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
Looking back, collating the images from my summer trip, I realized that we had seen many flowers, and most of them were red!! Here, take a look -
I saw these two flowers in the resort in Bangalore where I attended a wedding. Is it any surprise that I clicked them instead of paying attention to the ceremonies?
These two were abundant in the compound of our hotel at Wayanad. It was impossible, not to click them!
As to this one, it stood out proudly, the only splash of colour, in an otherwise green landscape, at the Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary Visitors Enclosure!
Beautiful, aren't they? And with such interesting names too!!!
P.S. Many thanks to Flowers of India for helping me identify them!
Red Passion Flower - can you see a bee buzzing in there? |
Red Ginger |
Lobster Claw or Hanging Heliconia |
Flamingo Flower |
Blood Lily |
Beautiful, aren't they? And with such interesting names too!!!
P.S. Many thanks to Flowers of India for helping me identify them!
Beautiful collection.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mridula!!!
DeleteNice clicks, Anu. Never seen a red passion flower and red ginger flower.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bindhu! I hadnt seen these either! had to search to get the names too :D
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ReplyDeleteReally nice collection,
Thanks Sujit!
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