08/13/2011
Uttarakhand, what else?? Kumaon
As soon as we left Kathgodam station – my parents slowly recovering of their first night train journey in India – and began our ascent (in the car) towards Ramgarh, I felt transported to the universe of Tarun Tejpal (see in my list of books The Alchemy of Desire). And I was not mistaken! When I checked this morning, I found out that Ramgarh is just about fifty kilometers of Jeokilote…
I wish I could quote the book here, but I read it in French…
The head in the clouds…
With 1.700 meters of altitude, our bungalow, perched on a hill, offered a view from above on the valley. With white clouds as cottin balls coming up and invading us every here and then we really felt “cut from the world.”
Rest of the soul…
Nothing else to do but eat, play, read, practice yoga (I am quite focused when I start something), trek – with the risk of getting caught by a torrential downpour. What more serene and beautiful than rains in the mountains??
Incredible gardens and orchards (peaches, apples, apricots, strawberries, plums, pomegranates and many more fruits), an exceptional flora, superb odors after the rain… “We were smelling, we were looking around, we were listening, we were existing.”
My pictures are below:
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| Kumaon Hills, Uttarakhand - Aout 2011 |
And since Tarun Tejpal recommends to go up there listening to Mohammad Rafi, here is one of his songs: Aa Zara Mere Hamnasheen :
Thank you Neemrana !!
http://neemranahotels.com/ramgarh-bungalows
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08/08/2011
It's all about details...
Daily scene: a beggar at the exit of the church.
Till there, nothing really surprising.
I first notice his plastic shelter – it is monsoon time – tied around his head…
Ah! and then, hold on, he has a peg leg. It's rare a peg leg; I even grew accustomed to the stumps and they don’t frighten me any more.
Roh but wait, it is a funny peg leg, especially the foot. And the shoe…
Well, the color of the foot does not match his complexion but this is not really essential after all…
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08/06/2011
At some point, you need to let it go...
Picture taken on the flight from Delhi to Mumbai.
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