JOURNEY TO VARANASI

I AM FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE IN VARANASI TODAY 10.11.2011 ON THE OCCASSION OF DEV DEEPAWALI, KARTIK PURNIMA AND BUDDHA PURNIMA-BUDDHA MAHOSTAV.I AM STAYING WITH MY DAUGHTER.THE WHOLE CITY IS DECORATED WITH LIGHTS, FLOWERS ETC. SITE AT GANGA GHAT IS MARVELLOUS AND EXCELLENT. THOUSANDS OF PILIGRIMS, VISITORS AND FOREIGNERS HAVE CROWDED THE CITY TODAY. THE ENTIRE VIEW OF FIRECRACKERS IN THE SKY AND EARTHEN LAMPS LIT ON THE STEPS OF GHATS ON THE EVENING OF DEVDEEPAWALI IS BETTER VIEWED FROM THE BOATS.DEV DEEPAWALI IS RARE EVENT OF NOT ONLY OF VARANASI AND NOT FOR INDIA BUT FOR THE WHOLE WORLD.IT IS BELIEVED THAT ALL GODS FROM HEAVEN COME TO EARTH ON THIS OCCASSION TO BE PRESENT IN THIS FESTIVAL. THEY HAVE DARSHAN OF MOTHER GANGA AND BABA VISHWANATH. BUDDHA MAHOSTAV IS BEING CELEBERATED AT SARNATH HAS ATTRACTED THAI PRINCESS BAJRAKITIYABHA MAHIDOL.PEOPLE ARE THRILLED TO REMEMBER MESSAGES OF LORD BUDDHA.ON THIS OCCASSION I WANT TO WRITE HERE ONE OF MY POEMS FOR MY FRIENDS

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AUR KITNE SURYAST

AB TO VISHRAM KARO

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CHALO AB GHAR CHALEN.........

Udaibhan mishra