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It was the 28 th Night(i should say start of the next day) at 12:30a.m….We had New Delhi-Puri Superfast from Kharagpur.At that spur of the moment i could feel the waves of puri beach beckoning me.The mesmerizing effect of friendship coupled with rejuvenation was enuf for me to carry forward a trip of a lifetime..however it was only a train trip and that too late which just incremented the flavours and colours of mind that was already in an ecsatic state…..On 29 th Morning we reached Hotel Ashray ,Puri. A sumptuous breakfast, even though limited by constraints of time was good enuf to plunge all of us to the end of where we live(land) and the start of wat covers 3 quarters of earth(the aquatic mania)…Bathing at puri sea beach was like a mouth watering ransom for everyone but 2 of us MARATHE and SAIKI preferred not to take the bait and instead watch over our bags lest it might fall bait to thieves….Returning to the waves it was an awesome experience.It s not for the first time that i bathed at sea…but it was the first time parental advice and hardboundedness was absent leading to complete acclaimation of guardianship over myelf…….The recipe for enjoyment to the daredevil extent was prepared by RUPA,SHREYAS and BOLLAM with whom i had a unique experience that took me to new heights while i diving to new depths down at the sea……..The strong waves making me somersault like innocent clothes that are treated in a washing machine but who cares……….COME ON!!!!!!!!! u r not going to come here daily so lets rock……yippeee………A couple of hours bath is enough for any one to catch cough and cold and Mandal was the first warrior to be slain in this battle.I don’t know how i managed to make an escapade from this battlefield…….
Lunchtime ringing bells in our appetites…..everyone satisfied his grudge and after an unconscious sleep of a couple of hours we made our way to the holy Jagannath Temple.The aura of the temple created an atmosphere of silence and devtion among us……..but that did not cripple us before the pandas conceding to their demands…….we were predetermined not to spend money on them…MARATHE and I bought prasads and had our prayers reached to LORD JAGANNATH .Even though the main temple gate was closed but emotions can cross hurdles and barriers….The temple visit instilled confidence and hope into each one of us for our hard way to the future ahead and the faces of my friends beaming with confidence and light seemed like a reflection to my thoughts………Well it was time for some shopping at Puri sea shore shops.You need to have good bargaining skills to have both your desires and your pocket meet.In a joy of victory after scaling down to Rs100 from as high as Rs300 i soon found myself a newbie in this field when Sumit crashed down prices like dashing waters on beach as he made it from Rs 20 to Re.1….The fried prawn at the seashore was so sumptuous…ummmmmmmmmm……..i can still feel it…SAIKI and MARATHE booked a Sumo for the next day.We had a long trip that would take us across cities unravelling many mysteries.A very tiring yet expectant journey it was going to be….it demanded sleep and rest for the bruised and aching self that nite.
Next day i woke up @ 4:30 even before others dared to part their eye lining.Having a bath and then getting ready was no mean task on the chill that was driving me to madness but the more daunting task was to get others ready especially GOLU([:)]).Our journey started at 7.a.m……Konark sun temple was our first due destination.The guide over thr. was an ingenious in himself,seeing a group of college spoilt brats he was on his toes as to wat kind of explanatory stories we were seeking and stories of ancient temples are often luring enuf for both the customers like us as well as their narrators and that these stories would not be pursued in a family environment….The guide enlightened us more regarding kamasutra positions of love making and unorthodox concepts of sex existing centuries ago….Infact his elicitations regarding these topics dominated more than the actual information about the temple that we were seeking for and ready to fork our money out for….neway our konark temple trip was filled with hidden smiles waded out to each other before bursting into peals of laughter after chilling out on coconut water….every bit of that discussion was tangential to GOLU…while MARATHE having a constant naughty eye on THAKUR….well cheers to the guide…..After that we went to DHAULGIRI, a Shanti Stupa.The milk white colour of the temple denied its creation centuries ago…the eloquent paleness of the temple colour coupled with the height at which it was located making the entire world looking like tiny tots sparkling in the shimmering sun…felt like we could spend hours there just gazing at the immortal beauty of nature and somewhat moulded by man tooo……. Not too far LINGARAJ was our next stop..a complex that encompasses around 100 temples….alas we weren’t allowed to take camera to photograph those inevitable memories….After lunch we were planning to go to Kalinga Institute of Technology.Shreyas had som1 as good as his better half whom he wanted to meet and from our side appreciation and perhaps a tinge of enviousness(hahaha just jokin).Unfortunately the sands of time that pass by,didn’t allow us to stick by..finally our penultimate destination NANDAN KANAN,or better a hybrid of a zoo and sanctuary was on the booze.The place is inexplicable because of its amassing beauty and diversified outlook….i do not have points of explaining it down on a piece of pen and paper and neither did we hav the time to explore its beauty within the confined and counted hours that we had…..though we had only a couple of hours at our disposal we made sure to embark on each of the species present there and capture it in camera….it was a pity indeed to see them trapped for the entertainment and amusement of cruel humans….humans who have made them devoid of their natural conditions and confined them to live in drastic horrible conditions wherein decay,degradation and ultimately death is the inevitable longterm outcome…..however to put a pause to such an endless chain of pitiful thoughts we had a ropeway travel…the constant yellings thru our journey or greetings to the tourist canadians was good to counter my Hypsiphobia(fear of height)….we departed NANDAN KANAN with a heavy heart…perhaps the time we spent with each other knowing hardcore realities of life and things passing in the twinkling of an eye,all drawing to a close….
@ 5:00 p.m.we reached the bhubaneshwar station..our aching souls and tired bodies all desperate for reservation in pursuit of a cosy well deserved sleep suffered a setback to find seats full…a group decision to board the general compartment of utkal kalinga exp. 5 hrs. from then closely followed…The time to pass away was difficult but not for some idiots
reservation Shreyas and Marathe had enjoyed the journey a lot(i ‘ll tell u latter about it).While we were waiting at the station platform Mandal and Thakur had a visit to their respective friend’s house.Sumit was calculating the expenses of the total tour.Being a leader he needs to do it,lol.Marathe and Shreyas searching for “Hariyali” on the station platform.Golu,Vamshi by nature sleeping.Bollam and Saiki waiting for their Raita.And I was as usual searching where to get my favourite juices.I loved them a lot.4 glasses of juices and an Appy juice in 2 hrs was enough to satisfy me.At last the train came.Somehow we manages to get seat.Shreyas and Marathe got to talk with some close friend of Saiki which made their journey enjoying.
I don’t know when did i slept.Someone waked me up telling that Kharagpur is coming,Wake up guys.So the journey ends at last.From Kharagpur Station we finally came to our hostel back.Finally the trip was an awesome.I would remember it all through my life ,not that for the trip but for the friendship that we have among us,We as a whole better known as Patel DTE(D-Block Top East wing,Patel Hall,IIT Kharagpur)It was our teamwork which i will remember throughout my life.I love you Patel DTE.
The team Members
1.Sumit Kumar-Captain
2.Abhinav Sarkar-Golu
3.Aditya Marathe-Marathe
4.Shreyas Ashok Karkhedkar-Shreyas
5.Vajrapu Saikiran-Saiki
6.Vamshi Krishna-Vamshi
7.Arun Kumar Bharti-Thakur
8.Rupesh Kumar-Rupa
9.Sridhar Bollam-Bollam
10.Arnab Saha Mandal-Mandal da
11.Arupendu Bayen-me the Photographer
