Dudhsagar Falls Analysis

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Dudhsagar Falls, located in Goa, is one of the tallest waterfalls in India. The fresh water cascading down the vast mountain range possesses such beautiful and mystifying qualities that many tourists believe the falls were created through supernatural elements; in reality, they are not wrong--the splendid sight was created through the involvement of Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu, who all played impacting roles in keeping the people on the right path to attain dharma and moksha, the ultimate goals in Hinduism. I was a young boy at the time, a child named Abishek. My mother and I were very devoted Hindu followers, knowledgeable and dedicated to performing good deeds. Unfortunately, that was not the case for everybody. My village’s people used to …show more content…
Using Indra’s power, he manipulated it so the entire universe would be wiped out of all evil. The feeling of experiencing such was indeed exhilarating and magical. Shiva was the one to destroy the realm and expel the villainous; it felt like pure rebirth. His power did not feel like destruction and obliteration in any extent--I could fully believe in possible restoration through his power, and it made my desire to achieve the Hinduism goals much more prominent. As the priest had declared, Shiva was not one to be thought of as a wrath and only known as the one who destroys, he was truly the purifying step that makes renewal feasible.
Once Shiva and Indra had finished completing the demolition of the universe and ridding it of evil, both floated away as they had come. In their place there was a soft lute tune, and I immediately anticipated Brahma’s presence. Once he appeared, the four-headed, four-armed entity began to do what he does best: the recreation of the universe and its balance. Brahma collected the water Indra had produced and fashioned it to a very high mountain range next to the civilization of Goa. Slowly, he allowed the water to trickle down the slopes, subsequently becoming a rumbling cascade of fresh water.

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