The story of the Five headed snake

  || " Nature is beautiful, There is always beauty in we humans too , that ' s what we call it Human nature"||

Dolphin nose is just a narrow path, a slope that drags you down.With the so many twist and turns you will reach to a set of rocks that have settled in  the mountain top.The rocks were you can stand , if you are brave enough or have no vertigo and view the forest below. The height will give you natural fear and dizziness! I had something to drink and started to walk down the slope, there were several people. Families, friends and as i was happy to be alone. As i walked i got myself into a group of  men who carried sophisticated cameras and were making continuous jokes. I laughed together and started a conversation.

The man i was talking to was tall as me, with a beard, loose shirt, Grey pants and ordinary slippers. He said he was a photographer and as we were talking one of his friends asked "Have you heard about that 5 headed snake?"  Well i have been fascinated by several stories like the Bigfoot, Lonch ness monster, champ, Chupacabras and ogopogo. I felt bad that all these weird monsters were either in America, distant Himalayas or some other parts of world. Nothing in the main land India, Not so cool.

I'm basically from a  religion were we use a calender called "Panjangam" so in this cover of panjangam there is a picture of funny , poorly sketched 5 headed snakes (Never counted them.. just believe by what people call it). So i was  fascinated by it. I strongly believe that if mankind can explore all of Amazon and other unexplored forest he will end up finding unbelievable creatures. By that theory i agree this kind of snake might exist, but the story here was, 5 headed snake in kodaikanal.

I said ," haaaha ok fine". The man quickly grabbed his phone and showed me the picture. It really had 5 heads , but it's size was normal. like other snakes. Actually i have seen the same picture in you tube which said "5 headed snake in Manglore" and again the same pic "5 Headed snake caught in Infosys campus". single image and so many explanations and i declare it fake. More over im not interested if the snake is going to be that small. In my visualization 5 headed snake should be huge,very huge and highly majestic with an attitude , an attitude that a 5sensed creature dominates the 6 sensed human race with that one emotion called fear! overall i imagine it to be threatening. Threatening like what i read. There is a book called "Bizarre Beings" published by the History channel. This book was the eye opener, life changer and biggest enemy to my 10th exams and my dad.

The book had an interesting collection of monster encounters, Tollund mens, Neanderthals, and finally my all time favorite Aliens crash in Roswell! Yes Aliens did crash land on earth, but let me complete this first. There is this description about a sea serpent. i don't remember the exact details, the year and place. I'm assuming it to be somewhere in 1800's and somewhere in a sea near Britain.A ship was sailing , it was almost put to stop in the middle of sea! reason? The captain claims a big sea serpent about 1mile long crossing the ship. Till date i did not take anytime to look this on net. but i always wish, i could have been that captain and i really did see a 1mile long terrifying serpent. If i ever watch that in real life, i would be terrified and become more allergic to water and might even stop trekking alone  !

As we talked and walked , a guy from the group gave me an green, round fruit to eat. It was in the size naphthalene ball. It was kind of sour and they all loved it, but when they all turned around i threw it on ground.As i walked i lost them or i intentionally did. I wanted to walk alone that's why i had come this long! I was thirsty and kind of hungry.

On the way there were shops, that is were i detached from them.As i approached near the Tea shop a man dressed in pajamas, suddenly slipped and rolled down for few seconds. I went near him and he pulled himself and said " I'm alright, nothing happened" and smiled. and a female voice came from behind and said " Ya ya i can see that,  just saw your front tooth taking off and crashing the ground as you got up" ,everyone started laughing. Obviously it was his wife who passed the comment and it was his son  laughing along with me.

Whenever i wanted to charge my mobile or the camera in a shop , i don't go and abruptly ask them for help. I order something and start talking with them and when they give me the drink or food i quickly ask them and they nod or say yes. I  had a lime soda in a shop asked the lady if i could charge my battery. And as i expected, her answer was no and i knew she is lying, she said there are no plug points and i thought "Oh really!". After that lime soda, i went to the opposite shop and ordered a masala tea and requested for some time to charge.

She immediately nodded and asked me to come along with her!

