Age old town, ageless river
Misty mountains and sky above
Temples and trees
Spires of spirituality
The wise and the wizened
Bhajans, shlokas, gongs, chimes
Haze and halos
An envelope, an embrace
Mystics, mendicants, monks & monkeys
Wanderers and wonderers
Questions and answers
Bridges and boats
Transport to the other side of a quest
Glare of sun, glow of lamps
Noise without discord
An assailing of the senses
Urging a turn inwards
The dust beneath
A sure, soothing underneath
Each grain blessed
Trod upon by the soles of sages and saints
And amid the seers, I a seeker
A seeker who has succumbed
To the intoxicating atmosphere and inexorable pull
Such beautiful descriptions Kunal. Reads like a prayer and as it floats to the heavens. I could feel the serenity.
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Thanks, that’s a lovely comment, G!
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To the seeker the truth is revealed! 🙏🏼
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Looooong way to go, but yet… Thank you, my friend!
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The first step is usually difficult…but once on the road…
My pleasure, Kunal.
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🙏🏽
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This is serene
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Thank you, Sakshi! Inspired by the town itself!
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Haridwar Is it?
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Rishikesh…my little go-to haven
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Oh love that place ……..enjoy the heavenly vibes
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Nah, stuck in bad bad Bombay 😦
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Oh oh …….stuck in concrete jungles we shall for the time being find solace in these words then
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Bow down to the seeker within you…
Kunal superb description…
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Hey, we’re on the path together! Many thanks, Ameet!
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Take a bow my friend. This is superbly penned….. literally transported me by the Ganges soaking in the sacred spirit of the holy place. 👌🙏
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Thanks, R, I’m so glad you got the vibe
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A seeker who has surrendered, what other thing do you want then. Kunal the poem was excellent you have described the scenery so well it feels I am there with this poem of yours, too good.
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🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
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🙏🙏🙏🙏
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Take me with you, wherever it may be.
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Where else, you’d have guessed by now. Thanks!!!
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Of course I know it is Rishikesh. All I want is to be with you and learn about things I have missed out in life. Love you son.
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🙏🏽
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You painted this one my friend. Beautifully witten with rich descriptions.
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Humbled to hear that from you! Thank you!
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My pleasure
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Such a lively poem, full of noise and color. No wonder you are a seeker.
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That’s nice, thank you so very much!
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You are welcome, I enjoyed it very much!
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I can see why you would be intoxicated by the wonder of this place. Your poetic description pulls me in, too. Beautifully written, Kunai. ❤
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Thank you! It is a magical place for me, invigorates the soul
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Such a beautiful serene poem
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The place is such, S! Thank you!!
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My pleasure
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Stirring, especially to one who was there in December of 2019 (and 2 successive years before that)..
‘Spires of spirituality’ and the monks, mendicants, sadhus, and monkeys, the serene hills, and – the divine river in pure aquamarine flow – the sacred Ganga..
Enchanting
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Thanks for the read! And pleased to meet you, fellow frequenter! It amazes me how my idea of a fave city has changed from the New Yorks to the Rishikeshes! I was lucky enough to make it again this last March 🙂
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Lucky!
Missed going in 2020 for obvious reasons
Hope to make up🙏
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Good luck!
Went Nov20 & back again this Mahashivratri 😇
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Lucky!
Missed going in 2020 for obvious reasons
Hope to make up🙏
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🤞🏽that you make it
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