.....as the train wud slowly inch its way towards Home Signal at the Puri Station of Odisha state of India , the roar of the Breakers of the Bay of Bengal would be heard clearly .....as those days , population was sparse, nd construction between the RS & Beach were few .....hence the roar nd our childlike delight....!!!... of a memorable vacation to Jaganathdham Puri , where the presiding deity is Lord Jagannath in the Jagannath Temple of Puri dham ...a must pilgrimage .....as generations of our Guardian ancestors wud make it a point to visit at least once in a life time.....as we moved away frm the Rly stn the sound of the waves wud increase nd our heart beats enhanced ......as the Puri beach is a fabulous one with strong high waves & kilometres of pristine beach.....the ubiquitous 'Nuliya' : boatman , dark tanned , trim & fit donning Conical caps of Colorful Cowrie shells , with inflated Tubes guiding many a tourist into the deep sea, with the Sun shining bright , his skin dark , glistening , as he wud make us , hoist us up over a huge breaker , teaching us the technique of negotiating same .....as Neil the Kid brother wud stay away on the shore nd wud wail , much to our amusement as if we were all lost in the sea .....!!!....scary it was sometimes as my elder sisters got swept away & sucked into the vortex of a huge breaker upon its return frm the shore , luckily the sea was kind , never to retain anything , throwing thm back as we watched horrified ......the early morn Sun rise nd fishermen returning frm the sea with their booty , a load of Silvery Catch nd we jostling to hv a view ......relentlessly though the Waves wud crash with a thud nd the sound wud wane ,only, as we moved away towards the Temple....the Evening beach stroll with vendors blowing their Conch shells nd Sweet meat selling briskly was a treat....those were the days of complete relaxations with parents nd siblings ......as , recently as last week , as I was relaxing at a beach Villa here , a handshake distance away frm the sea , I cud hear the same thud of the breakers breaking relentlessly , ringing a familiar bell in my mind's eye nd the kids enjoying every bit of it ......!!!!!
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