Easy!!..Dude..Easy!!

Huh!!..It's quite Easy to give KT(Knowlegde transfer) to a bunch of people who are more experienced than oneself and do not need any motivation. They are aware that all projects are alike, only the content and context change. I had a very smooth KT and looking forward to be released from here and head back to Bangalore. Not that I own a gr8 business in Bangalore or have a major unfinished assignment,but just for the sake of it(oops!! sounds weird :p).
My stay has been quite nice and refreshing.I should say it was a welcome break from Bangalore, else I would have been lost by this time(Not again!!I am sorry, I dont do it intentionally!!:$) . Bhuabneswar is a quiet city .No large glass buildings to boast of ,no complicated people and finally no miniskirts and heavy makeup!!. Pretty warm at this time. Mercury hitting 40 degrees already.
I had chance to visit some of the nearby places of interest. I had been planning this right since I came to know that I will be travelling to Bbsr. Ultimately on a weekend embarked on a journey to the Sea shore. I was heading for Puri and Konark. The roads,the trees by the side reminded me of NH-17 and my place. Its pretty much the same. I learnt that unlike west coast we dont find hills adjacent to the sea coast. We cant find hills for 300 to 400 km.s from the shore. Its all plain. Geography is varied and the hills too are not continuous and huge like Sahyadri. Interesting!! and this was the reason bbsr and other parts of Orissa were so HOT!!. My first stop was at Konark and the huge temple was visible from a kilometer away. It was hot afternoon but there was no such unbearable heat which I had imagined . May be because of the sea shore nearby. The temple is truly awesome . It sits on stone wheels and these wheels hav been carved in such manner that each wheel shows the time of the day when Sun comes to that point and the Shadows behave like the hour and minute's hand of a clock. I could not stop wondering at the marvel they have created in stone.The temple as such is unfinished and the sculptures are broken and the forces of nature have corroded the minute carvings. There are sex positions which have been depicted on stone . But they have all corroded as the salt content in the air is too much because of being so close to the sea. I felt like a loser as I could not find a camera to accompany me. I could have taken so many pictures.
We headed to Puri from here which is famous for the Puri Jagannath temple.
It was one of the most beautiful drives,along the coast. Reminded me of NH-17 again. Just few days after visiting Puri I learnt that the English word 'Juggernaut' orginates from Jagannath . Interesting eh!! . Puri is just like any other temple town. Reminded me of Gokarna, as Puri also lies on the sea shore. The priests here are very demanding though . They dont let you go unless they get a decent Dakshina. they are standing at every entry point with chopsticks..,(Well not really!!) but they do look like them ,to bless you and stretch their hand for Dakshina , and more interestingly they did this only with me :( as I was not wearing a simple dhoti kurta . Idol of lord Jagannath is huge. The garabhagudi is like a huge hall unlike the small ones we are used to seeing in South Indian temples. Things change as you travel across the country !! well how true!!..Went to the Puri beach and tasted the Bay of bengal waters,it's salty man!! At one point I thought I will watch the sunset and go. But it appeared quite late to this dumbhead that THIS IS EAST COAST!! So used to Arabian sea coast u know!!:$ . It was time to head back home. Happy after the trip and a sense of achievement that ,I can plan too!!. :) Its so Easy!! again!!