It’s been a while since I have posted something on my blog. It’s quite difficult to keep up with everything going on in life. Finally got time to travel .
Kashmir was the place. Posted a short video on my YouTube channel. I am sure all of you will like it.
Time stands still,
When the mountains speak.
Their language flows,
Through icy winds.
Time stands still,
When the winters come.
The Sun choose to hide,
In the kingdom of white!
Life seems to struggle,
In the peace of white.
But the toughest choose to smile,
As the white become their way of life!
© Piyush Singh 2024
Kedarkantha Trek is the most famous trek of the Indian Himalayas. It becomes a winter wonderland in the winter months (December to February) due to plenty of snow. Many take this trek as a pilgrimage because of various Legends related to Lord Shiva.
The name itself is connected to Lord Shiva – Kedar means Shiv and Kantha means Throat of Lord Shiva.
A Legend says that lord Shiva chose kedarkantha peak as his abode for meditation and solitude but a bull disturbed his peaceful state. This frustrated lord Shiva and he relocated to kedarnath , a town in Uttarakhand India, a more secluded place for his meditation.
Almost in the middle of the trek you witness the beauty of ‘ Juda ka Talab’ , a beautiful Himalayan lake. It is believed that when Lord Shiva was meditating, a drop of water trickled from his hair and formed this beautiful lake.
Another Legend is connected to Pandavas of Hindu Epic, Mahabharata. It is believed that Lord Shiva was angry with Pandavas for killing many during the great war of Mahabharata. So for forgiveness Pandavas wanted to meet Lord Shiva. But the Lord didn’t want to forgive them so easily and went to the Himalayas.
So he disguised himself as Bull but one of the Pandavas, Bheem recognised him and went after him. So lord Shiva hid underground and when he rushed from his Hiding place , he let his body ( of bull) get divided into different parts and threw it to different places of Himalayas . His throat fell at Kedarkantha thereby giving the name Kedar+Kantha.
To know more about Kedarkantha trek , click here
https://theperceptionssquare.com/2021/01/08/kedarkantha-trek/
Posts related to Lord Shiva
https://theperceptionssquare.com/2020/02/21/lord-shiva-and-his-dark-energy-and-matter/
https://theperceptionssquare.com/2022/03/01/lord-shiva-and-his-third-eye/
Life seeping down
the abyss so quickly.
Another year passed
and you hardly noticed it.
The places you go,
the moments you cherish,
the memories you make ,
all become figments
of a distant past.
There’s so much to explore
before you close your eyes .
Another year, another fight,
struggles, fear and
everything in between.
Once more
dare to move forward.
Let’s go….
© Piyush Singh 2024
Every now and then we feel the urge to stop doing whatever we are doing and get away from the rat race of the cities. The tension, the chaos, the worries all take a toll on us. That’s the perfect time to connect to mother nature, the wilderness, the place from where our species evolved.
That’s what I thought one month ago and decided for the Buran Ghati trek which starts from the janglik, a remote Himalayan village in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
I will write about the adventure and challenges we faced during the trek soon. Till then enjoy the poetic video i posted above.
©2023 Piyush Singh
The YouTube video above is based on my poem ‘ Pleasures of the path ‘ .
I shot this video during my trek to Kuari Pass and I was completely mesmerized by the beauty of the Himalayas in Autumn season. It’s difficult to experience the same by watching this video but i hope my poetry did little magic to evoke the same emotions which I felt during the trek.
Thank you for watching and being a part of my blogging journey so far.
There is nothing static in life. Everything changes with the blink of an eye. At one moment, you are celebrating and the other, you are mourning.
There is so much to be anxious about and so much to be happy for. But what matters most is how we go smoothly in our lives. Our attitude towards our lives.
Our calmness in times of distress, our balance in times of happiness, decide how long we can go and fulfil our purpose in lives .
Life is an adventure and you have a part to play , you have to fight in difficult times just like you enjoy your good times. There is no running away from this adventure, only forward is the way..
Keep Going
If the YouTube video above doesn’t play on WordPress browser then click on it to see it on YouTube. This is original video from my YouTube channel -‘the Glowing Reverie ‘. You will surely like it.
Thank you
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