The year was 1290 . A crowd had gathered around a clearing, where broken down pillars marked the presence of an ancient temple, now long gone. A young boy, just 14 years old, leaned against one of those pillars, deep in thought. Then, he began speaking, and the crowd fell silent, listening to his every word. He spoke without any notes, translating the Bhagavat Gita, from Sanskrit, which only the pundits knew, to the language everyone in the village knew and spoke – a variety of Prakrit which developed into the Marathi language. Even as he spoke, one of the men in the audience realized how momentous this event was, and how important this composition would be. He began writing down the words the young boy spoke, and this composition was named by its author and composer, the Bhavartha Deepika – the enlightening meaning (of the Bhagavat Gita). Now, the ancient, holy text, was no longer restricted to the pundits, but accessible to all, understood easily by them, composed as it was, in their...
Lush green, pine-covered mountains extend till the horizon, while the snow capped peaks are hidden by the clouds.... this was the typical scenery as we travelled across Almora and Binsar.
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Wish I could see the snow capped mountains, at least that would have brought some coolness to escape the sweltering heat here.
ReplyDeleteWas it cold there?
Those moutains look so inticing..wonderful photo...hope you enjoyed your adventure!
ReplyDelete@Chitra: the weather was good early in the morning and in the evenings... afternoons were really hot , but of course, nothing as it is here! it was,after all, summer! you too should go sometime.. the sight of the snow capped mountains is wonderful, but even better if you go to those mountains themselves....
ReplyDelete@smalltown RN: thanks.... oh yes, we did ! it was just too wonderful!
and i saw the sunrise pics in your blog! wow! what was that dark thing?? did u find out??? it almost looked like a whirlwind in the sky!
@J Bar: thanks....and your pics are great too! the moon looks awesome!
What a beautiful scene. I would love to be standing there gazing at that!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, soft and mystical atmosphere here in these mountains! Lovely photo!
ReplyDeleteMountains are so refreshing! Beautiful picture.
ReplyDeleteThe place looks so beautiful and inviting! Almora and Binsar are the names now added in my TO VISIT list :-)
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Snow capped mountains- always makes me sing the age old tamil classic song- Pudiya vaanam, Pudiya boomi- engum pani Maalai poligirethe---
ReplyDeleteI loved the snap.. :)
@CarolynL thanks...... it was really great, looking at the wide expanse of mountains....
ReplyDelete@Greyscale territory: thanks a lot!
@Mridula: thanks.....
@Kcalpesh: yes, you should certainly go! would love to see what you come back with.. pics i mean!
@muthu: oh yes..... these are places which surely make you sing!