A trek to Torana Killa

Kille Torana
28-June-2009

Ti ek shaant sakal hoti, jewha saglyanach firayla jawese watle aste, ani asach tya mast surekh sakali amhi Kille Torana la trekking la janar hoto “Giridarshan” ya trekking club barobar. Ha plan amcha adlya divshich, mhanje Shanivari sakali tharla hota. Tyache kase jhale ki amhi kharetar shanivari Karla Bhaje yethe janar hoto amcha Infosys cha group barobar, pan as usual baryach lokani adhipasunach interest dakhawla nahi ani urlele je hote tyanni ain welele dichhu dila. Pan amcha nashibaat kahitari weglech lihlele hote. Amcha ha plan cancel hotach amhi shanivari Badminton khelayla gelo ani tevhach mala Abhishek ne wicharle ki Tyachi ek maitrin ek trekking group lead karat ahe ani udya mhanjech Ravivari te Torana la janar ahet. Apan jayche ka? Majha manta kadhi pasunach hote ki apan kuthetari trekking la jayla hawe. Ani tasehi me kuthlyahi trekking group barobar kadhich trek kelela nhavta. Me lagech tayar jhalo. Ani ajun ek karan mhanje, me ase aikle hote ki Trek la pori khup chaan yet astat mhanun. Tyamule me jast kahi wichar na karta lagech ho mhanalo.

Sunday la sakali 6 wajta swargate la yayche hote ase tharle. Tyapramane trek la kay kay lagte te me Abhishek la wicharle ani tyapramane bag bharli. Tikde fort war kahi hotel wagaire nasnar hote, mhanun mag saglana dabach anaycha hota lunch cha. Mag me aaila parathe banwayla sangtile. Tine mast bhoplyache parathe kele ani Abhishek cha ghari koni nhavte mhanun tyachsathi pan 2-3 parathe extra ghetle. Sakali 4:30 AM lach uthlo me ani patapat kame urakli ani lagech Abhi la phone kela. Nashibane tyane pahilyach ring madhe uchalla to phone. Nahitar dar welela mast silent war thewun jhoplela asto. Konachahi phone uchlat nahi. To mhane ki Trek mala manapasun awadte ani mhanunach me trek la kadhi dicchu det nahi. Mag kay 5:30 la tyahca ghari majha pulsar war pohochlo ani mag tikdun Swargate la nighalo. Amhi swargate chach parking madhe gadi lavnar hoto pan sala to tikadcha maaj manus mhanje ki parking full jhale ahe ani tyane ek Puneri paati lavlele hoti, “Parking full ahe, krupaya sarkhe sarkhe wicharun amche doke khau naye.”. Mag Abhi mala mhanala ki apan Natraj cha lane madhe gadi lawu,tikde fuktat pan hoil. Titke gadi lavlyawar amhala tya trek cha leader cha mhanjech Amruta cha phone ala ki 6:30 la bhetayche ahe mhanun. Mag amcha kade thoda wel hota mhanun amhi mast garma garam coffee marli. Ti itki garam hoti ki majhi tar jeebhach bhajli ani Abhi ne thodishi tashich thewun dili. Swargate la jithun Mumbai cha gadya nightat tithe ti ST yenar hoti. Naav register karayla mhanun amhi tikde gelo ani baghto tar kay, tikde janta ubhi hoti. Tyatach amhala ek olkhicha chehra disala ani to hota Mr.Anshul Joshi. Jyala kaal amhi phone karat hoto ki trek la yenar ka mhanun wicharnyasathi tyachich bhet direct tyach trek la jhali. Mag me jara ikadche tikadche chehre baghat hoto. Porinche(naveen) ani poranche(olkhicha koni bhettoy ka mhanun). Ekandarit pori theek hotya, jast kahi bhari nhavtya. Tevhdyat mala ajun ek olkhicha chehra disla. To majha Shaletla mitra hota Anand Patwardhan mhanun. Amhi 12ve(HSC) paryant ekatra hoto ani amcha doghankade hi Sunny Zip hoti ji amhi hyuabusa sarkhi palwaycho. To sadhya Bangalore la shikat asto ani amhi bhetu mhanun barech wela planning karat hoto pan te kahi success jhale nahi. Je nashibaat aste tech nehmi hot aste. Mag amhi jara wel gappa marayla ghenar tevdhyat tikde ST ali ani lok ekdam gavthi style madhe bus madhe chadhu lagle. Tyamule amhi magech rahilo ani mag amhala basayla jaga milali nahi. Bus cha madhyabhagi standing jawe lagle.

