phone call to heaven.

greetings amigos!

so the past couple of weeks have not been good on me.. i had my finals and stuff.

This particular photograph that you will see was taken in Virajpet. for those of you who do not know where that is, its in karnataka, south india. beautiful place. beautiful weather. 

this was taken more or less a year back. back then i was very bad with captions. this caption was given by the person who taught me photography(my uncle). not that im good with titles now! just saying.

so there is this hill in Virajpet. inaccessible by the average  hatchbacks or sedans. only a 4x4 or a jeep would get you on top of that hill.. we can also reach the top by foot. there is a tradition the locals follow. no one is allowed to let his/her slippers touch the ground where the hill is situated. so you can either leave them back home or leave them in your car. you only have to go barefoot. i dont know the reason or history behind that.

its a thrilling ride to the top. and once you get to the top the view is truly amazing. 

there is a temple on top of that hill.. also amazing! its like an open temple.. bells hung all around put up by devotees. visitors/devotees/travelers carry a bell to the top of the temple and hang it there for the blessings form the god. each bell has its own story. there is a lot of hidden meanings and back story behind each and every bell.

some may wish for a better future. some may wish to do better in exam. some may wish for for money and what not.

we always ask for what we want. i dont know how it is in the rest of the world.. from what ive seen prayer for me from a very early age is "ವೊಳ್ಳೆ ಬುದ್ದಿ ಕೊಟ್ಟು ವಿದ್ಯಾ ಬುದ್ದಿ ಕೊಟ್ಟು ಕಾಪಾಡಪ್ಪ". meaning: give me knowledge. give me nous and protect me.
From as long as i could remember and from when i could start talking thats what i used to say.. until a couple of years back that is.. but then i realized something. We always ask for what we want. but do we ever thank god?
we should really learn to be happy with what we have.
so next time you pray, thank the gods for all the beautiful things in life.. and just remember EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON. every problem has a solution. we just have to look closely.. and if you've been looking too close, widen your angle. you will get the answer. ITS ALL ABOUT REALIZATION