The saying 'We do not know the value when something is close to us' is absolutely true and the lockdown and travel restrictions makes us explore local places and helped us understand the value of nearby places.
Recently went to these two places without any expectation and to our surprise, we enjoyed ourselves a lot and spent more time than we planned.
- Manacherry dam - https://goo.gl/maps/xrsNdAB2Wuw4QvWt8
- Shri Akaasa Vinayakar Temple - https://goo.gl/maps/ptiYZpNmXZqggTCy8
Sir C.V.Raman told Water is the elixir of life and the rivers are the main reason for civilization, both these places I mentioned above are special for the same reason as it is water abundant place.
It is in Jul-Aug time of the year and dams are opened irrigation so we can witness the full flow of water in the Kaveri river. When it comes to visiting the Kaveri river dams, we always think of KRS Dam, Kabini Dam, Mettur Dam, Kallanai, of course, all these dams are infrastructural marvels that stand strong for hundreds and hundreds of years and some stands thousands of years like Kallanai. We rarely think of the numerous number of small dams that control the flow of water and hardly visit them.
One such small dam is the Manacherry dam in Kumbakonam, it is a beautiful place where the Kaveri river divides into Kaveri and Veeracholan rivers. The place is very well maintained and the footsteps in the river bank are clean, we could see a group of children enjoying their day playing in the river water and the other side group of youngsters trying their luck in fishing. As I mentioned the river getting divided, we can go to the land dividing two rivers via the dam structure.
Some activities we can do are, get down into the river and play with the water, take bath, take nice photos, enjoy nature sights, have some lite snacks or lunch under the tree. There is a temple between the two rivers and we can do meditation as there is no other sound except the sound of water flow!
Its a nostalgic moment for me as I visited this place when I was in school (1999) and visited it again in the year 2021. This visit taught me the below lessons
1. Value of a tree
Its hot summer but when we sit under a tree which is branched out very well near the river bank, we will not feel the hotness of the sun.
2. Value of a not so famous place
During the covid restriction, it is not encouraged to visit famous attractions. And local places like these are good as it hardly have crowds and we don't have to travel so far.
3. Value of time
It was all like just yesterday I finished school but when I look back, it be already 20 years passed from the time I completed my high-school.
Below are some of the snaps taken in this place
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| Stream of water from the dam |
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| In the park between the two rivers |
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| Playing in the water stream |
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| Beautiful view of river from the dam |
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| Dam Structure |
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| Temple situated between the two rivers |
In the next post I will write about the Shri Akaasa Vinayakar Temple
