Wander through India : UTTARAKHAND : AN ODE TO THE HIMALAYA AND SPIRITUALITY ( Day VIII : TO MYSTICAL DEORIYAA TAAL AND THE YAKSHA STORY ) )

#Day VIII : Saari – Deoriyaa Taal

56. The next day morning we were greeted by visuals of a mountain village and its hardworking positive inhabitants going through chores of yet an everyday morning; visuals of women working in the terraced fields , cattle grazing, school children in morning prayer at the school and men in groups discussing something which I do not know .. it was atmosphere of calm poised lifestyle so vastly different from the hordes of people on their way to work in cities each peering into their android and apple phones as their mind focused on the day coming ahead. I do not say which is better or worse just correlating both versions of humanity as experienced personally.

57. We were supposed to hike till Deoriyaa Taal, the climb is steep and with a backpack on me my breathing was laborious but the views were spectacular, I might not have witnessed the azure blue of the Himalaya or the reflection of Choumkhamba in the lake water but the sights that I witnessed, well am glad for them . Do have a look at the visuals.

58. The night stay was at Deoriyaa Taal itself at the cottage run by Mr M S Negi and it was a delightful experience in itself , once again we were in the company of solar lamps and dinner cooked on wooden Chulhas ; ahh !!! It was a night to remember.