Kashi/Varanasi/Banaras yaatra

Njan Oru research study cheytu bilingual translationum memoryum tammilulla bhandate pattiyayirunnu ath. Yadrshikamayi ath Allahabadil ulla oru conferencinu tiranjedukkapettu. Conferencennu ayakumbol select cheyuvennu pratiikshichirunnilla athukond tanne select cheyappettapol ere santhosham tonni. But unexpectedly problems undayikondirunnu. Allahabadil pokkan enteyum, ente friend aparnayeyum njangalude viittukar vidunnilla, bcoz we are girls and all alone (even though v r 2 people), to Allahabad, not possible. Ella effortum velathilayi ennu vicharichu. Kure nirbandichum karanjum (which I hate the most) viittil ninnum samatam medikkan nokki but achanum, ammayum, ente grt support chettan polum samathikkilla. Avasanum plan drop cheyanam ennu tane vicharichu, finally nammude mukalil nammalekkalum power avarkku tane yavanam, other than them no one else can decide wat is gud for us, not even ourselves (especially in my case).
Anganeyirikke appunte (Ms. Aparna)yude parents varamennu agree cheytu. We both felt so happy. Angane tayareduppukal thudangi. Hostel jeevithatil aanennu tonnunnu nammal lokathe ereyum tirichariyunnat, bcoz we have to bcm independent, take decisions, adjust with others, responsibility, money matters etc. degreekk vitil ninnu kond padichattu kond, palappozhum lokakaryngalil enikku valiya vivaramundayorunnilla. If I wanted anything I will get it done thru achan, amma/ chettan. But nw its my turn. Responsibilities ettedukkukka enikku pande ishtamalla. But here i have to do all things, think abt accommodation, send mails to the conference conducters about our itinerary, train ticket bookings etc. Initially train buk cheyukka, thru net polum enikku pattathat paniyannennu tonni. E ticket/ i ticket, reservation, rac, 2nd class, sleeper class. Ee terms ellam valare unknown aayirunnu enikk.
Pakshe pathukke ellam padichu. Oru”pani” kitumbol taniye nammal ellam padikkumello. Angane njan accommodation shariyaki, ticket booking, internet banking enniganeyulla pala karyangalum padichu, angane puliyayi.
On 4th dec, 2009, njangalude Allahabad yaatra thudangi. Trainil for the first time njan itreyum dhooram yatra cheyunnu, excitement und and moreover going to North for the 1st time. I love to know abt places and cultures abt places. Ee interest recently tudangiyatannu ketto. Allate atra valiya puliyonnumalle njan. Sthalangalekurichu samsarikkan tudangiyal njan vayadachu moolakirikkum, karanam karyamayi onninepattiyum enikku vivaramilla. Avidum ividum attayum muulayum maatram ariyam, athum vachu friendsnte idayil kure pulluadikkum, chillaporokke avaratu kandpidikum, njan ass avukayum cheyum.
Ayyo am moving away, cmg back to our journey. Bangloreil ninnum Bagmati expressil ayirunnu yatra. IRCTC fud charge valare bhayankara maayirunnu, patinni irikkunatavum nallatenn njan teerumanichu, enne kond janmattu nadakkata dieting (die for eating as my achan says) ituvari nadatamennu vicharichu. 6th morning 2am v reached Allahabad. To our surprise platformil oru payyan name cards uyarti nilkkunnu, I read the names Ms. Manju, Ms. Aparna, Dr. Sasi and Dr. Vasanta , ee 2 Dr. aparnayude achanum ammayum aann. But avar njangale accompany cheyttu ennalate avarkku direct conference aayi bandhamilayirnnu. Anyways njangal onnum mindiyilla. We reached the Univ. of Allahabad guest house, kinnan set up, TV, geaser etc in room , it’s a suit, arranged for us. Grt room. Payyanundaya misunderstandings teerttu koduttu njanum appuvum koodi.
Nxt de conference il participate cheytu. Paper presentationum cheytu. Iniyum 2 divasum koodi conference und. Njangalude paripadi karinju. Collegial ninnum 1 week leaveum und. So ini karakkum. Life il orikkalum pratikshikate njan following sthalangal visit cheytu that too in cycle rickshaw, v visited RUDRA PRAYAG (TRIMURTHY SANGAM Ganga, Yamuna and saraswathi sangamam), thn v went to ANAND BHAVAN, and finally to KASI VISHWANATHA TEMPLE (saw banaras hindu university) and also the great Ghats of Ganga.
Awesome
Praagil vach ente watch nashatapettu, ath engane vellathilekku terichu poyi enn enikk ariyilla. (nammukk ishtapetta entengilum, gangayil vach nashtapedum enn kettu kelvi undayirunnu), angane poyathakum watch ennortu samadhana pettu.
Avide etiyappol tanne njangale valanju kond oru jana kuutam. Avidute private boat owners aanu avar. Najgale avaravarude boatilekku kshennikkunnu. Avide oru cheriya boat yaatra to the place where all the rivers meet. Then we were standing on the side of ganga. Oru sideil kuudi drainage water riverilekku pokunnu. Athinte sideil tanne kochu kuttikal, aa vellam vayilorichu avarude kutti pallukal tekkunnu. Njan adbhutapettu nokki ninnu. Enta avrarum ee drainage water flow kannunille or kanditum kannukal adakkunno?
Train yatrayil tanne enne adbhutapeduttiya karyangal oru pandundayi athinu purame itum.
Alukkalude nirbhandam mattum kettu njangal ambarannu nilkkukayann. Gange yil boat yatra nadatan tonnunnu, but pediyum nannayi und. Avasanum uncle and aunty decided that we will go in the boat but charges are so high. They charged 700 bugs. And finally we prepared to go. Angane boatel kayari, appol tanne ente watch terich vellathil poyi.
We started, boatel njagalkku “prayag”ne patti paranju taran aa boat udamayum undayirunnu. Boat neengi thudangiyappol ata mattoru boat njangalude boatinte adutetti. Daivatinte chitravumayi oru poojari und a boatel. Adeham oru pad Sanskrit+hindi (devnagiri) slokas chollunud. Unclenod puja cheyan nirdeshichu. Ganga yude nadukk, avar paranjattu kett, njangal ellam oru tenga viitam medichu. Adeham paranja manthrangal ettu padi gangiyilekk a tengakal ittu (purakkott ittu). Athinu shesham njangalle boatkaaran nadukku oru palam pole kettiyadutt etichu, avide irangi ganga deviyeyum, saraswatiyeyum, Yamuna deviyeyum prartichu. Valathe oru different feeling. Avidunn pokan tonunilla. Gange and Yamuna are having slightly different colurs (pand ee difference was very evident bcoz of the difference in the mineral of both rivers, but nw the differentiation is less bcoz of pollution.
Athinu shesham mattoru puujari nadiyil dhakshina idan nirdeshichu. Njangal ready ayilla, karanam njangal kand nilkke, njangalude aduttu ninnavar vellathil paisa idukayum, athinu appurat ninna oral vellathil chadi aa ruupa kaivashamakkunatum kandu. “vishwasangal oru business” maatram aanennu eniku tonni tudangi.

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