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Showing posts with label #Summer festival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #Summer festival. Show all posts
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Magical April 2014 Mount Abu
Magical April 2014
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"Escape to the picturesque Mount Abu hill station for a peaceful retreat" In spring. |
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Magical April 2014 |
It’s the end of April 30, 2014. India is about to weather one
of its most significant political upheavals this summer. Could this lead to a more stable and honest government, resulting in a better frame of mind for the country? The world is
observing and waiting in keen anticipation for the results of the election that will end in mid-May 2014.
The Abode is beginning to stew with the summer
temperatures already touching 40oC.
Temperatures in the plains are at 45 C and there have been unexpected heavy downpours and hail, disappointing farmers. May usually has rain, but this year there have been heavy downpours and hail in many places, disappointing farmers. il is a mystic month
here in this oasis as flowers bloom in myriad hues, and birds in large numbers
have their first offspring for the season. The arrival of summer beckons
tourists from around to escape from the scourging heat of the plains and take
some respite in this Abode.
Mount Abu the destination for all seasons welcomes pilgrims and tourists
to relax in its inhospitable environment. And remember the summer festival
is close to the corner.
WELCOME TO THE ABODE
OF GOD.
Check out my other blog Mount Abu Birds
Monday, May 19, 2008
ABU’S SUMMER FESTIVAL
Gracias congregate at Nakki Lake on Budh Purnima.
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Gracias congregate at Nakki Lake |
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Gracias congregate at Nakki Lake |
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Gracias congregate at Nakki Lake on Budh Purnima |
Today the Summer Festival in Abu has commenced, and so has a longstanding traditional event, the annual mass arrival of the Gracias onto Nakki Lake at Budh Purnima. It’s an auspicious day for the Buddhist and the Hindu worshiper at large. The annual influx of the Gracias with their eye-catching attire, bright bold coloured traditional dresses and flashing jewellery is associated with the very essence and extraordinary world of, outstanding grandeur. Nothing on this good earth can ever change the destination of these folks from visiting the mythical Nakki Lake at every Budh Purnima. It’s like a moth being drawn to the flame; mingling with these extraordinary folks today at the lake sent a pang of envy through my very being. My human-inspired notions of what life is all about came crashing down like a bolt of lightning; this is what life is all about, one needs to be willing to let go and live life to the hilt like these simple tribal folks. I marvel at their zest for fun and frolic, to reach here some of them have trudged barefooted all the way up the mountain from their respective villages a distance of over 30 or more kilometres
This year the summer festival is slated to be an extraordinary event, a lot of planning by the town authorities has gone into it, and the venues for different events are scheduled at vantage points all around Abu. Dusk will usher in either a play or discourses at different venues slated for these events. We advise tourists to pay heed to the announcements made by the authorities what events are slated and at what venue. I’m sure those fortunate tourists who happened to be present at the lake today will go away with some fond memories of these Rajasthani folks.
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