Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:17 am 

hi ,
to all who read sometimes my travel stories from India.. pictures are on orkut in my profile.


I have heard that near Jaisalmer in Bhadriya village  there is big underground library.
This is under care in mandir of Bhadriya maharaja.
 
 who is also meditating underground.
 
I decided to visit it.

It was not sure if I will be allowed to see it.

I took morning bus from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur and asked to get off in Bbhadriya pata..
 
Journey was pleasant and desert was green..it is rainy season.
 
After 1,5 hour bus stopped and conductor told me that here I should get off. It was on the main road, nowhere houses, ..
 
There was only one little hut and 2 cars under the tree. I asked for mandir of Bhadriya maharaja. One driver showed me direction and he said it is 9 km to there, And that can cost me 1000 Rs if I take taxi.

I laughed and said:” forget it..I will walk.”

This will be my pilgrimage on foots to Bhadrija maharaj.

I started walking on new asphalt road which was straight and well maintained.

The air was hot..but silent and non poluted.

Along the road on both sides there was green trees.

I would like to live here..(again one illusion touched me).

Some little car was coming behind me and I lifted hand

..they didn't stop.

I continued walking..

2 calves were looking at me in wonder..

After some time big track was coming ..I lifted again my hand and it stopped.

Driver and his helper told me to come with them.

I met 2 young silent beautiful Indian persons. .

Driver smiled and offered me little sugar bolls-prashadam from mandir.

They were workers in mandir's area for cows.

maharaja and mandir takes care for 14.000 cows (I got information later).

I didn't see much cows..but I could see very well maintained area where cows live.

In shadow of green trees..

I could see stone-water basins for cows to drink water.

  under the trees and everywhere around was so clean..

Near the mandir I got of from the track and continued toward mandir.

There was not much people around the mandir..

I entered through 2 entrances to big terrace

From terrace was entrance to little temple with pujari in red clothes.

I didn't see clear which deity he was serving.

 I think it was Shiva lingam ..

I asked where is maharaj

and underground library..

Unfortunately library was closed and it is not known when it will be again open for visitors.

This decision was made after bomb explosion in Jaipur which happened in may 2008. 

I could only see the door with blue curtain behind which was Bhadrija maharaj and his picture above the door

They say he is also meditating underground.

It is not possible to see him

..

I accepted food which they offered to me..

It was delicious dahi, curd and butter fresh from their cows..;

Subji, vegetables was spicy, but very tasty chapatti,(bread)..

I started somehow conversation in little Hindi little English …

One person was like servant of maharaja who could enter to him and give message.