Temperature hovering 50–55˚C, it had been a brutal summer for past several months; no relief in sight. A dramatic climate-change happened causing ground cracking, rice and corn plants languishing, and farm animals dropping dead.
She had no choice. With other women, she trekked several kilometers under a scorching sun to pray at this mountaintop holy temple. To her, humans took no care of Mother Nature, thus the punishment. Also, what good were those smartphone apps? Suddenly, a water droplet touched her nose. Above, a monstrous cloud gathered bathing nature in mesmerizing colors with refracted rays.
Then the monsoon started.
She had no choice. With other women, she trekked several kilometers under a scorching sun to pray at this mountaintop holy temple. To her, humans took no care of Mother Nature, thus the punishment. Also, what good were those smartphone apps? Suddenly, a water droplet touched her nose. Above, a monstrous cloud gathered bathing nature in mesmerizing colors with refracted rays.
Then the monsoon started.
(Photo credit: Sinjinee Chatterjee)
