! We really enjoyed it.
Oh, now I really want to do some street shopping in Delhi! 😀
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There was this lady from DC
She promised only to see
And vowed not to buy
Till she saw the skirt
She had to try
One thing led to another
Vows went out the air
Became proud owner of the skirt
And a wallet lighter
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A wallet lighter only by a bill of $10
But she carried within her a happiness that she could not explain
For she was the proud owner of an awesome skirt
That she would pair with a sexy shirt! 😀
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😊😊😊
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Seems like you had a lot of fun out there! Being in India, I enjoy these kind of events and shopping so much that I can understand how much you would have enjoyed out there…with just one of such events 🙂
And the skirt isn’t costly at all. Good bargain:)
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Oh yea, it definitely was a lot of fun. We get to attend such events only once a year or once in 2 years, so it kind of is extra special! 🙂
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I understand! It must be.
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600 rupees. Come to Delhi , I’ll get you for 200 😛 Not such a bargain, Ra! 😛 😛 😀
JK, it’s a lovely skirt. And great pics. Wish you’d taken a video of the performance. 🙂
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I will have to spend a minimum of 78K to come to Delhi, so at the moment 600 sounds good! 😀
But, yea the day I do travel to Delhi, you are taking me street shopping to Chandni Chowk!
Couldnt take a video, was busy clicking pictures! 😀
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😀 😀 Yes, it does sound like a better bargain now 😀 😀 Chandni Chowk, Janpath, Dilli Haat, Sarojini 😛 You aao toh sahi. You should ask Jennifer how her Delhi shopping experience was 😛 😀
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Oh she keeps talking about it, makes me want to take a Delhi trip! Hopefully next year! 🙂
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This looks like sooo much fun! 😍 And your new skirt looks awesome and no guilt over spending too much, either! Win-win!
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Oh it was a lot of fun!
And that skirt was the best part of it all! 😉
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