The Other Side Of Goa!

Every year I visit Goa esp during winters, since its suppose to be the season time but this time I visited Goa during the monsoon and believe me, its BEAUTIFUL!!! I am not much into beaches and churches cause I feel that not the real Goa. Those are just few site seeing attractions for the honeymooning couples, families and friends. I try to explore the interiors of Goa to see their lifestyle, constructions, jungle full of fruit bearing trees and plants, waterfalls, local buses and so many unimaginable things.

The hills and valleys takes one away from the typical essence of Goa. I wondered if I was in Goa and not in some hill station. The various shades of greens and blues made the whole atmosphere was absolutely breath taking. I witnessed some paddy fields too. They were lush green with coconut trees surrounding them. Wow! Little patches of wet soil and water made me feel like entering the field but unfortunately I could not as it was slightly far from my reach and I did not want the farmer to run after my life.

Monsoons in Goa means, lot of waterfalls, esp in Chorla Ghat. The ghat becomes a paradise during the rains and the natural waterfalls falling on the road brews it up into a dreamland! One should go there early in the morning as the place fills up with the shirtless picnic lovers with beer cans.

The streams, little waterfalls, rivers, fresh air, green jungle, pretty wild flowers and fruits made me think of changing my profession from an artist to an environmentalist! Not kidding, the mesmerizing atmosphere lets one think the way I started to think.

The rain gears of the locals fascinated me quite a lot. They make maximum use of the minimum they have got. I saw a this person wearing a stitched blanket on his head to save himself from getting wet. He walked alone in that jungle. No one around to distract him. He had a stick in his hand which perhaps he used as a support or maybe like a weapon for self defense from the animals that he would encounter in that jungle.

Monsoons in Goa means spotting chocolate brown rivers. Yes, thats because of the red soil found here, unlike the black soil in Maharashtra. So when it rains, rivers turn muddy. The banks of these rivers are full of Biodiversities. Great scope for the environmentalist students. At one time, I felt as in I was in Jurassic Park cause the trees and plants resembled those in the movie.















Unlike the Portuguese construction in Panjim, the construction of houses in the interiors of Goa is far different. Their construction basically consist of Latrite blocks, which is commonly found in Goa. They use the coconut leaves for the roof and fence. Its very fascinating to visit the local villages and see their houses. The local shop decorations consist of bananas and cold drink crates.