We all generally walk on the same path as normal tourists do and that doesn't fascinate me. I have always tried to see the Unseen and Know the Unknown, this drive takes me to see places which are generally abandoned and ignored by most of the people. To me, personally I do not like human intervention with respect to the Ancient and timeless entities…One can experience theology only by sacrificing their Ego.
‘Spiritual richness and a sense of a Supreme power governing over you…’ this is what I exactly felt; while walking through the forgotten and deserted corridors-under the ruins of the world’s largest religious
monument at the Angkor Wat and its surrounding temples. This is the place where I actually went into an introspective mode. The Ancient walls I touched, the broken structures which made the passages impenetrable, the smell around the ruins and the incredible architecture which made me go deeper and deeper in search of something I never knew I would find, a Non-Material quest of self discovery. The serpents, insects and animals which I drove away with my foot steps...the large spider webs around the place confirmed that there hadn’t been much of a human activity in the places I walked through… after spending hours in the darkness I paused, I could feel my heartbeat become louder than normal as there was no other sound in the abyss of the ruins. As I got involved with the surroundings, I started analyzing myself, the darker the place got, the worse I felt about the sins I have committed in my life, I went through the same emotion everyday since the time I visited the subversive and hidden areas. The last day I finally felt I had to overcome my own devils and start relating my life to both-the darkness and the light around me…
I could see the trail of these tunnels finally ending with the glowing light-which became the path for my Redemption.
What a powerful metaphor... U r not only an amazing photographer, but also a "beautiful" person. Kudos!
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