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I recently made a trip to the state of Gujarat, India. It was a long awaited trip with a plan to visit my cousin and see the world’s tallest statue – Statue of Unity. Why long awaited ? Well! you know when you are working and are a workaholic you never find the time to take a break for yourself and never have the heart to leave the reins of your department in the hands of your efficient team members. Not even for few days. You always have this project to finish or that time line to meet! Somehow, this January, I managed to drag myself out of this link of mind to laptop (work- laptop, I mean) and embarked on my desired journey. By the end of the week, it was a fabulous trip covering two states and one union territory. A trip signifying lot of affection, gifts and delectable favourites. Two days before our departure, my cousin suggested that we must visit this temple that is submerged in water atleast once during the day. It was hardly a two hour’s drive from where we were, so my cousin picked up her phone to check on the tide timings on the internet for that place. Why tide timings? Well! I was apprised by the intelligent one that it is at the sea shore. It’s a temple at a place called kavi- kamboi, approx. 70 km from where we were. For me the fascination was it’s appearance after its disappearance daily. How does that happen? How big is the temple? And what would it be like to be there and experience this place?- Were some questions rolling in my mind. Next day we started early from home and reached our destination at 9 am. At that time it was low tide and the water had receded pretty far off. There it was- a very small structure that was open from all sides inhabiting the deity in its lingam form. The wind was very chilly but every blow of it gave a mood of freshness to the body. In fact we were the first ones to enter the sanctum sanctorum for that day. Neither the priest nor the helpers who come to clean the site afresh had come. The floor I was standing on was fully submerged under 10-15 ft of water, a few hour’s back. First one to be there after the water had receded, I noticed that the structure has been made in such a way that when the water starts to advance, it first touches shiva lingam. Pretty sooner this shiva lingam is submerged first and then slowly a major portion of the structure is underwater. Like any other hindu temple this place too had that strong and positive vibrations to it. Ancient hindu science talks about Shiva lingam to be a very strong source of energy. Since we were the first ones to enter the sanctum sanctorum, I felt I should absorb the energy that was floating around me at that time so I stood there on the floor with folded hands and my eyes closed reciting Shiva mantra in my mind. While other members of my family was focused on the rituals, I was concentrating on the air, sound and vibes around me. For a moment the cold floor and chilly wind gave me the sense that my prayers were being accepted by that supreme force that I just showed my reverence to. Indeed it was an unusual trip for me. A leap of my faith into the unknown! an unknown that will be treasured lifelong.