These days the Prime Minister is on a whirlwind pre-consecration cum political tour. In the process is getting explored the beauty and the wonder that India is. Let me give you a few examples.
In Maharashtra, he went to the Kalaram temple in Nashik. Nashik is as it is central to the Ramayana. Rama-Seeta and Lakshmana stayed here for quite some time during the exile.
There he listened, moreover, to the recitation of the Eknathi Bhagwat. I am not very sure if very many people outside Maharashtra would know Sant Eknath. Most North Indians sure know Sant Namdeo, and thus, may be, Sant Dnyaneshwar. Now many might be curious about Sant Eknath, and the entire lineage and heritage of the great saint tradition in Maharashtra.
Next, he inaugurated the Atal Setu near Nava Sheva. It is indeed a marvel of technology. The very next day, the wondrous bridge was a huge touristy attraction. Cars were parked in a huge long row by the roadside, while merry Mumbaikars enjoyed the scenic beauty! Traffic rules were literally thrown to the (sea) winds!
His visit to the Lepakshi temple of Veerbhadra made the huge monolithic Nandi there the talk of the town, eh, country. The curious hanging pillar there, too, got a filip in the mindscape of the populace.
Next, he was at Thrissur. The typical temple agraharam with its 'thervad' structure must have been quite a revelation to many of the beauty that is India. Well, personally, I am a little curious about how Malayalees maintain those wooden doors in pristine form despite the massive monsoon there.
Well, there are huge debates raging regarding these tours. Whichever way whosoever wants to thus argue, none can deny the glory and the beauty that is India which is getting explored in the process!
Pratima@ It is at such moments that "the full many a gem of purest ray serene" which Thomas Gray mourned in his elegant 'Elegy' come alive.
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