Stay in Puri and leaving for Howrah
Having met Ramachandra in the national capital, hailing from Balasaore, it would be prudent to look back on the days spent in Puri during Rath Yatra. In all i stayed for three days in Dola Mandap Sahi area, with the surge in the crowd seen maximum on the day the rath yatra was supposed to take a return journey.
It was Baikuntha Dham where i stayed with the room on the first floor spacious enough to accommodate and assimilate. The draft which i had penned during those days not traceable, the attempt would be to divulge from whatever one can recollect. THe rath had been placed in Janakpur and as one enters the premises one could see a semblance of similarity to College Street pandal during Pujo days. Idols had been placed in a hall and seeking a rush-free entry, a ticket of around 20rs was fixed. There was free entry as well, probably beginning after 12pm. The first day journey to Janakpur was witness to waterlogged roads as it rained the previous night followed by a second day where waterlogging was not to be seen. The first day the surroundings around Lord Jagannath looked to be little sombre and on the second day the surroundings and the lord looked to be as resplendent as ever.
The day i am supposed to leave, the best bet is Dhauli Express which leaves a little before 12pm. AS the train left Puri station, there is no rush in the station but as we glide past one station after another the trains heading towards Puri are choc-a-bloc. Coaches are filled with passengers and a good number managing themselves on footboard. One could visualise the rush that would be there in Puri during the return yatra and one would hope challenges would be handled with utmost precision. Dhauli Express reaches Howrah a little after 8 in the evening, some suggesting the train reached well before scheduled arrival. During the course of journey came across one gentleman who hailed from Orissa and was working in a food joint in Hathi Bagan area of Kolkata. Doing fairly well the food joint was one of the few enterprises that could manage well depending on the network and credibility it could develop over years.
As for Puri, the weather was perfect enough to stretch the stay. And the areas in and around temple road were equally appealing.
Having met Ramachandra in the national capital, hailing from Balasaore, it would be prudent to look back on the days spent in Puri during Rath Yatra. In all i stayed for three days in Dola Mandap Sahi area, with the surge in the crowd seen maximum on the day the rath yatra was supposed to take a return journey.
It was Baikuntha Dham where i stayed with the room on the first floor spacious enough to accommodate and assimilate. The draft which i had penned during those days not traceable, the attempt would be to divulge from whatever one can recollect. THe rath had been placed in Janakpur and as one enters the premises one could see a semblance of similarity to College Street pandal during Pujo days. Idols had been placed in a hall and seeking a rush-free entry, a ticket of around 20rs was fixed. There was free entry as well, probably beginning after 12pm. The first day journey to Janakpur was witness to waterlogged roads as it rained the previous night followed by a second day where waterlogging was not to be seen. The first day the surroundings around Lord Jagannath looked to be little sombre and on the second day the surroundings and the lord looked to be as resplendent as ever.
The day i am supposed to leave, the best bet is Dhauli Express which leaves a little before 12pm. AS the train left Puri station, there is no rush in the station but as we glide past one station after another the trains heading towards Puri are choc-a-bloc. Coaches are filled with passengers and a good number managing themselves on footboard. One could visualise the rush that would be there in Puri during the return yatra and one would hope challenges would be handled with utmost precision. Dhauli Express reaches Howrah a little after 8 in the evening, some suggesting the train reached well before scheduled arrival. During the course of journey came across one gentleman who hailed from Orissa and was working in a food joint in Hathi Bagan area of Kolkata. Doing fairly well the food joint was one of the few enterprises that could manage well depending on the network and credibility it could develop over years.
As for Puri, the weather was perfect enough to stretch the stay. And the areas in and around temple road were equally appealing.
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