The Edge

        || " Nature is choosy, it shows the unnoticed beautiful places only at the cost of Risk" ||

As Mr.Mohans bike moved away, as the sound echoed in the fresh air, i walked ahead to the curvy road. To my right was  a chain of mountains running and descending into a forest. The sun was on , the clouds were scattered and sky was clean blue, what do you expect a guy like me to do. After carefully inspecting and confirming the absence of human beings or other such living organisms which have the ability to sense sound. I took a deep breath.and there came  "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" scream and i laughed out loud. If there is supposed to be a god , then he is a great interior decor and back drops for earth are awesome! The place was so beautiful, Mountain with fog covered on its tops is a kind of beauty and Mountain that lay under the clear blue sky on a fine sunny day is another kind.

Quickly my Casio Xlim popped out its lens and setting the mode to back light i quickly captured some shots and i sat on the highly laid stone curb and asked some travelers to take a picture of me. After sitting there under sun's warmth i started walking again waving the stick and tapping it on the ground. whenever i tapped the stick on the ground it vibrated and every time it vibrated i thought it was going to break or at least the tip that hit the ground, but so far so good! the stick did not break.

Whenever you are with nature, you should mind your surroundings. Nature is very good at throwing surprises or some kind of by products of nature will throw themselves on to you! Monkeys, Grey angry Monkeys! a bunch of them fighting with one another. they pulled each other when climbing trees and the slopes, typical Indian culture! Dear lord, Genetics, inheritance and theory of evolution is all at place!. Xlim into action, "Past video" mode, as i was recording, a grey monkey Urrrd at me and one was on the tree, just on top adjacent to me.oh my god they are getting closer! what if they take my camera and upload all the photos in their profile? , no!! i did not think that.. i was afraid about their sharp dirty teeth submerging into my skin! I put my camera pouch into my pockets and i continued video. 1 min after the video, there were happenings i had to shut the lens and as well as my eyes.I just realized that few minutes before the monkey's were not on a a fight, they were just...Censor is that all i could say and i had briskly walked in mid of them. The few second when i passed between them, my heart pounded. What if they come back silently , bit me or take away my camera!!!

Nothing happened and i got past them , videoed them for few more seconds and walked again.I always wanted to go to edge of a mountain that is isolated. The edge, were i can stand like a king and gaze at the forest below with an attitude! The edge gives me a feel of conquest ,i feel it even if i think about it. To my left i saw a open land filled with green plants and trees. It was actually the extensions of a house. A small green gate was wide open and the house was quite far. Even if someone wanted to fling stones at me or run and catch me, that's not going to happen with this distance.I entered the gate and yes I like breaking in , you know :). I walked in and there were people sitting outside the house and they didn't shout or Boo at me. So i walked further and there was a path leading down the slope

I saw a Bhutanese/ Nepali / manipuri /Assamese/Chinese??? .. i don't know . okay in American context i saw an "Asian" walking ahead of me. He carried a backpack that was a 1000 times cooler than mine and he looked like a real trekker, the one with a shorts and a sleeveless Tank.He changed a lane and went down the slope and i walked straight ahead. I heard a dog barking, still i continued walking. Looking around, down the slope i saw a white dog barking at me. How could even the dog come up here i thought. The dog was faster than my thought process. She came running , barking loud and with the Teeth ready.

I heard my 7th class zoology lessons. My mam Mrs.Preethi once said , you could run faster than PT Usha when a dog chases you, because Adrenalin is secreted. As the white dog came raising up, the most eminent nerves of my brain discussed among themselves and passed electrical signals.All i needed is a pinch of adrenalin. It was almost there and the electrical signal turned as an inner voice and insisted me to stand still!

I stood still and looked straight. Gosh!! there are two dogs now! The white dog looked comparatively thin with the other brown dog. The brown dog was silent and running towards me, i now know who would be my real threat!! As i stood still the dogs came near me and slowed down.The white dog started to smell my shoes. Bad move, i thought! I have never washed my blue canvas since i brought! A few seconds later the barking went down to the usual "Urrrrr" .

What next? i have to turn back and walk slowly and reach the road or i have to get past these dogs and go see whats there and where this slope slides to.I have come this far, jumped across several excreta in chennai bustand, escaped from the kids puke in bus, sacrificed flirting with that girl in football match! AND THESE TWO DOGS CANNOT SEND ME BACK.!!

Funny part is i started video mode! I imagined the video uploaded in you tube as "Funny, dog bites a guy" or "Funny, guy running afraid of dogs" but none of those happened.
I slowly slid my bag from my shoulder and opened the big zip. Wrapped in a shiny green plastic material and branded by name 20-20, i took  2 of those biscuits and decorated the grass ground around me. The "Urrr" become more like soft puppy " ummm". I have won the battle and the entry to the slope!! Ahimsa wins! :P I shared few more biscuits with the dogs and continued video as they had it. I bid bye to those dogs, happily walked and went down the slope .

