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Life is Colorful – 4

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Happy New Year.

Life is indeed colorful. All you have to do is just travel and explore. Here is what I found in Sikkim, the land of Lepchas, the tiny Indian State bordering Bhutan, Tibet & Nepal – “A mystical wonderland of spectacular natural beauty with the heady scent of flower-bedecked meadows, the vibrant culture, the infinite variety of its flora and fauna”.

Lush and thick forests, flush with blooms of exotic flora, hilly expanses embellished by Sikkim’s two main rivers, the Teesta and the Rangeet, the picturesque villages, hot springs and waterfalls – just an amazing hill state.

This is the first part of the Series of blogs from me on Sikkim

Life is colorful – 2

Life is positively colorful.

Life is positively colorful 24x7x365. There is no need for despair. Let us enjoy life fully.

There is nothing more colorful to watch the sky at sun rise particularly in early winter in my place at Bangalore. The colors thrown at us by Nature through all its medium is just refreshing. All you got to do is just walk and enjoy.

Life is colorful – 1

Life is definitely colorful 24x7x365. There is no need for despair. Let us enjoy life fully.

With the majestic Western Ghats as the background, in the midst of lush green coconut farms and vegetation, life couldn’t be more colorful and pleasing. A typical early morning scenario in December at the outskirts of Coimbatore, the erstwhile Manchester of South India.

Namami Devi Narmadhe

“The Narmada rises at an elevation of about 3,500 feet (1,080 metres) in the Maikala Range in eastern Madhya Pradesh state on the border with Chhattisgarh state. It first follows a tortuous course through the hills near Mandla and then turns northwest to pass the city of Jabalpur. There it turns southwest and then enters the structural trough between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges at Marble Rocks Gorge. Turning more westward, the river continues across Madhya Pradesh until it passes into Gujarat state. The Narmada enters the Gulf of Khambhat through an estuary 13 miles (21 km) wide, just below Bharuch.

Draining the northern slopes of the Satpura Rangealong its 800-mile (1,300-km) course, it flows through the Hoshangabad plains, the Dhar upland, the Mahishmati plains, and the gorges at Mandhataand Murakta. The river has numerous waterfalls, notably the Dhuandhar Falls, southwest of Jabalpur. Its tributaries occasionally cause floods in the valley between the ranges”.

Chandra Prabha (Moon Light)

In modern times, very often due to our lifestyles we tend to ignore the beauty and melancholy provided by Nature round the clock, particularly the ones provided in the night. The Moon (Chandra) is a classic example. I am no exception to this worldly behavior; but since hanging up my boots, I do spend some time to admire the manifestations.

The ambience is so enchanting when it is combined with melodious music. The effect is force multiplied if the tune/dhwani/raga is the appropriate one. Here is Maduvanti (Honey like) Raga played by the legendary flautist Sri. Hari Prasad Chaurasia and the moon accepting my request to get captured in my iPhone. No wonder it was love at first sight (கண்ட நாள் முதலாய் காதல்)

Amrutha Sharavathi

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September first week this year when the Linganamakki Dam water was released & the copious rains in the area saw a fiery Sharavathi. There has been several videos in the social media covering that. However during mid October (16-18) we had the opportunity to visit Jog Falls this year. Here is a glimpse of Sharavathi River at its silky best. No wonder the flow combined with melodious background music from Dr KJ Yesudas aptly fits the Raga Malaya Marutham