YOUR VISIT TO A SEA-SIDE TOWN
Occasion of your visit-went to Puri by Jagannath Express-sights seen: seaside-its blue waves-come rolling on the shores; Jagannath Temple-imposing building, wooden images of Jagannath, Balaram, Subhadra-stayed for a week at a hotel-your impression.
During the last Christmas holidays, I went to Puri, the famous sea-side town, with some of my friends. We availed ourselves of the Jagannath Express. We reached Puri early in the morning and went straight to
the Sagarika hotel. The sea has always allured me. So I went to the sea-side as soon as I took my breakfast. Words cannot describe what I saw. The dark blue waves reached out to the far-off horizons and mingled with the sky. They came rolling and got on the shores. Then they rolled slowly back leaving pebbles on the shores. Hours after hours I looked at the sea. At noon I came back to the hotel. So long as I was at Puri I went every morning to the sea-side. At noon my friends and I bathed in the sea. One day we visited the Jagannath temple. The building is a magnificent one. We saw the wooden images of Jagannath, Balaram and Subhadra. We prayed to them for mercy. On our way back from the temple we had a view of Lasksmi-Narayan Jola, the vast paddy ficld. The oblations offered to Jagannath daily are made of the rice which grows in this field. We were at Puri for a week. The wholesome climate of the place and the regular sea-bath improved our health. Months have passed since I came back from Puri. Still the memory of the vast sea tumbling on the shore flashes across my mind, and soaks my heart in heavenly joy.