A series of rocks surfaced out of the soil, the mud was dry and covered with few green plants and the sun roared in the sky. I put my stick on a rock and slowly walked down the slope and came to the edge.It just looked beautiful. Not a great height,  but a beautiful view. If  you stand were i stood, you would be seeing a broken tree with its trunk little shorter to my chest and beyond that is the beautiful range of mountains in shade of blue and green. it was beautiful to see the mountains through the broken tree! To my left was a huge tree. were underneath you stand and look at the mountains. As i approached the tree i carried a larger stick in my hand for support.

I stood there for while, listening to the sound of breeze, comparing the loneliness and the temperature of the mountains to the desert mountains in the USA near Las Vegas.I clicked few shots and  I had to make a pic of myself. I placed the Xlim on the trees branch and balanced it to make it straight without falling and the auto photo mode did the remaining after 10 seconds.I started again and climbed up the slope and picked up my stick and to my left saw a small wall, i thought i will jump over the wall and from there go to the road. As i approached the wall, i saw it was a private resort or a small cafe, on the other side. I walked along the wall and 3 white men were sitting in a cafe . One waved at me and i waved back. i went to the road and few more steps im all there!

The Dolphin Nose, im all there!... henceforth comes the craziness and fun out of me!

The one man Road

       || " Witnessing hidden Beauty is the price for the eyes that looks for trouble and adventure  "||

Remembering his words i walked and i took the left, a small cement road climbed high. It was just wide enough to fit a car.The road took a curve and 2 roads diverged. i took the right one . The road now become less wider and was surrounded by a greenish, grass covered wall on my right and on my left it was fenced and beyond the fence was  a slope with bushes, leading down to dirty water, which  flew over the dry rocks. The road went on and on and i was walking alone with the company of a butterfly, the sound of birds and flowing water. Human mind is amazing. It suddenly  gives you extra senses at times! suddenly a man was behind me. He was 5 to 5.7 foot, curly hair and unshaven bear. yellowish eyes and had a coiled cloth bag on one of his hand, his walk was vague and he seemed fearless. What if there might be a knife or a weapon in it and he threatened for money i thought.

I slowed down and he was in the same momentum. He walked over my right and the next second i saw his body elevate on air and a sharp blade held pointing from his hand approaching me. well it did not happen , the moment i realized that he passed by me. What a sign of relief. But still i wanted to know who was he. so i started a conversation " brother, can i get pass this grill go down the slope cross the dirty water and reach the other side? will there be snakes?". His looks were rough and i imagined his voice to be hard and he replied with his soft voice with respect " Yes you can go, but it will be slippery and yes there might be snakes". Snakes, shit!! im scared of those!! i thought. so far with 23 years on earth i have just once encountered a snake, when i was a kid, it was a green snake in water and i was standing in my house lobby, i trek through forest roads, sometimes to bushes but i never seen one! so weird!!! .

I saw him walking and i said  " brother 1 min can i take a pic of yours?", he adjusted his blue colored, checked dhoti (lungi) and stood like the leaning tower of pizza. I clicked him as the one man  road came to an end and diverged. He went straight and i took the left.

I felt bad that dirty, gutter water was  in a place filled with the green and suppressed the beautiful smell of soil. As i walked i saw a women and confirmed with her if im going on the right road. I stood in middle of road and was taking a random pic. A man dressed in shirt and a green sweater came smiling  riding in a bike. I requested him to take a pic of mine. He clicked and asked in English " You have come alone?", o god! same question everywhere.. " Yes, im on a trek to dolphin nose". " oh! good. you want room? already i have 2 Germans, 1 Swedish guy staying" he said . " No im leaving today. I'm trekking down to vellakavi and from there to thumbakari". "Wow nice root!! many people come from banglore, you from banglore? "
I smiled and said " no im from chennai. your good name?" . "I'm mohan.. next time you come you can stay in my house" ..  sure.. is it for free??? i will take an off from work and stay there forever, well i said that to myself. I shook hands and started walking.Nice guy though :)

Few more bends and im in Dolphin Nose. i did not know that.. well i never knew the route, that's what make me going!