Tya trek chech almost 60 lok hoto, ani ajun thode kahi pravasi ase karat ti bus mhanje ekdam tudumb bharli hoti. Mag ekdachi ti bus suru jhali ani jara shudh wara aat yeu lagla. Bus aplya katraj ghatatunach jaat hoti ani jevha jevha walan yayche tevha amhi ubhe aslele ekmekancha angawar jaycho. Pan sagle jan porach hote, tyamule kahi fayda jhala nahi. Bus ne mag Narayanpur la right turn marla ani aplya Baneshwar cha rastyane Torna kade nighali. Ata chalu jhala sagla khadbadit rasta ani lokanche potatle mast dhawlun yayla lagle. Mag je basle hote tyana lagech uthun tya lokansathi khidki jawalchi seat rikami karun dyawi lagli. Tyamule Anshul jo adhi maaj karat basla hota tyala pan amcha barobar ubhech jawe lagle. Ubhe rahun amcha saglya muscles cha vyayam hot hota. Tyat to conducror ikdun tikdun lokanche tickets kadhnyasathi ghusat hota. Mag amhala farach jaast kasht ghyawe lagat hote tyasathi. Pan ti pan ek weglich maja hoti. Shewti shewti tar sagle jan mele hote tya rod la dharun dharun ani to Torana kadhi yeto yachi waat baghat hote.

Finally to gad ala ani sagle khali utrun paythyapashi chalayla lagle. Watet eka hotel madhe amchi nashtyachi soy kelele hoti Giridarshen ne. karaylach pahije, 150 rs ghetle hote amcha kadun. Mag tikde baslya baslya amhala mast garama garam pohe serve kele gele ani tyabarobar mast alyacha chaha pan hota. To ghetla ani amhi mag gadacha dishene nighalo. Jatana eka thikani mokle maidan hote tithe saglani gol kela ani ekmekanche introduction kele. Tyat barech variety public alele hote. Kahi MBA che, kahi Diploma che, kahi IT madhle like us. Je organizer kaka hote te ekdam fit disat hote. Tyanche pot ek kanhi sutle nhavte, nahitar apan sagle bagha. Mast gargarit jhalo ahot. Apan tar ajun wayache 25 warsh pan purna kele nahit ani aple ase haal jhale ahe. Tar te sagle introduction wagaire jhale ani amhi mag tikdun actual trekking la nighalo. Ekandarit trek group kahi khaas nhavta(pori) tyamule amhi mag aplyach speed ne nighalo, ugach konasathi thambayla ani BAT marayla kahi thamblo nahi.

Surwatilach pavsane amche tornyawar swagat kele ani amhala 5 min madhe purna bhijwun takle. Tyatach amchya jeans suddha olya jhalya ani mag pay uchlayla jara kasht ghyayla lagne suru jhale. War war pay taktana mag amhala sarkhi jeans hatane uchlun ghyawi lagat hoti. Tevhach me tharawle ki ya pudhe kadhihi trek la jeans ghalun yayche nahi mhanun. Surwaticha jo rasta hota to ekdam maticha hota. Ani pavsane to mast gulgulit jhala hota. Tyamule jatana barech lok mast paiki satkat hote ani tyanche kapde chocolaty rangache hot hote. Shoes tar kevhachech rangle hote saglanche, ani te baghun mala te ghari jaun dhuwayche hote he sarkhe athawanit yet hote. Nahitar aai sarkhi ordat rahte ki me kiti ghanerda ahe mhanun. War chadhtanaach amhi aple ipod,mobiles, wallet eka plastic cha pishwimadhe komble ani te bag cha kuthlyatari kopryat takun dile hote. Tyamule te bhijnyache kahi tension nhavte, ani tasehi tikde range ch yet nhavti tyamule phone wajnyacha pan kahi prashna nhavta.

