Naveen Joshi This Sharadpoonam, after nine to ten nights of Navratri, is still another chance to play Garbe for the fans whose playing time has not been completed. While the Dhawal majesty of the full moon enlivens—and motivates—creators on this night, there are a few 'spots' that make a special Sharadpurnima night memorable in Kutch, where once you witness the presence of the moon, it's a sight you'll never forget. Due to the ever increasing urbanization, industrialization, westernization and the currency of rigged music, even a healthy and sane person is bound to get mentally deranged at some point or another. Also, Poonam's specialty is that little bit more 'crazy', let's start with such really 'crazy' places. Call Pachmaipir or Dutt Digambara's court from the 'black hill' where the military deployment begins and the civil settlement ends in the northern direction of Kutch, this black hill standing high above the vast desert, when the night of Sharad Purnima falls, the audience is stunned, because this From Lakhguru Pachmai station on the foot of the 1482 feet high mountain to the 'point' erected by the forest department a little to the north, there is a 30 to 40 km radius of palathi mari sprawling silent desert and scattered villages, with no man-made lights anywhere that nature has created. Obstructing, dividing the shed moonlight. Yes, the powerful lights on the far-off border are true, but the eyes do not recognize them. If the moon of Sharadpoonam is fully blooming and if you look in the north-east direction from the Madhulinuma place of that forest, the bare white desert… the white of moonlight from above and the white desert of salt from the ground on both sides will shine like farmers lighting torches in their fields. – It will rain. Even a seeker of peace forgets consciousness for a moment and makes the enormous challenge of 'Ahan Brahmasmi' or 'Unalhak' from the navel. One is the effect of Purnima-Purna Purnima, the milky white nature and the full moon blowing a blanket of complete peace… One must understand to enjoy this wonderful sight created by nature, because beauty always breeds 'madness', whatever it may be…. A lot of silence is released here, a vast fair of enthusiasm is held. Sharad Poonam of this place with Dudh-Pouna and loved friends, Snehi, Sakha, Sakhi will give a lifetime memory that no selfie, photo, video can save. Will be saved only in memory. This was the celebration of Sharad Purnima in the presence of the quiet desert and steep black hills and Dutt Durbar. Now let's change the direction slightly. Let's go from north to south along the bank of Rukmavati river. To the Riyan mentioned in the Jain treatises, the Riyan fell from which Rampur arose and Aye Bhunsai was born to Mandvi. Around 1580 the Mandvi port began to show signs of development. In 1780, Mandvi's ship set sail for Britannia and announced its strong intentions. Ra' Lakhpat then built the palace and the place identified with the temple of our country goddess Ma Ashapura just as 'Asar', the mother of Vahanvati Kharvas fulfilled the hope. Let's proceed with a clarification, no one should go to this black hill or the Asar beach of Mandvi taluk to celebrate Sharadpurnima alone. It has numerous natural and man-made dangers, but if one wants to be aware of the original colors of nature, enjoy the immense beauty that nature has bestowed and the sheer sanctity of enjoying it, one should go with friends-sangha. Those who go to enjoy Sharad Poonam at the beach of Asar Mata will feel the syncopation of three tides at midnight, piercing the knee-deep sea sands of Dhunva when they reach Ratnakar, the waves of Poonam's mahabharti crashing against the shores of the Arabian Sea, the Sharadpurnima moon shining brightly from the Neel sky above. It seems so close that it will jump to the ground right now. The tides of the sea and the endless sky will be visible to the naked eye, but the tides that rise in the heart will not be seen. The roaring of the vast sea will not be heard, the rain of the shining moonlight will not be felt, but the upsurge of the distant spirits will become uncontrollable and entangle the entire existence. Here the darkness of the sea reigns, but if the moon rays break the tamas, the peace is also untraditional? Can it also be a place to be free from worldly worries? Lyo Aa went to two places in the discussion of black hill and dholikhkhkhchchchandani, sit on the fort of Lakhpat and look at the vast desert, reach the hill of Sanyara (Yaksha) Bhikshurishi and touch the moon, sit on the hill of Ramapir in the Habai hills and listen to the sounds coming from far away, the unmanned Harappan member of Dholavira. Whether it is the curiosity to know what plays in the mind of the culture or to feel the maharas in front of grandpa, the power of Dhoramanath's sadhana, the beauty of moon art that gives name to Nama, if you want to admire, enjoy, all those places including Dhinodhar or Namamo hill are right… 'Kutch Nahi Dekha' So Kuch Nahi Dekha' is a saying that comes true here. Kutch is amazing not only during the day but also at night. Well, come and finally Kaka Saheb Kalelkar says that the Himalayan night is not for sleeping, but for waking up. If the awakened ones enjoy the moonlit night of Kutch, they will automatically attain a height which is impossible to describe, but the fun is endless.
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