My recent temple run in the state of Tamil Nadu definitely felt re energised and refurbished. Truly a soul cleansing and enriching experience. You cant help but feel dazed about the architecture, design and intricacies of these temples deep rooted in ancient history. The culture and traditions behind these places of worship leaves you wanting to know more and you get so engrossed as the guide explains the various nuances which in the normal course your eye fails to identify. You cant help but feel a sense of disbelief that how such construction activities happened thousands of years ago. I also felt how several small towns existed down south blissfully oblivious of happenings around them but still following in detail every culture and tradition to its meticulous perfection which is believed to bring people of the town good fortune. When I visited the less crowded Muttom beach in Nagerkovil I seriously felt very hard to leave the place. It was spectacularly scenic with hardly any noise except the sound of the humongous waves which hit the rocks with such ferocity and alarming regularity. Sometimes you need a detour from the mundane to stay more alive and experience the nature at its breathtaking best and also revisit the historic heritage sites our great nation has in abundance to get soaked in its splendour and magnificence. Each town and each religious place has its own significance and you feel so enthralled and entranced just to breathe its air and you feel fortunate that you experienced the life of the locals even if it was for a short duration but nevertheless it leaves you with an indelible impression for ever. Visiting places after 4 decades especially the Vivekananda rock seemed so surreal and the magnitude of the monument left me in dazed wonderment. As we return to the humdrum of the chaotic city life the memories of the extremely helpful people down south who sometimes take that extra zeal and enthusiasm to take that time off to explain the history of each and every deity even without you asking and the ever so smiling waiter in a remote hotel in the southern most tip of India giving you that extra dollop of care while feeding you with the most lip smacking food served in the delicately laid plantain leaf leaves you with memories unforgettable for a life time and their images will be engraved in your mind for lifetime. As always every journey, the different kind of people you meet, the various cultures and traditions you come across gives you the time to experiment and rediscover yourself and sure leaves your mind and soul thoroughly enriched and feeds you with energy to stretch further.
talk about contempt!
My co-worker Mohamed has one of these. He says it looks brown.