Show Para
Directions (186–190) :Read the following passage and answer the questions There was silence. The rush of water so constant that the sound receded into the deep recesses of the mind and so faded from the conscious. Birds chirped in different octaves. The rain came in a downpour adding to the music of nature. The orchestral composition w'as completed as the wind ruffled through trees.
What is remarkable in this sequence is that the sounds were not man-made. The comforting murmurs of nature lulled the mind into deep meditation. Then I opened my eyes. The mountain of Machchu Pichehu was behind me. Wyna Picchu was to my side, and Puttucursi right m front shaped like Mt. Kailash. Of course there was no snow. A long fold of mountain was like Ganesha's trunk. The sacred river Uruhamba sped along in its long journey — embracing the mountain at the foot, following its contour, then on around Wyna Picchu. racing to join the Amazon river - tumbling down 8000 feet, saddling South America and then merging with the Atlantic Ocean on the East coast.
Cusco was the heart of the Inca empire. It retains its pristine charm inspite of a stream of tourists. The tiled root tops, narrow streets and little balconies dotting the buildings add to the charm. We staved at the Monesteria Hotel, which is an original old Spanish Monastery. The feeling of belonging to a bygone era continued even as w'e left the hotel and stepped into the small square where colourfullv dressed Inca woman awaited us with a child and a llama to he photographed
What is remarkable in this sequence is that the sounds were not man-made. The comforting murmurs of nature lulled the mind into deep meditation. Then I opened my eyes. The mountain of Machchu Pichehu was behind me. Wyna Picchu was to my side, and Puttucursi right m front shaped like Mt. Kailash. Of course there was no snow. A long fold of mountain was like Ganesha's trunk. The sacred river Uruhamba sped along in its long journey — embracing the mountain at the foot, following its contour, then on around Wyna Picchu. racing to join the Amazon river - tumbling down 8000 feet, saddling South America and then merging with the Atlantic Ocean on the East coast.
Cusco was the heart of the Inca empire. It retains its pristine charm inspite of a stream of tourists. The tiled root tops, narrow streets and little balconies dotting the buildings add to the charm. We staved at the Monesteria Hotel, which is an original old Spanish Monastery. The feeling of belonging to a bygone era continued even as w'e left the hotel and stepped into the small square where colourfullv dressed Inca woman awaited us with a child and a llama to he photographed
Go to Question: