Absolute beauty!
Last week (12 and 13 August) I participated in the dindi
(padayatre) of Shri Chidambar Mahaswami of Murgod. The dindi is conducted on
last Shravan Monday every year. It begins from Belgaum on Saturday and reaches Murgod on
Monday. This was my third participation- last 2, some 6 years back.
We joined the dindi party on Sunday morning at Pant
Balekundri. The grandeur of the dindi can be estimated from the fact that over
1000 people- children, youths, adults and old and from different walks of life
participated with great fervor and vigor. It was a great celebration- for a
great cause of realizing our Higher Self.
The route that the party takes is Belgaum- Pant balekundri
(night halt, dinner, freshening up) - Marihal (Breakfast) - Karadiguddi
(Snacks)- Hanumanahatti (Lime juice) - Sutagatti IB (lunch) - Nesargi (Snacks,
dinner, night halt, freshening up, breakfast) - Inchal Cross (Snacks, Inchal is
my ancestral place) - Chachadi Cross (Lunch) - Murgod Cross (Snacks) - Murgod.
A total of over 50 kilometers. The arrangements made for the pilgrims are par
excellence.
The entire party is submerged in the sea of joy. For these
three days, everybody forgets tensions, stress, mundane issues, fights and grudges
and seeks Freedom and Divinity. All through, the pilgrimage people get involved
in namasmaran and bhajan. The happiness found during the journey and after
reaching Murgod is pristine. Everything seems divine... pure. It brings one
close to Nature. I cannot go further than this as beyond a certain point words fail to
convey the feelings.
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