Newly Wed At Kumbh Mela Poem by Dr. Yogesh Sharma

Newly Wed At Kumbh Mela



Swiftly knocks down on me at dawn on the Holy Ghat,
There, viewing the wonderful Triveni, I sat;
Of Mata Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati;
The breeze dished their melody in my soul, pretty;
Gently touches my eyes and subsistence;
Again and again cooling and blessing my existence.

Lost and closed my eyes to enjoy divine event,
Felt my love quietly glides his hands under my dart,
I flushed and rosy, mortified, blazed but flat;
Sensed the blood pulsating in my sanctuary, secret.

MY fleeing brain with no notion who gave me a hand,
Moving closer, faster and tenderly, cuddled;
When I opened my eyes, I dreamy whispered;
It was celestial breeze at Kumbh Ghat, cold.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
N.B. Kumbh: World's biggest religious festival celebrated by Hindus at Prayag (Utter Pradesh) , Ujjain and Nasik (Madhya Pradesh) , and Hardwar (Uttaranchal) India.

This year it was held at Prayag (Utter Pradesh) . Nearly two hundred million pilgrims taking a dip in the holy rivers Sangam - confluence of three holy rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati which is religiously called Triveni. That washed away the sins of 200 million people in the 60 days.

The Kumbh Mela, celebrated every 12 years at the conjunction of three sacred rivers on the outskirts of Prayag (Allahabad) , drew massive crowds of devotees, ascetics and foreign tourists. The two-month-long Kumbh Mela ends on the occasion of Mahashivratri.

Assorted dreadlocked, naked holy men, priests and holy saints from all over the country assembled for the spectacle that offers a rare glimpse of the dizzying range of Hindu spiritualism and mysticism.

The Kumbh Mela has its origins in Hindu mythology, which describes how a few drops of the nectar of immortality fell on the four places that host the festival – Prayag(Allahabad) , Nasik, Ujjain and Haridwar.

The 'Mother Ganges' is worshipped as a godess and is seen as the giver and taker of life. In many cases, pilgrims used up all their money to come to the Kumbh Mela, hoping that their prayers could come true.

'People from all walks of life participate in the festival but there is one thing common among all of them - they have a desire to lead a pure life, '

'The power of the Kumbh Mela is the power of humanity.'
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