Continuing with my series of adventures with Nature, this time I went home and we decided to drive down to Kerala. It was around 2:30 in the afternoon when we set out to venture into God's Own Country. The weather was perfect for a long drive. The sun began to hide behind the clouds. As we entered the territory of Kerala, we were welcomed by showers of rain. Both the sides of the road were blanketed with greens, fresh with rain drops still lingering on them, nourished with health. It was a beautiful sight to fresh water lakes filled with ripples of concentric circles, the wind blowing gently above them, coconut trees standing with pride at a distance, houses covered with ivys and compund walls covered with moss, the road clean as concrete appeard clean, birds flying around enjoying the evening breeze. I inhaled the fresh air and filled my lungs with them. For a moment, I was tempted to perform Pranayama right there.
As the car rolled by, wipers lashing on the windscreen wiping the droplets of water, we came across fields brimming with prosperity. Advertisement boards hovered above them.
We drove down to Vadakkandhara Kaavu (a temple of Goddess Amman) and sought her blessings. Fresh water lay in puddles as we walked around the temple. A well appeared as we entered the sannithi of Lord Guruvayoorappan. I peered in and was astonished to see it almost full, I remembered having seen another well so full long time back at Palghat. Water plants grew around the rim of it. As we walked back, the clods opened up again and blessed us with showers antoher time.
The journey back was as beautiful as the onward journey as we halted beside a green filed and savoured hot rava kicchadi, sambar and filter coffee.
Truly, it was a week-end well spent in sync with nature.
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