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Friday, 21 June 2013

What have we fools done to you mother..!

Quiet flows the Don...

And the infuriated Ganga...

Happily gurgling, sweetly singing, playfully cooling our hearts, minds and bodies...giving peace to eyes and soothing our souls, the Holy Ganga was enraged by the selfish deeds of Her reckless children..!
The height of water (and devastation) can be guessed and judged by comparing these two pictures.
The mammoth steel and marble structure around Lord Shiva's colossal idol is completely submerged, but His composure is out of this world!
The one on top was taken by me in April 2013 and that at bottom is the heart wrenching one of 16 June 2013.

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Disclaimer and courtesy: The second picture has been thankfully taken from internet and is not mine.
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31 comments:

  1. Anonymous21 June 2013 at 01:36

    It is really sad how Nature Mother showed her Havoc on us....Really praying for the people stuck there

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  2. The Mukhtiars21 June 2013 at 01:49

    sad really sad

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  3. Ranjana's craft blog21 June 2013 at 01:49

    Very sad...very sad

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  4. Unknown21 June 2013 at 01:50

    Trust Shiva to meditate even in the gurgling waters!I guess all these holy places needed a complete wash down. Sad to see collateral damage also.

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  5. Shilpi Dutta21 June 2013 at 02:34

    Thats indeed a bitter truth. Well written post this is.

    Regards
    Shilpi
    http://shilp3005.blog.com

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  6. Shri Ram Ayyangar21 June 2013 at 03:24

    Waqt se hai din aur raat, waqt se kal aur aaz,kaun jaane kab waqt ka bigde mizaz!

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  7. Vetirmagal21 June 2013 at 06:43

    What a revelation, to see the pic of April and now!.

    It is sad,. We people who feel for the recklessness , are the ones who will never harm the ecology or environment. Those who harm, do not care for anything except amassing wealth!

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  8. ANULATA RAJ NAIR21 June 2013 at 06:51

    really..its terrifying and painful !!

    there is that third pic too....
    with no shiva....
    the ganga took it with her(may be back to heaven)

    its sad :-(

    regards
    anu

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  9. Indrani21 June 2013 at 07:14

    The second is true?! I mean are you sure it isn't a photoshopped one! I want to believe it is PSed.

    Such a tragedy! No words really!

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  10. Simran21 June 2013 at 07:22

    Really sad .. :(

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  11. Uppal21 June 2013 at 07:47

    A man made saga of pain!

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  12. Unknown21 June 2013 at 08:18

    Oh, that is so sad indeed!!!

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  13. Unknown21 June 2013 at 08:49

    So sad and so shocking especially to see these two pictures :(

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  14. P.N. Subramanian21 June 2013 at 11:12

    Lessons to be learnt.

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  15. desi Traveler21 June 2013 at 11:33

    Amit Jee it is so painful to see the second picture. We need to stop destroying nature NOW!

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  16. Found In Folsom21 June 2013 at 11:48

    :(...so sad...When will we realise?

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  17. Anonymous21 June 2013 at 12:05

    Nature has its way of teaching lessons !! The comparison indicates the ferociousness of water,Amit Ji.
    Its Painful and Thoughtful as well.

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  18. Jiggyasa21 June 2013 at 21:37

    The whole nation is weeping at this hour of calamity in Uttarakhand. Such a twist of nature, and it has wiped away almost everything.These occurrence is a way to remind us that nature is way above us humans, and we should not let nature act against us by our stupid activities and desires.

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  19. indu chhibber21 June 2013 at 21:57

    About our habits & disaster management-the less said the better.

    Happily gurgling, sweetly singing, playfully cooling our hearts, minds and bodies...giving peace to eyes and soothing our souls, the Holy Ganga

    Even your prose is poetry!

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  20. Rajesh22 June 2013 at 02:27

    We have to blame only ourselves.

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  21. Debopam22 June 2013 at 06:42

    The two pictures said it all..... We are only responsible for this.......


    You may also find Kenfolios interesting......

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  22. Unknown22 June 2013 at 08:30

    Whenever man treads anywhere, he begins to promote himself. The post comes at the right time pointing at the manner we have been responsible.With a heart full of anguish, I express my solidarity with you in your adoration of the holy mother, the Ganges.

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  23. magiceye23 June 2013 at 19:23

    A tragedy indeed

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  24. Rat24 June 2013 at 04:28

    that was really sad..

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  25. Anupama K. Mazumder24 June 2013 at 06:09

    So true... reckless development seems to have cost us dear.

    www.volatilespirits.com

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  26. Amit Pithadia25 June 2013 at 06:40

    Really sad...

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  27. Jayashree Srivatsan26 June 2013 at 00:04

    During one of the office lunches here in Singapore I bragged to my friends that 'Ganges is an amazing river. Its a beautiful experience visiting places on its banks' Immediately one of them retorted 'But I have heard its dirty and that people keep throwing stuff' Unfortunately it was true. We call rivers our mother and sometimes treat it with reckless injustice. Hope her fury subsides soon and things turn to normal. God help all affected by this natural disaster!

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  28. OnePourTree4 July 2013 at 23:08

    It is really really sad...

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  29. www.lifepartneracademy.com5 July 2013 at 13:44

    sad but true!

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  30. Ranita Sinha24 July 2013 at 07:13

    heart wrenching incident..

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  31. Saurabh Chawla2 August 2013 at 05:20

    it's really saddening but no one could stop it :(

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