Aarum Kanathe Olavum Theeravum Aalinganangalil Muzhuki
This is a very famous Malayalam Movie song known &apreciated by every Malayali.
The meaning of this song is almost like this:
"Thousands of Anklets jingled &Aluva River continued to flow
The waves&banks of river looked as if both are engaged in a warm embrace"
The photograph depicting the river&the bank was a difficult one to catch by the camera as one had to wait
until the train stopped or moved very slow over the bridge on the river.Usually the train never stops on the bridge&move with normal speed .Finally, recently I had an oportunity to catch the beautiful river ,a part of Periyar.
This river is well known for many features.This river &the bridge over it is the stepping stone to enter the town of Alwaye.This bank of the river is where the famous "Sivarathri Mahothsavam "is being held on a large ground known as "Aluva Manappuram"is situated.Many people in lakhs visit this place on the day &night of Aluva Sivarathri.This place is famous for shooting of many movies&is considered to be one of the
best locations.
This river&bridge have many sad stories also to tell.Many people have drowned in this river.Many have committed suicide by jumping from the bridge.And the worst of it all is this happened to be a place to throw deadbodies into the river mostly from murders.
The better aspects of this river is that it is a source of Drinking water for Alwaye&Ernakulam cities.This river is also a source of drinking water for many a birds&animals including Elephants.The Elephants get a glorious opertunity to drown themselves in pure sand after their bath in the river.
Thus this river is a blessed one in many respects.So next time you pass over this bridge dont forget to have a look at it &offer prayers to it as many people do
SreedharanMundanat
30th July2012
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