Singhpora

Moment In Time

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It is not turning pale of ordinary leaves & their consequent fall from the trees that the valley's autumn has the fame for. It is the changing hues of special foliage of the magnificent plane trees, Chinars, & their fall in curly, brittle, twisted & crisp shapes on the ground that mark the onset of autumn in the valley. The grandeur of chinars, fast-changing colours of their five-lobed leaves, from deep green to soft ember, golden yellow to blood-red, & then their graceful fall, the fiery ambience in the chinar sanctuaries, all over, is so conspicuous, so eye-catching, in Kashmir's fall, for the lookers' eyes, as instilling in them a thought that cries out in admiration:

Eureka! These are the gorgeous trees that are living heritage of the valley of Kashmir since centuries. All landscapes down the hillsides, cities & towns are flanked by the elegant towering chinars in the environs everywhere in the valley. The splendour of the tree is its deep green shade in spring-summer days turning to fiery-share in autumn-days. Hence, the Persian name, Chinar: Fame, Fire, Blaze!

Tiri banhon se hijrat karne vaale
nae mahaul men ghabra rahe hain.