"Bhagoban! Bhagoban! Khali khali bhagoban!"
ukti-ti chhilo arai bachhor er chhele gablur. Diner sheshe restaurant e dinner kore garir pechone boshe ghumer shathe lorai korte korte apon monei bollo she kotha-gulo. Kintu pashe bosha ma-er kane gelo kotha-gulo, ebong ma prothomta ektu hokchokiye geleo pore na heshe parlo na.
December masher ek chhutir din shokkal bela beriyechilo gablu tar 7masher chhotto bon titli, ma r babar shathe road trip e. Bangalore er ashepashe kothao ek-du din er jonyo beriye asha...ei chhilo udyeshyo. Jehetu road trip, jedike du chokh jaye shedike jai erom ekta monobhab niyei berono hoyechilo. Kothao kono hotel booking nei, ekdom badhon chhara. Gablur baba-ma ebhabei ghurte abhyosto, ebong emon-o hoyeche je bidesh bibhuiye raat 10 ta theke hotel khonja shuru kore bhor 3te hotel peyeche! Ebong bhor 5tay hotel chhere beriye porte hoyeche train dhorar jonyo! She galpo nahoy r ek din hobe...
Gablur icche holo Mysore Zoo jawar. Amra raji holam. Kintu thik holo pothe shivanasamudra hoye jawa hobe. Shivanasamudra ekti jolopropat. Bhora borsha tei ekhane jawa shreyo, karon kaveri nodi takhon full flow te. Ashadharon lage dekhte. Kintu december er sheshe o amra asha korlam kichu dekhte pabo jehetu ebar brishti khub bhalo hoyechilo. Bangalore theke tin ghonta dure gari kore. Amra NICE road dhore kanakapura hoye gelam. Kanakapurar kache Vasu Hotel bole ekti iconic jaygaye dosa khawa holo. Eikhane khawa hocche onekta kolkatar basonto cabin ba onadir moglai parota khawar moto. She jaygati dekhe mone holo job charnock er amoler. Ekhankar masala dosa bikhyato. Gablu mon bhore masala dosa kheye chotto ekta bhunri niye beriye eshe garite uthlo.
Shivanasamudra te duto falls ache. Gagganachukki r Bharachukki. amra gelam gagganachukki falls e. Hatash holam. Shoru sutor moto jolosrot boiche paharer ga beye. Etota hatash habo bhabini. R ektu beshi jol asha korechhilam. Jaihok, kichukkhon viewpoint e katiye, koyekti chhobi tule abar raona dilam mysore er dike. Pathe porlo Talakadu. Thama holo.
Talakadu ekti ashadharon jayga. Eti bohu purono ek shahor ja balir tolay chapa pore jaye 16th Century te. Praye 30ti mandir chapa pore ache balir niche. Shei shomoyer itihash bole kono ek prakritik biporjoyer karone shahor ti matir niche chapa pore jaye. Kintu myth ekti anyo galpo bole. Ei rajyer rani chhilen alamelu. Mysore er wodeyar raja ei shahor jakhon akromon kore ranir gaynar lobhe takhon rani alamelu tar gaynagulo kaveri nodite chhure phele ebong nije nadite jhanp dan. Kintu tar age tini shap diye jan je talakadu balir tolay chapa porbe ebong mysore er rajar kono uttorsuri hobe na. Shei theke Talakadu balir niche chapa pore ebong Mysore er Wodeyar bangsho akhono uttoradhikarihin.
Ekhane pouche amra gari park kore hantchi, emon shomoy ek guide eshe amader dhorlo. Ektu donamona kore amra tar prostabe raji hoye gelam jakhon bollo 30-45 min er tour. Talakadu te panch-ti shiv mandir ache ebong ekti vishnu mandir. Eke eke amra protyek ti mandir ei gelam. Amra keu-i religious noi kintu mandir darshoner uddeshyo chhilo historical reasons. Balir niche chapa pore jawa mandir gulo ke shajotne excavate kore preserve korar cheshta cholche. Protyek ti mandir-i ground level theke niche, phole shinri diye namte hocchilo, opore juto khule rekhe. Bar bar ei juto khola pora-te birokto hoye giye gablu protibad korlo. She khali paye hantbe. Amader apotti nei, kintu garom bali r pore thaka nongra te tar khub ekta pa phelte icche holo na. Takhon bayna holo kole othar. 7 masher bon ke kole dekhe bayna-ta aro joralo holo. Agotya...
Guide khub jatno niye amader puro itihash bollo. Mandir darshon sheshe amra gablu ke niye gelam kaveri nadi te jekhane she jole besh kichukkhon khello.
gablur jol khela shesh hole amra abar jatra shuru korlam. Eibare r kothao thama noy. Shoja mysore. Gablu ebar asthir hoye porche. R bhalo lagche na garite. Amra ki eshe gechi mysore? She ebare ghano ghano proshno korte thake. Typical boroder kaydaye amra take bholate thaki ei to r kichukkhon, tumi ektu ghumo...tarpore dekhbe mysore eshe gechi...kintu r tar mon mane na...shei shokal theke shondhe hote chollo akhon...ma-baba take emon bhabei bhuliye bhuliye rekheche.
Abosheshe mysore elo. Hotel e check-in kore ektu haat mukh dhue dinner korte berolam. R beshi deri kora jabe na. Sharadin journey kore gablu tired. Taratari ghumiye porbe. Amra kachei ekta restaurant e khete gelam. Sheta chilo jungle themed restaurant. Adim juger moto guhar bhetore boshe khelam amra. Shudhu ac r chair table chilo ei ja. Khawa dawa shesh kore amra garite uthlam hotele phirbo bole. Takhon-i hothat shunte pelam gablu jeno birbir kore apon mone ki bolche. "mysore zoo mysore zoo! Kothay mysore zoo? Bhagoban! Bhgoban! khali khali bhagoban!"
shotti to. Mysore zoo jabo bole beriyechi kintu ekta din puro chole gelo mysore pouchotei. Bhari annyay. Chhotto gablu ke tai abhoy dewa holo ghumote jawar age je porer din shokkal bela uthei amra mysore zoo jabo. Uttejito gablu tokhon porer din bagh shingher shathe tar molakat er katha bhabte bhabte shapno rajye chole gelo.
