"a journey is always sacred to me..!
Usually
I spend a lot of time browsing about the place before my ride. But this one
happened instantly at the call of my friend, Priyan & I had to oblige his
request. Hogenakkal falls is located around 180 kms from the city of Bangalore.
We took the road from Hosur via Rayakotai & Anjatty towards hogenakkal.
At nature's grace, we were blessed with a fabulous weather during our 2 hour
ride. Any day it would be a rider’s paradise, as all that is before you and
with you, throughout the journey are small huts standing tiny, infront of
colossal hills & mountains. It's a one way road which is bumpy throughout,
making you glide swiftly, like a boat in the river.
We
gathered momentum after a tea break on top of one of the hills & rode
straight in to the feet of the falls. The falls as it happens to be a tourist
place, as in any other tourist spot in India, was crowded & looked dirty
& awful. Soon we packed up fried fishes from the place & got couple of
beers & rode downwards to reach the river. We hid ourselves behind the
unending small & big rocks across the river. Although my relationship with
the cauvery river & its tributary named Kollidam goes long back to my
childhood, seeing the river flowing in between the mountains was majestic &
a spectacle in itself. I took out the beer & soaked my legs in the cold
water. One of my favorite lines written by Vairamuthu about the river goes like
this.
"ஓஓஓ காவேரிக்கரையில் மரமாயிருந்தால் வேருக்கு யோகமடி"
(How
fortunate is the root of a tree growing on the shores of river cauvery..!)
We
let the time die, amazed at the beauty of the river, as we gulped down our beer
steadily. Mountains have always inspired me but this was wholly a dazzling
experience of eyeing both the mountain & the river at one go. Without any
surprise, I jumped in to the water for a quick swim. A one day trip it
was, but the satisfaction and experience was unending. Annoyed at the
sight of darkness setting in, we had no choice but to move on. And we did move
on. Travelling in an awakened way......!
Everytime
I leave the place, where I belonged
In search
of a new path, I have always
been
tranquilized with the beauty of woods & hills.
The roads are no more wide, yet
my eyes begins to feel the warmth
my eyes begins to feel the warmth
of the
narrowness it beholds...!
Walking
past our motor vehicle, were
those
enthused souls, not much
tampered
by the noise of human creations...!
When I
take myself to the roads, I let
the
cautiousness die in me..! as an
aesthetic
wanderer, I find home
in the
roads, in the woods & on the shores!
When life
seems to be getting offtrack,
as you
begin to get restless every minute,
you end up
feeling exhausted often
haunted by
chasing too many things, too often!
A walk on
a silent pathway, seduced
by the
spring flowers on the ground
with the
river running steadily
in between
the mountains, brings forth
the amity
between mind & heart.
In the
wink of an eye, it
unsettles
the scores of insecurity,
and opens
ourselves to us endlessly...!
I have
enjoy'd, I have suffered
But the
moment of eternity shores
on the
path not taken....for now
am yet to
discover that path...!
