The Smell of Summer

Every time I walk through the lanes of Mumbadevi temple in Pydhonie, there is a peculiarly pleasant smell that weaves its way through the dense air of the area.

On a scorching hot summer day, a rock bleeding of heat gets a splash of water on it. There is a sense of great relief and satiation and a smell of freshness, of renewal, of a new breeze of life. Similar reactions stem from the heat afflicted lanes of the crowded, super charged, infused with religious fervor and a calmness associated with deep believers.

As the season progresses, the smell gets distinct and soon will give way to the other enticing smell of the Rains. Till then, let us savour it.