Resham Firiri - By Nayana Gadkari
I am the great seer, I am Om, I am the silent prayer, I am immovable, I am the Himalayas - Bhagavad Gita verse interpretation. You see, the Himalayas, are not a mountain range. The Himalayas are an emotion. They are a vibe. They echo the very sound of the universe. And how do I know this, you ask? I had the good fortune of spending ten blissful days wandering and seeking those magnificent mountains, resplendent in their full monsoon glory. When I started penning my thoughts about my time in the place closest to the heavens, I wondered if I should write a day-by-day account. I decided against it. Because up there, close to "Shangri La" time isn't neatly broken down into twenty-four-hour segments. It's delineated by each mountain you climb, each valley you traverse, every dew-glistened flower you see, and ever so significantly, who you experience it with. The Annapurna Circuit Trek was the hardest thing I have ever done. Nothing has come close to the level of physica