A trip to Chennai !

Until recent past I did not know that such places existed in the vicinity of Chennai... For some people, Chennai may be heaven (One of my friend say it.. I'm yet to ask the reason ;-P ).. To me it is not.. Such was my impression towards the metro.. Literally I hate it.. I have reasons... Pollution, noise, humidity, heat, traffic, (last but not the least :-P) the unbearable Chennai Tamil.. The worst Tamil one could speak.. I understand that there are malls, partying clubs, pubs, multiplexes and movie theatres.. But they are not my first place of interest.. To me, Anything which is commercialized, is devoid of love..

Now I will get you to the wonderful, unforgettable trip I had gone with my friends, near Chennai...
The Mamallapuram, as we all know, a well renowned heritage site..You may wonder what is so exciting about there.. Apart from the historical rock carvings which speaks thousands stories of our forefathers, there is another enjoyment, which only few people have noticed. Rock climbing!  funny isn't it.. There is no hilly rocks there! But there are some rocks in the seashore serving as the lap of the sea mother.. If you are not scrupulous while climbing those rocks, your legs or you may get caught in the pits between the boisterously fixed rocks.. And when you climb to the top of the randomly located rocks in its plenty, you can see the Sea's view as if you are the king of the sea.. The waves coming and hitting the rocks is a treat to the eyes, with their water splashing as drizzling rains on you, purging your souls.. While Experiencing  the Sea Mother's embrace, we did not want to leave the place.  As dark engulfed the place, we were forced to leave the beautiful time behind us!

 Another week end in chennai..
It was a round trip from Chengalpattu, to  Pondicherry, Chidambaram Natarajar Kovil, Pichavaram.

Pichavaram was our favourite location among our journey.. It has mangrove forests grown in the muddy back waters conserved by the department of Forest. While starting the journey we did not know that such a visual treat was waiting for us. With our bargaining skills we negotioted some amount with the row man of the boat for which he promised to take us to the interiors of the back waters.. We had a fantabulous row boat ride after that deal. We came across the caves naturally formed by the prop roots of the mangroves. Literally I went mad in the boat floating in the muddy knee deep shallow waters... The cold shadows formed by the dense trees, increased our excitements in the slow row boat ride. The place was very calm and peaceful except for our giggles and gags and the clashing sounds of 'thudupu' with water (english meaning for thudupu enna?)....

On the way with lots of poses to the camera in the serene location. The boat man was telling us about the shooting spots of the place.. Again after some time of rowing, the water was lying beneath the open sky. No, It is not over yet.

Here we went into an uninhabited land. Full of tiny sea shelves and Sand which is dark in its color with a different texture..The very exciting thing that caught my eye was the moving shelves.. the tiny creatures with their slippery skins was carrying the shells with them.. It had Life inside it Man! I have never seen such shells in my life time.. which means that these places were not much explored by people... thankfully.. We need to cross such muddy areas fully explored by these tiny creatures to end in the beach. It was a no man island.. We thoroughly enjoyed the empty space seen until the horizons at all directions. We played, splashed water at each other, ran in the sand...
 The emptiness had its own fun!

With the row man's shouting to convene us for the return journey, we unwillingly departed from the place. Back to our chaotic life :-(
But the thought of the fun filled time feels heaven!