{"id":496,"date":"2017-10-20T04:17:47","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T04:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.athma.co.in\/?p=496"},"modified":"2017-10-20T04:17:47","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T04:17:47","slug":"diwali-dhoni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/athma.co.in\/?p=496","title":{"rendered":"Diwali @ Dhoni"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Green Diwali was on my mind and an impromptu trip to Dhoni along with Ambika and Aditya \u00a0made it a reality literally-\u00a0celebrating nature\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0!<\/p>\n

We started off from home around 6.30 in the morning and drove down to Dhoni which was about 80 km away from Coimbatore. The fact that this \u00a0evergreen haven \u00a0was tucked away \u00a0hardly a few 15 km from the Palakkad town \u00a0was unbelievable! We entered the forest area\u00a0, booked the morning trek and waited \u00a0(there are three batches (9.30 am,11.30 am,2.30 pm) for the forest guide \u00a0who accompanied us to the falls.<\/p>\n

Butterflies and birds of all sizes and colours \u00a0flitted around all along as we undertook the 4 km trek uphill towards the waterfalls. \u00a0The sound of tiny rivulets flowing down the rocks was soothing and a welcome break from the \u00a0deafening noisy crackers all around \u00a0that had prevailed the evening before, on account of the festive celebrations .Experiencing the \u00a0jungle and the green cover is always \u00a0invigorating and we \u00a0trudged forward \u00a0admiring \u00a0the mountain views , dense thickets and the wild flowers that served to give a\u00a0burst of colour to the \u00a0wilderness around.\u00a0 The forest painted a pretty picture after the monsoons.\u00a0After having completed 2 km, a bamboo bench awaited us along with a board that said it all : on how nature is the best therapy for the wearied soul!<\/p>\n

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We continued uphill craning our ears for the gush of the fall and finally after an hour,reached there ! \u00a0The \u00a0sight of the \u00a0milky falls deep inside , amidst the trees , creepers and rocks \u00a0was exhilarating!<\/p>\n

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After having explored the premises soaking in the sights and sounds of the surroundings\u00a0 we recharged ourselves for the return trek.<\/p>\n

The very fact that its just you on a solitary \u00a0walk in symphony with the nature \u00a0in a rain forest \u00a0can literally liven your spirits .<\/p>\n

The trek downhill was easier and soon we reached back at the base camp.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Yes –\u00a0Dhoni made our day\u00a0\u00a0-this Diwali\u00a0in the Woods\u00a0\u00a0is cherished and \u00a0in our minds to stay !\u00a0A strange sense of calm and peace descended as \u00a0we basked in the glow of the oil lamps lit up in the evening at home, reflecting on a day well spent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Green Diwali was on my mind and an impromptu trip to Dhoni along with Ambika and Aditya \u00a0made it a reality literally-\u00a0celebrating nature\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0! We started off from home around 6.30 in the morning and drove down to Dhoni which was about 80 km away from Coimbatore. The fact that this \u00a0evergreen haven \u00a0was tucked […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-things-that-caught-my-eye"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/athma.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/athma.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/athma.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athma.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athma.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=496"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/athma.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":509,"href":"https:\/\/athma.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496\/revisions\/509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/athma.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athma.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/athma.co.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}