Asa barach wel amhi chadhat hoto ani mag jase jase war chadhat gelo tase tase amche ani dhanganmadhle antar kami hot gele. Finally ek asa point ali ki amhi actually dhaga madhech hoto. Itke bhari watat hote na tevha amhala. Tevha Abhishek mhanala ki aplya nashibat he dhag pahine lihle hote mhanunach aple Karla cha plan cancel jhalela asawa. Mag as usual tikde photo session chalu jhale ani weg weglya pose madhe amhi photos kadhu laglo. Tikde ek chaan paiki jhaad hote je dhukyat ekdam bhari disat hote. Tithe pan amhi jhada war latkun wagaire photos kadhle.

Ata ya pudhe jo patch suru jhale to mhanje breath taking hota. Breath taking mhanje thodkyat khup phadu ani khup dum lagnara suddha. Actual dagad hote jyawarun amhala jayche hote. Amhi devache nav ghetle ani chadhaylo laglo. Jar thodahi pay satakla asta na tar amhi direct devakade hoto. Ani tya dagadawar pavsamule shewale sachlele hote. Ikdun tikdun chadhtana sarkhe pay satkat hote ani amche heartbeats wadhat hote. Tikde chadhtana amhala fakt devache naavach athwat hote, baki kahi wichar sudhha manat yet nhavte amchya. Ani jase amhi to avghad patch chadhun purna kela amhi sutkecha shwaas ghetla. Mag halu halu amhala gadache bandhkaam disayla lagle ani ase kalale ki gad alela ahe. Lagech me ek majha awajat garjana keli “Jai Shivaji” lagech magun sagle lok utsahit jhale ani magomag mhanale “Jai Bhavani”. Sagle jan ekdam prafullit jhale gadeche bandhkaam dilyawar.

Gadawar gelo tevha as such gadawar kahich rahilele navhte. Fakt ek deviche mandir ahe ani 2 machya ahet. Tyatlya eka machila amhi gelo. Jatana watemadhe te ek bakra kapnar hote. Tyancha devila bhet mhanun. Sale swathlach mutton khayche aste ani te devicha navawar khapawtat. Mag te drushya kahi kahi lokani baghitle. Me kahi te pahile nahi. Majha bhawane asech ekda pahile hote ani mag Non-veg khane sodun dile ani mala kahi te khane sodayche nhavte. Pan tumhala mhanun me sangto ki to bakra tyanne kasa kaapla to. Pahilyanda tyache haat-paay dharle. Mag manewar ekda ek kaap marla. Ase kartach tyacha manetun rakta wahu lagle ani mag 2-3 wela he kelyawar saat kine ek jorat danka hanla manewar. Tyane tyache mundke sharirapasun wegle karun takle. Abhishek mhane ki tyachi maan kaplywar suddha tyache haat pay wal wal karat hote. Mag te baghun jyalyawar amhi Jhunjar machi la gelo. Tikde mhanje ekdam kadelot sarkhe hote. Jithun khali baghitle tar konachihi phatelach. Abhishek la tar bhiti watayla lagli hoti itkya unchiwar aslyachi. Anshul tar photo kadhnyatach busy hota. Camera anla ki hach ek disadvantage asto, jyacha camera asto tyala sarkhe photos kadhawe lagtat ani swatah to kuthlyach photo madhe nasto. Amhi tar dhagatach hoto. Pan jewha dhag bajula whaycha tevha amhala kalayche ki apan kiti unchiwar ahot te. Nahitar jewha dhag hote tevha fakt thodishi paul waat ani donhi bajula dhag ase sundar drushya disat ase.
Sagle gad firun alywar mag amhi ekatra basun jewan kele. Abhishek ne Chitalyancha bakarwadya anlya hotya ani me anhi Anshul ne parathe. Koni tari idli anli hoti ji Appyacha size chi hoti. Ti pan khaatana maja ali. Mag thoda wel jara amhi eka thikani dagadawar,panya shejari katta lavla. Jyala kahi thode kaam karayche hote tyane te kele. Ani mag sagle jan parat khali utrayla nighale.

