I have been wanting to visit Rameswaram for as long as i can remember. But it just dint seem to happen. Gramma told me "Rameswaram & Kasi are places you should not annouce your desire to visit, it will not happen"... Hmm, i dint know if this was true or a myth, but i took a vow not to tell anyone of my desire to visit the place. And lo behold, towards 2nd half of the year, a friend called saying she was planning a trip to Rameswaram and if i would wanna come along... :-)
Imagine my surprise and joy!! I immediately said yes, even though she was going with her aunt-uncle, and few other family members. It dint matter, i knew her and they were ok with me coming along.
Tickets were booked, plans were made and within a month, i was there, in Rameswaram. We had driven down from Madurai in a cab, stayed over at ISCON guest house and spent 2 days finishing off all that she had been advised to do at the temple. From there, we drove back to Madurai, stopping over for a few minutes on the Pamban bridge to soak in its beauty. The railway track runs parallel to the ocean, and we promised each other to do another trip to Rameswaram via rail. From the bridge, the ocean looked turquoise, shimmering against the afternoon sky, crystal clear. There were a few boats bobbing in the water and a small group of buildings afar.
Within minutes we heard the tinkle of a cycle bell and spotted a vendor selling raw mango with spice powder. What a treat those were, we gobbled them up like hungry kids and kept running from one side of the bridge to the other to see there was any difference.
Alas, we realised we had to get back on the road as we had a train to catch that night from Madurai. But the bridge, the ocean, the destination remain in my mind fresh, even today.
Do you see what we saw???
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Great captures from the place.
ReplyDeleteMay be some day I too will!
I see a horse shoe form under water. What is that?
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Wonderful shots!
ReplyDeleteI see a horseshoe.
I have been to Rameswaram and can so identify the pictures. Your photos brought back wonderful memories of the excursion with students to Rameswaram.
ReplyDeleteJoy always,
Susan
Visited Rameswaram years before and don't remember much other than the joy of taking bath in the water from all those wells :)
ReplyDeleteLovely pics .. makes me wanna go there again, soon :)
lovely photos, Aarti... i love going to Rameswaram.. been there a number of times.. since it also happens to be shankar's home town.. our kula deivam temple is nearby :D we have seen how the place has changed over the years... but it still a wonderful place to go to!!and what is that horse shoe shaped thing under the water?
ReplyDeleteAmazing pictures and beautiful place !!
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