आखिर यह गार्डेन है किस लिए? अगर यहां इंसान नहीं बैठ सकते हैं पानी की व्यवस्था नहीं हो सकती है दिल्ली जैसे राजधानी और इंडिया गेट जैसे इलाकों में जहां देश विदेश का पर्यटक आता है वहां यह व्यवस्था? आखिर कौन बोला कि गर्मी में पेड़ की छाव के नीचे बैठना मना है?
Apparently, this is one of the earliest known photographs of the sacred Kedarnath Dham, taken in 1882.
Couldn’t take my eyes off it.
No roads. No railheads. No helicopters.
Just the abode of Lord Shiva, cradled by the Himalayas
Back then, the yatra demanded time, endurance, & faith. The journey wasn’t incidental; it WAS the pilgrimage.
Today, access is easier. And that’s a good thing because it opens the experience to many more.
But perhaps something still needs preserving?
The ability to slow down & savour the experience of traveling.
Because journeys are about who we become along the way.
#SundayWanderer
(Photo courtesy @LostTemple7 )
@thevirdas Passing on fears and biases is human, you’re doing it too right now. Calling it an “infection” just dehumanizes people. Everyone grows through their own experiences. If they matter to you, ask questions and understand instead of judging from the surface.
@GabbbarSingh Exactly! It’s the insane reach too. Even in the remotest Indian villages, kids imitating the moonwalk would instantly get tagged:
“Bada Michael Jackson ban raha hai!” 😂
@amitgoel78@ravihanda I loved 14 years outside India (Singapore, Denmark, UK right now), but now I am going back to India next month, I never felt like home anywhere in the world. For children.. we are homeschooling, so things are easier compared to other people.
It’s honestly heartbreaking.
During Navratri, people wake up early, cook with devotion, prepare prasad with love for little kids who come as Kanjaks.
It’s not just food… it’s faith, emotion, and respect.
But what do we see now?
Some children come only for the money, casually throwing away the food outside once they leave.
That same prasad, made with such care, treated like it means nothing.
I recently heard about a controversy in a nearby society where entry of non-Hindu kids was restricted.
At first, it sounded wrong to me too.
But when incidents like this happen, you begin to understand where that reaction comes from.
No one should have to see their faith and sentiments disrespected like this.
Maybe the real issue isn’t about who is coming but whether the values of respect are being taught at all.