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Nallah Sindh - Moods of a river

  • It starts as a little stream with bridges of pebbles built across it, a little pathway that tempts you to walk on the river.
    1/10

    01 Travel Sonmarg Nallah Sindh River Lakshmi Sharath

    It starts as a little stream with bridges of pebbles built across it, a little pathway that tempts you to walk on the river.
    Lakshmi Sharath
  • Full of life, the river now gives us company, as we drive along the highway. Chai stops are all along the way and I am travelling at an absolutely slow pace, soaking in the atmosphere.
    2/10

    02 Travel Sonmarg Nallah Sindh River Lakshmi Sharath

    Full of life, the river now gives us company, as we drive along the highway. Chai stops are all along the way and I am travelling at an absolutely slow pace, soaking in the atmosphere.
    Lakshmi Sharath
  • A gentle curve here and I pause again. There is not a soul around; even the occasional stray dog is missing.
    3/10

    03 Travel Sonmarg Nallah Sindh River Lakshmi Sharath

    A gentle curve here and I pause again. There is not a soul around; even the occasional stray dog is missing.
    Lakshmi Sharath
  • A lone cloud floats between two mountains, whose peaks are gently strewn with snow. The Nallah Sindh is now content to flow quietly at the feet of the mountains, forming a lovely green bank.
    4/10

    04 Travel Sonmarg Nallah Sindh River Lakshmi Sharath

    A lone cloud floats between two mountains, whose peaks are gently strewn with snow. The Nallah Sindh is now content to flow quietly at the feet of the mountains, forming a lovely green bank.
    Lakshmi Sharath
  • Now the valleys appear. And so do the boulders. The mountains arch, carpeted in green, while the river stumbles over the boulders like a white maiden cascading down like a small waterfall.
    5/10

    05 Travel Sonmarg Nallah Sindh River Lakshmi Sharath

    Now the valleys appear. And so do the boulders. The mountains arch, carpeted in green, while the river stumbles over the boulders like a white maiden cascading down like a small waterfall.
    Lakshmi Sharath
  • The contrast is blinding... the dark green slopes of the mountains and the icy chill of the river, while a snow white peak stands afar. Everything looks so close and yet so far away.
    6/10

    06 Travel Sonmarg Nallah Sindh River Lakshmi Sharath

    The contrast is blinding... the dark green slopes of the mountains and the icy chill of the river, while a snow white peak stands afar. Everything looks so close and yet so far away.
    Lakshmi Sharath
  • The snow melts, adding to the river’s volume, and a little patch of green forms along the way. Gorges and alpine forests take us to a mystery land.
    7/10

    07 Travel Sonmarg Nallah Sindh River Lakshmi Sharath

    The snow melts, adding to the river’s volume, and a little patch of green forms along the way. Gorges and alpine forests take us to a mystery land.
    Lakshmi Sharath
  • We move along and the pines stand as sentinels on the banks of the river. The scenery may not be so dramatic but the air is nippy and the river now seems a little gentle, cradled by the mountains.
    8/10

    08 Travel Sonmarg Nallah Sindh River Lakshmi Sharath

    We move along and the pines stand as sentinels on the banks of the river. The scenery may not be so dramatic but the air is nippy and the river now seems a little gentle, cradled by the mountains.
    Lakshmi Sharath
  • The river is back to being on my side as I drive along. The scenery has all the ingredients of a postcard. Mountains encircling the river, with shades of snow on its peaks, tall trees forming a geometric pattern while the road runs parallel to the river.
    9/10

    09 Travel Sonmarg Nallah Sindh River Lakshmi Sharath

    The river is back to being on my side as I drive along. The scenery has all the ingredients of a postcard. Mountains encircling the river, with shades of snow on its peaks, tall trees forming a geometric pattern while the road runs parallel to the river.
    Lakshmi Sharath
  • And she gushes along merrily, as vehicles ply along, most of them turning a blind eye to the sheer poetry and magic that she weaves along in the mountains.
    10/10

    10 Travel Sonmarg Nallah Sindh River Lakshmi Sharath

    And she gushes along merrily, as vehicles ply along, most of them turning a blind eye to the sheer poetry and magic that she weaves along in the mountains.
    Lakshmi Sharath
It starts as a little stream with bridges of pebbles built across it, a little pathway that tempts you to walk on the river.
Full of life, the river now gives us company, as we drive along the highway. Chai stops are all along the way and I am travelling at an absolutely slow pace, soaking in the atmosphere.
A gentle curve here and I pause again. There is not a soul around; even the occasional stray dog is missing.
A lone cloud floats between two mountains, whose peaks are gently strewn with snow. The Nallah Sindh is now content to flow quietly at the feet of the mountains, forming a lovely green bank.
Now the valleys appear. And so do the boulders. The mountains arch, carpeted in green, while the river stumbles over the boulders like a white maiden cascading down like a small waterfall.
The contrast is blinding... the dark green slopes of the mountains and the icy chill of the river, while a snow white peak stands afar. Everything looks so close and yet so far away.
The snow melts, adding to the river’s volume, and a little patch of green forms along the way. Gorges and alpine forests take us to a mystery land.
We move along and the pines stand as sentinels on the banks of the river. The scenery may not be so dramatic but the air is nippy and the river now seems a little gentle, cradled by the mountains.
The river is back to being on my side as I drive along. The scenery has all the ingredients of a postcard. Mountains encircling the river, with shades of snow on its peaks, tall trees forming a geometric pattern while the road runs parallel to the river.
And she gushes along merrily, as vehicles ply along, most of them turning a blind eye to the sheer poetry and magic that she weaves along in the mountains.
Updated

As a child, road trips often made me wonder secretly if it was me or the landscape that was moving. Decades later, I felt almost the same in Kashmir. The mountains seemed to be a fixture. I often felt I was standing in the same place and staring at the same scenery.

After some time I got used to the mountains, standing imposingly, carpeted in green with a smattering of white. Then, the drama began. The river flowing below in the valley, curling underneath the feet of the mountains, twining and untwining itself and seducing the traveller with her curves. The mountains remained unmoved, but my emotions were stirred. The landscape now changed dramatically as I drove from Srinagar to Sonmarg, with the Nallah Sindh, a tributary of Jhelum, playfully flowing along.

LAKSHMI SHARATH follows the river as it keeps her company on a drive past the 'unmoving' mountains.