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Ghagharia : The Prayag to Ascent



Life is always stretched up on balance sheets by us. But those never gave us the joy as the ventures in nature give. I never hesitated to move on myself because I acquired that golden rule of change from the trees I met, the mountains I laughed with and the stars I glanced at.


No one has the ability to glorify Nature, it is not meant to be, all the things only do matter is the feelings and its reciprocation by ourselves.
On my reaching to Ghagharia or Govinddham, I did not need to accustom myself, I felt that those pines knew that I would come and they made it in my way. The clouds whom I was talking to earlier, may have sent the message. It is a town with much of a business, hotels and other pleasure arrangements, though they all know, everything is temporary and that feeling of giving up or leaving you will never see in their eyes. To them, its life hard in mountains, survival is everyday dose.

A cultural ‘prayag’ was on its height, I could meet many people and people means a library in each of them, every contemplation, complain, disturbance  and happiness are laid out. Being in the Gurudwara, I got to see some unseen people who were lost in the majoritarian world of fame.

The scattered clouds were representing their wishes to go down, to meet their dearest river, like the diverse human emotions were ready to melt down in the vast emptiness they have left, in the superior existence of Nature the hollows could be intimidated. And I go there always to seek that intimidation which will give me the greatest pleasure which I will not get by anything.


Govindghat to Ghangharia : Preamble to Eden



The moment I came to the confluence of Alaknanda and Lakshman Ganga, I realized the change within Garhwal. An abode of Sikh pilgrimage attracted thousands of pilgrims every year. We do often go to analyse the purpose of those but do we want to justify ours by sighting theirs. Every journey in the mountains I take is the most serious one and there I find myself every moment transforming at the most personal level.


The hospitality of the Gurudwara did not take me in surprise but it was overwhelming. To feel that extravaganza I would suggest every traveller to pass a day here. Sitting by the window at the inn, nothing could pierce that river sound, it seemed to take everything with it. NH58 was a strange route, many overhangs are ready to take you in them, but that strangeness has given it, the ultimate beauty.

On the entrance there was a gate, where they welcome me to the valley of flowers. It was a 13 kilometre walk to Ghangharia which has another name of Govinddham after Sikh Guru Govind Singh Ji. The road was but I could feel that I was among nature, playing with it, respecting it. By the valley , the Lakshman Ganga or Hem Ganga could be seen, this is the place where hope resides and a siren of upcoming devastation stays. Now it goes within its joy but some stories of Pulna which village was destroyed by this very river, got to me in sadness and indifference too. Life teaches lesson, when nature does its due, its always that much dramatic. The Bhyundar village too was carrying the same blunt tale of loss and renewal. When I entered into Ghangharia, it was a different town which I thought of.



Walking by that lean stream, was a joy at peace.