Cycle of Cliches
This was my third visit.
A month after shifting to Guwahati, I had gone to this temple for the first time with Birinchi and Rajib, cycling all the way up to the hill top through the spiralling sub-way that branched out from Mother Teresa Road. Apart from the quietness and serenity, what drew me to this temple again was the idol of Krishna. In every other Krishna temple, you will see the shepherd Krishna with a flute in his hand, dancing with Radhika and other Gopis by his side. The context of that posture, to me, is uninterrupted revelry, celebrating the oneness of the universe with the human soul: being serene, pleasant, joyful and liberated. In Geeta Mandir, with Sudarshan Chakra in His ha