Wow! Mouthwatering “Rassagulla’s”. There is this particular place called “PAHALA” In Orissa where they prepare amazing rassagulla. Anyone who has ever got a chance to travel from Cuttack to Bhubaneswar must have at least once stopped to have it….. To know the difference in taste between the generally available rassagula’s & this one you will have to have it once…………

Hegira, for peace and happiness, a flight, to a congenial place. Because all journeys have a furtive destination of which the traveler is unaware.

Madhuca longifolia, commonly known as mahwa or mahua, a prominent tree in tropical mixed deciduous forests in India in the states of Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat and Orissa. Mahuwa Flower is edible and is a food item of tribals. Flowers are used to make syrup for medicinal purposes. The flowers of Mahuwa tree are fermented to produce an alcoholic drink called Mahuwa, country liquor. Tribal of Bastar in Chattisgarh and Orissa, Santhals of Santhal Paraganas (Jharkhand) and Tribals of North Maharashtra, consider the tree and the Mahuwa drink as part of their cultural heritage. Tribal people, men and women, consume this drink. It is an obligatory item during celebrations and evening activities. The main ingredients used for making Mahuwa are the Chhowa Gud (Mollasses in granular form) and dried Mahuwa flowers.

Clicking this photograph with my Kodak digital camera on my way to Sakhi Gopal, near Puri in Orissa, I had never thought this will capture so much. The two small cemented structures are the samadhi’s standing in the rice field is one of the very common sights that can be seen there. Every time I see this picture it gives me some gentle feeling of belongingness. I could never analyze “Why?” I have traveled this road so many times since my childhood and every time I come back with some new experience, some new feeling and something new to see. I wish my lens could capture the beauty my eyes cherish so much and share with each one out there.