On Ramnavmi, our entire clan would go to Akingam, a small village in Anantnag, climb the hill where Shiva Bhagwati (Goddess Shakti/Durga to whom our classical folk dance ‘Bhandpather’ is dedicated) resides in her abode. My grandparents, parents, cousins, almost all Hindus of Anantnag would offer prayers and yellow rice at the small temple. 35 years later, I relived the memory of my childhood by doing exactly what my ancestors did today. Was pleased to find that there is now a proper road up to the hill and was even happier to discover that the temple is under construction and is as beautiful and divine as the place always was in my memory. Happy Ram Navmi! 🙏
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