Sunday, October 17

Oh Sonapani!

Visited Mamta's Paradise in Kumaon.. and Chicu's Piya ka Ghar
                                                                    
        


                                                             


                                                                                   




                              are we going are we not ..will Madhav come along..will? wont?..Gypsy/ City?..back?.. drawings?..Vinay drive?? route??! Sonapani began with a lot of questions ..and ended with a lot of answers..




Again in no sequential order but flowing like the invisible golden waters: ..after a long long drive through Haridwar..Nagina..Kashipur..Haldwani..Bhimtal..Bhowali..Bhatiyali..  forest road..entered a lit up warmth embedded in a starry night.. a Mayabagh magically transformed with lights.. landscaped spaces.. sound of chatter..tinkle of glass..snug warm redyellow comfort of the cottage..next morning the sparkling frostdew in the wild grass ..light in the cosmos petals.. a shock of goldenyellow rods amidst the october redgreengolds..butterflies..children..reunited friends.. celebration..perfect comfort in the wild..a comfortable wilderness..later an exquisite forest road(a bit like Deoban)(more like itself)..then gaping at Trishul and the stunning Nanda Devi through the window again..again and yet again at every bend in the road..to Sattal.. a flat in the forest and then on to a.. surprisingly clean..serene Nainital jheel.. next morning rediscovering St John's in the Wilderness and then Vinay driving driving back through Kaladungi.. Carpet Saab ka ghar..catching a a ghost in the camera at jaspur.. dhampur..crowded noisy dusty way after haridwar ..raiwalla..doiwalla..harrawalla..jogiwalla..ring road..sahastradhara road.. home..apna Dehradun to achcha hai but Kumaon is not bad at all..






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