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Day: 15 February 2018

How I Oomphed my 50 rs (0.8$) Dress

By loadingmiles | February 15, 2018 | No Comments | Food & Fashion

This article written a year ago, back in Febraury 2017 went off the radar and out of the blue, I found it today. While I ponder how I forgot to post, you guys take a look at it.

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Kathakalī is a major form of classical Indian da

Kathakalī is a major form of classical Indian dance. It is a "story play" genre of art, but one distinguished by the elaborately colorful make-up, costumes and face masks that the traditionally male actor-dancers wear. Kathakali is a performance art in the Malayalam-speaking southwestern state Kerala. #throwback
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Like old times, adding Kesavardhini Oil along with

Like old times, adding Kesavardhini Oil along with the regular coconut oil to my hair care routine.
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The world may not always be easy to live in, but I

The world may not always be easy to live in, but I’m thankful for another day, to breathe, to choose my direction and to do what I love 💕
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Celebrating Chikmagalur !! . . . . Video in collab

Celebrating Chikmagalur !!
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Video in collaboration with @skreemio and
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I couldn’t have imagined in my wildest dreams th

I couldn’t have imagined in my wildest dreams that a pandemic, which has the entire world in its toes would bring me close to nature.
I have been observing & understanding the ways of nature. It brings a total transformation in my thought process, I begin to appreciate the existence of the tinest of tiny insects I see, it slips me into another world, there is no destination, but every step I take is a self discovery & brings peace of mind.
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Come monsoons, and the wild mushrooms sprout in p

Come monsoons, and the wild mushrooms sprout in plenty in the western ghats.
They are everywhere in the coffee plantation, forests, on the trees, garden..

Not all mushrooms are edible but they are pretty. They grow in unique size, shapes & colours. Certain variety of mushrooms that we eat pop up only after a lightning. Interesting isn’t it ?

Divin gets fascinated at the sight of new mushrooms & goes looking for them every morning. Surprisingly his granny knows precisely when and where to look to find a particular variety of mushroom. It was initially a challenge for us to identify the edible ones. But four straight months of living in middle of a lush green coffee plantation & the wisdom passed on by Divin’s granny has taught us a lot.
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The day he dragged me for a walk in the rain, on a

The day he dragged me for a walk in the rain, on a super cold morning, with my feet repeatedly getting stuck in the slush & leeches having a feast. @divin_simakurti I barely remember what I was doing with my life, before you came along. Thank you for taking me on an adventure big or small & breaking the mundane every single day of our lives.
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Feel the peace, which you find in nature. Positive

Feel the peace, which you find in nature.
Positive atmosphere which gives you more pleasure.

Feel the golden morning and the energetic sunrise.
The dark night and the moon changing its shape and size.

Feel the winds that pass through your ears.
Just relax and forget all of your fears.

Feel the morning with chirpings of the birds.
Let them greet you; just try to understand their words.

Feel each and every drop of heavy rain.
This will help you in every pain and strain.

Feel the shimmering leaves of the trees.
Stay calm and say goodbye to all your worries.

Feel the clouds that independently wander in the sky.
Happiness is also like them - sometimes low and sometimes high.

- by Bhupesh Phoolara
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Found this happy place tucked inside a coffee plan

Found this happy place tucked inside a coffee plantation, not too far from home.

There was no road or a trail, but we knew there existed a small waterfall somewhere inside the plantation. We navigated through the estate & followed the faint sound of the flowing stream.

We dipped our feet in the chilling water, had long conversations, spent a while listening to the sweet singing of birds & just like that thick clouds covered the sky preparing itself to pour down heavily.

Our life seems like a waterfall, going with the flow. Don’t really know what’s in store, don’t really care. Just like the flowing water - touching each rock at a time, living each moment as it comes.
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Nature never fails to impress. 🍃 SWIPE LEFT to

Nature never fails to impress. 🍃
SWIPE LEFT to see how the clouds covered the place in less than a minute .
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Coming to Chikmagalur before the pandemic began wa

Coming to Chikmagalur before the pandemic began was the best escape me & Divin could ask for !

For someone who is socially very active like Divin, it would be nearly impossible to stay indoors & not meet anyone. Had we been in Bangalore, I’m sure Divin wouldn’t have coped up with this!! Living in the midst of coffee plantations for the past few months, in the hill station of western ghats, me & Divin are less likely to meet outsiders. We have the freedom to go out, yet not come in contact with any one. It’s less stressful and relatively safe as we aren’t exposed as much as we would be in the urbans. There is no pressure to stay home, there is no fear to go for a walk or trek up the mountains.

Though people are being cautious of the pandemic, things are as usual & it hasn’t brought much of a change in the daily lives of anyone here.
There is no other place we would rather wish to be at this moment !! And we can’t be more grateful than this !!
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Arrival of the MONSOONS in CHIKMAGALUR brings arou

Arrival of the MONSOONS in CHIKMAGALUR brings around a lot of change in the lives of people here.
For the last 4 days it’s been pouring day & night. It’s misty & windy throughout the day.
Divin & I can’t play outdoor shuttle any more.
It is also difficult to walk around in the coffee plantations as leeches have taken over the place. Divin might have lost a bottle of blood by now.
We are keeping ourselves warm with the fire in the kitchen. Before the monsoons hit, firewood is stocked up in every house here to boil water for shower & for cooking in the kitchen. Monsoon brings heavy rains & with it comes the power cuts & dark times, because of the uprooted trees, sometimes even blocking roads. Streams & rivers have begun to fill up, crickets are always crooning, birds humming & mountains are enveloped in clouds.
It’s the season of mushrooms. We wake up everyday with a hope that mushrooms have bloomed in the wild after the rain. Mushrooms are a delicacy here & Divin’s favourite.
I prefer to stay indoors, wrapped in a thick blanket, sipping coffee & having hot food in monsoons.
How is the weather there? How do you like spending time in monsoon?
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