I visited a thousand
places in the globe, nowhere could I find…a place as beautiful and exhilarating
as my home.
Me and other
‘Botanists’ from our gang (okay that was just another way of describing stupid
people…), as a part of “Excursion” (of course you know what it is if you
remotely know about Botanical sciences but would not want to waste time knowing
about it, if you do not already…) visited the land of lord Shiva…Mukteshwar in the year 2009.
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There we visited the
famous ‘Mukteshwar Dham (Lord Shiva Temple)’, ‘Chauli Ki Jali’ (which was surrounded with an ancient
belief that touching 'it' blesses barren women with kids) and a small ‘Durga Temple’ (but resisted hard to not
visit a local museum...). Amid beautiful natural settings and serene sacred places,
the fun and excitement was halted by plant collection and herbarium
preparation.
It’s necessary here to
mention that the students got marks for collection and preparation of herbaria
of plants. Obviously everyone wanted the best, intact and most representative
samples. There were times when good samples weren’t enough for all the class
populace. It’s funny how best friends turned to bitter enemies in the process.
Nonetheless, things
turned back to more than beautiful as we came back (which was inevitable…).
There were a lot of things to cherish…the long walks, bonfire, our cozy hotel amidst
woods, yummy food and much more…
Now frankly the
article ends here with all the messages and thoughts perfectly delivered. This
is for those who wish to know further about the after effects of visiting hilly
areas. Solar radiations (UV mainly) had turned all of us a little dark and
while everyone was busy bleaching and using fairness creams, I spent 2-3 hours
in the bathroom (well, mainly bathing…) and slept for the rest of the day!
The ‘penner’ of this
piece recommends everyone (atheists or theists) to visit Mukteshwar Dham, at
least once in a lifetime…