Khali utartana khari maja yenar hoti. Chadhtana jast kahi watat nahi, pan jewha apan khali utrat asto tevha apla speed itka jaast asto ki samja jar apan thodese suddha fast gelo na tar direct paythya la pohchu ase hote. Fakt khali pohochlyawr nakkich kahitari tutlele asel. Nahitar mag nivant basayche ani ghasargundisarkhe nighayche. Tevha mag aple sagle kapde chaan paiki rangun nightat. To jo avghad dagadacha patch hota na, tyala ajun avghad karnyasathi amcha jodile makde ale hote. Te adhun madhun amcha angawar udya marayla baghat hote. Jar thodasahi tol gela asta na amcha tar mag direct amhi khalich hoto. Mag amhala makdach janma milala asta(dusryancha badla ghyayla). Pan nashibane ase kahi jhale nahi. Te makad tar direct bag lach haat lavat hote. Tya gadbadit ekacha ipod khali padla. Nashib to swatah nahi padla khali. Mag jithe jithe te maticha patch hote na tithe ata pavsamule mast paiki chikkhal jhala hota ani sagle jan ghasargundi khelat hote. Tyamule sagle jan lavkarach khali pohochle. Pan khali yetana khup palawe lagat hote na,tyamule gudghe dukhayla lagle hote ani mala Moov chi athwan yet hoti. Tyat to leader mhanala ki utartana ulte utrayche mhanje, tond gadacha dishela karayche. Amhi mhantlo, paya sathi theek ahe ho he, pan jevasathi kay. Ulte yeta yeta samjha mage dari ahe he jar disle nahi tar direct amche ram ram whayche na. ase karat karat finally amhi gadacha khali pohochlo ani jaun hotel madhe mast garam garam chaha marla. Tevha 4 wajle hote ani ST 4:30 la yenar hoti. Amhi 4:15 la tikdun nighalo bus stop war yayala tevhach amcha dolya samorun 2 gadya nighun gelya. Ata jhali ka boomb. Karan nantarchi gadi direct 6:30 la hoti.

Mag ata kahitari karayche mhanun lokani ikadche tikadche kisse sangayla surwat keli. Amcha barobar Abhishek ani Anshul che school friends hote. Tyanchade bharpur stock hota. Tyamule wel kasa gela kahich kalale nahi. Ase karat karat shewti bus ali ani sagle jan gavthi lokan pekshahi gavthi style madhe bus cha darajawal palale. Abhishek ne tar khidki madhunach bag aat takli jaga pakdayla. He sarv asha sathi karat hote karan sagle jan khup damle hote ani parat ghari jatana tyanna standing jaychi kahi iccha nhavti. Mhanun he sagli dhavpal. Te ek ramaneey drushya hote ani sagle jan makdansarkhe jage sathi marat hote. Shewti amhala jaga milali ani amhi eka seat war baslo. Tevha tya Trekking leaders ne kuthle tari gane mhanayla surwat keli. Mhanje vidamban type gane hote sagle. Yachi tune tyala, tyache lyrics hyala ase kahitari. Changle hote sagle gane. Pan amhala jhop yet hoti. Abhishek ne tar company madhlya bus madhe jase jhopto tashich jhop kadhun ghetli ek chaan paiki. Bus shewti swargate la pohochli ani amcha pravas sampla.

Mag khali utrun saglana tata bye-bye kela. Je navin mitra jhale hote tyanche phone number wagaire ghetle ani amhi parat amcha ghari bike gheun nighalo. Ghari gelywar konalahi kahich suchat nhavte. Je kahi ghari banawle hote te khalle ani crocin gheun me bed war gudup jhalo.