Full Moon Night at Manas Sarovar !

Full Moon Night at Manas Sarovar !

Hello Friends,

It was chili night. The winds were high and we were shivering. But as it was full moon night, I wanted to stay awake and see the moon, and mount kailash and Manas sarovar in moon light.

The belief of Hindus is that on moon light all the gods and Goddess certainly come down to Manas sarovar to have a dip, and even though we can not see them, the vibrations we may feel, and even if we don’t feel those vibrations, their vibrations may surround us and make us purified. Hence the full moon night is very important and once in life time experience none of us are ready to miss it.

So all of us were sitting and watching for the moon to come up. There was some discussion between us. Is it better to be silent or, is it better to sing bhajans to please lord Shiva. So I have suggested, till 12 midnight let us sing, and at midnight stop singing and just meditate. Let us all wait for experiencing those sacred vibrations. Every one agreed for that.

All of us sat and waiting for the moon and were singing bhajans. But instead of moon the clouds started coming and we were not able to see mount Kailash at all. All of us felt disappointed, but still did not loose hopes. Kept on singing. Then slowly clouds cleared, moon came out and in the full moon light the Mount Kailash started shining like a silver mount! The beauty of mount Kailash was so wonderful one needs 1000 eyes to enjoy that. What a beautiful moment. The clear waters of Manas sarovar in moon light, and the beauty of Mount Kailash, the silence, the serenity, the feeling of sacredness created many emotions in every one present there.

I felt for this life I can not ask more happiness than the happiness I have experienced at that moment. It was almost 3am and every one gone inside their tents silently not disturbing each other. Myself and Ram too gone to our tents. Ram gone into sleep but I was not able to sleep, so slowly without disturbing Ram, I went again near Manas Sarovar. I was just walking on the banks of the river looking at Manas sarovar. The waters were calm; the atmosphere was peaceful though the weather was chili. I saw few swans coming towards the banks slowly in a group! I was stunned, and pleasantly shocked. I stood still.

There were 5 swans together and slowly they swam towards the banks and then slowly moved away from the banks again Then again another group came .this time there were 10 swans. They too slowly had gone. Then came 2 swans, may be they were in love because they were playing with each other. Then slowly they moved away! All together I have observed them nearly 20 to 30 min, to be honest I lost count of the time, I was not in this world at all. Even though my dream and goal of going to Manas sarovar is for looking Raja hamsalu, I did not really expect to see them. OMG My dream came true and I was in trance for the time I spent looking at those beautiful swans! Once they disappeared I came to my tent and as soon as I have entered the tent, I started shivering so much, it was uncontrollable and Ram got up and had to give me his sleeping bag for some time, and covered me with more blankets and it took 30 min for me to become normal, and I felt so happy and at peace with myself and with the whole world! I thanked God for making my dream come true!

Indu


Tomorrow I will tell you about our trekking expedition.
PS : The pic is what I have taken on that night.