Chasing the sun set

It all began many years ago when Bangalore was still not this populated. Near Jalahalli there was this expanse of greenery where the sun set was just brilliant. We college kids would go chasing the sunset, to be there before the sun set so we could catch the sun set. We also coined a phrase for it “If you run you might catch the sun”. My obsession with photography had just blossomed and the fact that ‘everything looks spectacular in the last rays of the sun, golden tinted, like Sun’s golden fluid touch was tangible at this hour of the day, the twilight hour where everything morphs into another being’ , had lodged it self in my mind .

The best sun sets are always on the beach, while gaping absent mindedly at the horizon on the ocean. So I like many others would go to places in search of the perfect sun set, the ones that I saw that I loved and would never forget would be in Kutle in Gokarna, Alappuzzha in Kerala, Anjuna in Goa and in Kanyakumari. 

The beaches bring with them an unforgettable aura. The salty air caressing your senses while the sun tired of his days work dives into the till now blue Ocean. Casting his reflection on the gigantic water body while ripples of water enjoy the golden light on themselves as the dance their way to the shore. The wet sands holding many imprints, glinting and glistening with the sun, and hugging the oncoming waves. The most peaceful experience one can have.

Besides these obvious hot spots for the sun set, there are non sea places, which beyond doubt present some of the best sun set experiences.

Kodachadri is one such place where both a splendid sun rise and sun set enthralls you. Another place, which is Hampi. It isthe most beautiful when touched by the rays of the sun. The ruin, the magical land, the stone temples with their textured exteriors when hit with the golden rays one is transfixed and transported to another world. A world of wonder.