And no one is really concerned about it
It was raining since last 3 days, and the morning outing is hampered. I have been going to the football field, since I came to my native place and its really very enjoying to spend a hour there - all fun and exercise at the same time. So sitting at home for last three days have been boring, so I decided to go for a walk today morning as the rain was stopped.
We have a nice road going in front of my house to interior villages, and I decided to explore that today, I did not see this road in a decade. The destination was a small temple which is around 2.5 km from my home. When we were young, almost every week, we used to go there and have a small get together with lunch being cooked there. That time, all we had is cycles to carry everything. So if someone is carrying something, they can borrow and ride the cycle (as not many had cycles as well), else walk there. Such memories...
This place brought some memories - When I had come last time (some 13 yrs back I guess), there was a herd of elephants settled here. The news spread fast and then there were a lot of crowd. The forest department people came in vans to deviate them and even police force came to control the crowd. Such was this place, full of jungles behind. One person, went close to a baby elephant and somehow the others saw him and chased. That fellow ran like anything and fainted after a long distance. Later I heard, he was in Coma for couple of months in hospital. No good mobile phones at that time, all we could do is enjoy as much as we could.
So this was my destination. The temple has been as it is. Not much improvements, but the interesting fact about this temple is that, it has a water source which never dries up. No one knows how, in summer, when every other place burns , this place is cool with all the water surroundings. The tree beneath is more than 100 years some say.
The areas nearby are now getting crowded. As you can see, this is a newly developed area, and there is only one home built here. May be in few years, this will be fully occupied. So once upon a time, 15 years back, these were full of jungles. And now, the area is being converted to colonies of homes. And the culprit ? We, the population. The way the population is growing, we are the biggest threat to nature.
The bad things is that, no one really takes it seriously. No political party is even raising it for discussion. Soon we will surpass China and be most populated country , but the resources remains same.
You see this small temple, built here by some locals. If one has to encroach a government land, then temple is the safe bet. Everything in the name of religion sells here. These branches brings some good memories. When we were in school, there was a belief, if you put a small piece of that soft branch on ear, then the teacher won't beat us. So if any day, we were a bit late, we used to collect a small piece and keep it on top of the ear😀 Funny days...
This is a govt school built recently spread of several acres of govt land. A beautiful ambience though, for the inhabitants. And on my way a small jungle of eucalyptus. A refreshed walk that we barely get in cities. Nature has given us so much, but we are slowly destroying it...There is abundance of oxygen in nature, we are not in a position to inhale them..
Some very true but alarming words here. Thank you very much for this post, glad to see there are people in India who realize the seriousness of the situation. It´s heartbreaking to see how quickly the original forests and jungles of Asia are vanishing...
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It has been so many years since I visited India, but the sight of small roadside temples brings back memories. There are also some of these in Cambodia, but not nearly as common in India.
Because of the large population, eventually Indians will have to learn to live more with nature instead of against it. That being said, I can understand the fears of why people tend to cut down all the surrounding vegetation. In Cambodia, many people want to cut down all the nearby vegetation to avoid welcoming a King Cobra snake, but in the future more sustainable alternatives will have to be implemented.
Sir in my home town i tell every of my villagers to protect and save the nature, and animals too, because in the coming times we humans will be in crisis. I always follow people who motive about such things.
we also need more elephants in our country, earlier this year, i felt so sad when i heard a news in Kerala that few uncivilized people have killed a Pregnant elephant.
This is just so sad. we need more people to create awareness in this country.
Namaste 🙏@sanjeevam, nice to see you Sir, it's beautiful view after the rain. Thanks
How are you dear friend @sanjeevm good day
It is very true what you say, and it is a problem in much of the world, very few people are aware of this
That we have your town, I appreciate very much that you let us know the beautiful photographs of your town
I wish you a wonderful weekend
Mask? In my villagr people are not bothered to put up mask. They are quite happy having a 'gamcha' around neck. Your native looked like mine....I think only a border seperste them
A common trend in villages, as said, people are least worried about mask and social distancing. We have some very beautiful 'gamcha' available here, in fact, my place is famous for that.
Hahaha...so I must look out for one ..neighboring state same style.
I do agree it. It's sad but true. Thanks for speaking out here. I can see it in my country ÷ many constructions have been built and seriously impacted on natural environment. But not many are aware of it :(
These looks like a very serene environment.
The temples water that never dries is a mystery.
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It is very true what you say, and it is a problem in much of the world, very few people are aware of this
That we have your town, I appreciate very much that you let us know the beautiful photographs of your town
I wish you a wonderful weekend
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