Life Delicacies

  My Weakness-I Can’t Refuse On way back from Mahakumbh,  Prayagraj, after having showers of Amrit and staying for a few hours with saints and sadhus sitting around Dhuna/Dhuni, night and fatigue forced us to stop on the way Lucknow was the chosen destination, “Gomati Hotel” UP Tourism property was night home, had all characteristics of a Govt Hotel gadgets out of order, beds shaking left and right as the turn is : decided to have dinner outside that too only the snacks. Bombay, “Pav Bhaji” and “Shuklaji special Chat” in Hazrat Gunj suggested by a friend was agreed Menu. Soon as Parking Venue was available boys came running to serve in the car: within Minutes dishes were served as if waiting for us. “Pav Bhaji” was just normal of taste but “Chat” was special full eatable potato basket filled with Potato Tikkies, Bhallas, Papris and overflowing thick curd, tamarind and green coriander chatni, sprinkled with Bhujia and pomegranate seeds, sight beautiful, presentation super, ...

  Home Sans Children a House   The magic thing about home is that it feels good to leave,   and it feels even better to come back. Wendy Wunder   Entered my home beautiful, Lord Ganesha sitting in the front yard to through away evils, foot mat dark grey with black border as if new; cleaned shoes, proceeded, a computer on a modern office like table; chair normal but office design; used for consultancy work when needed,     more often for Twitter, Blog and Facebook and of course the Solitaire Cards and floor shinning bright. Bed room with pillows placed proper and bed sheet wrinkle free like five star, side table with medicine box and a jaggery container, white shinning almirah closed with handles sparkle white, side mat quite stylish and shoe rack with freshener. Everything in perfect order. Wash room extraordinary cleans all gadgets working well, water pressure full and so is with other room and wash room. Drawing room has all the rankings a Hotel...

  Kumbh – Showers of Amrit     Had the God gifted opportunity to go to Kumbh 2025, in fact, MahaKumbh repeated every 144 years, Prayagraj and stay in one of the Akharas - the repositories and protectors of Sanatan Dharma- its Culture, Heritage & Customs and also Centers of Surrender, Samadhi, Self-Realization   & Sacrifice. Soon we entered the Mela area as it was known: the world was different : vibut sprinkled saints, sadhus, tapasvis, with half, full Narangi-Bhagva Yellow-Red coloured clothes, some clothes less, some with Dhuna/Dhuni-wood burning Havan type enclosures sitting around with Trishul, Danroo, Rudrakash Necklaces or collections unheard of and “Jatain” – hair- too heavy for ordinary to support, devotees bowing to them in reverence; blessed with “Kalyan Ho” and a vibut “Tilak” on the forehead. Sanatan was sprinkled everywhere in all its colours, varieties: cosmopolitan flavor, a Dharma of Humanity & of creation too. Had the feeling of rever...