Water swells on the roads in Goa as the intensity of rain increases, the headlights are switched on, and the haze created by the raindrops slows down the pace of movement. Yet, the spell of nature’s beauty remains undisturbed. Goa is magical during the rains, and through the years, its reputation has reached far and wide, thus drawing visitors to the State, despite many being wary of the whims of the monsoons.
The green from the grass, the blue from the water and the myriad patterns of rainwear leave behind a luster that is difficult to forget. “The walk from the hotel through the fields is heavenly. Going up and down and discovering other roads around the place I stay, is like experiencing a heavenly feeling,” says Renuka, for whom being in Goa during the torrid rains is an ethereal experience.
Humanity flows in the paddy fields that are being ploughed past the road that leads to Wadi beach in Benaulim . As one walks along, on one side, the sound of a tractor can be heard, and on another, the interaction of a man ploughing the field with his oxen. “I was told there is nothing one can do when it rains heavily, but have realised that walking past fields that are being ploughed is an experience only for the lucky,” admits Renuka who works from home, from Goa.
With the rains being fiercest on Thursday, since the start of monsoons , life on the beaches was on a stutter, but the fury of nature was at its most beautiful. “Listen to the sound of the waves. With no human .
