Kerala is
blessed with a good number of lakes and rivers. Ashtamudi Lake fondly called as
the Gateway to the backwaters of Kerala is one of the largest and deepest lakes
in Kerala. Ashtamudi means eight cones in Malayalam. The banks or kayalvaram of
the Astamudi lake near my house in Kollam is one of my favorite hangout places.
If I am there in my house in Anchalumood, mostly during weekends and if I am
free, it will be sure that I will be there at the banks in the evenings. There
are mainly two kayalvarams which I love to be – the Pokumthazha Kayalvaram and
the kayalvaram near to Velayudha Mangalam Temple (there are many other
Kayalvarms too). So, what makes me magnetized to this area? It may be the
blissful silence whereby being there is like meditating. It may be the stunning
scenaries- the Chineese nets, the far away seen Shaktikulangara bridge, the
skies, the rising and setting sun, the
boats that passes by slowly, the breezes, the scriptures which is read from a
nearby temple and so on…
Each minute has
its different beauty at these Kayalvarams…At the Pokumthazha Kayalvaram, it is
more silent and lonely than the other kayalvaram. The little bushy like area,
the umbrella trees, the straight and slanted coconut trees and the shallow
banks makes it little different from that of the other Kayalvarams. This Kayalvaram
can be a good hideout than a hangout area.
Hope these types of kayalvarams and
other hangout places bring positiveness and bliss in our lives.
Prayers to the Almighty for
blessing us with zest throughout our life.
Thanks for your kind perusal...
Best wishes...
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