Looking for a new place to visit
\nWe were guided to try Naranag in Kangan.<\/p>\n
After a bumpy and sinuous drive through Kangan
\nWe torturously limped our way to Naranag.<\/p>\n
Naranag turned out to be fabulous, serene, and awesome,
\nShimmering white-water of Wangath River
\nfrolicked around huge boulders,
\nWhile the majestic Harmukh Mountain stood guard sternly.<\/p>\n
The Ashoka temple complex
comprising of several temples
\nWas a ruin making one reflect how grand the original must have been,
\nTime, the ever destroyer, had done its irredeemable work.<\/p>\n
The river danced frivolously,
without purpose or panache,
\nProducing the drunken white-water in its wake.<\/p>\n
Noor served us food with tender care
\nWhile Aziz talked with the neighborhood kids,
\nCoaxing them to sing,
\nJavid and I just enjoyed the scene.<\/p>\n
After lunch we bare-footedly walked up to the river
\nTo see its scintillating agitation.<\/p>\n
The whole scene silently mesmerized us,
\nMaking us wonder why god had planted the civilization
\nIn ugly areas of the earth,
while leaving the beautiful areas
\nIn remote and deserted places.<\/p>\n
After three hours of picnicking we reluctantly left Naranag
\nWondering if god had more such beautiful places in store for us.<\/p>\n
\nNotes: Naranag is in Kangan, Kashmir, India.<\/p>\n
Suffern,
New York,
Sept. 9, 2013;
Revised: June 19, 2015.
\nwww.kaulscorner.com
\nmaharaj.kaul@yahoo.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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