Manas Where Crickets Sing Like Temple Bells

Ever heard the crickets in a forest?
But did you hear crickets who sing like temple bells?
If not, then come to Manas National Park (MNP) in Assam India. The crickets will follow your jeep with unending jingle of temple bells! As long as you don't make any noise the music will go on. Of course, they are quite used to the engine noise.

Ghumakkad brings you another facet of MNP in this story. We take you to the northern part called Mathanguri with the Manas river as the boundary with Bhutan.

Here is the complete set of stories of our Assam and MNP visit. We were a team of 20 Navy veterans and spouses all in their late 60s. This set of stories should be read together. Quick links are given below:

1. Who were the travellers?
2. Guwahati the Gateway to North East India
3. Driving through the Bamboo land
4. MNP- When a Safari Vehicle Breaks Down!
5. MNP- Where crickets sing like Temple Bells
6. Bodo Village- Living with Nature
7. Where to Stay in Manas
8. Deepor Beel A Ramsar Site

Let the pictures do the talking and let the crickets do the singing.

Our guide Binoy signalled all vehicles to maintain total silence and listen to the temple bells. Yes, it sounded like tens of temple bells ringing together. But where is the temple? It wasn't any temple, but the crickets singing together! Listen to the video clip.

These are the magical aspects of a jungle. Read on.

Here is another video clip of Manas river.

Time for more pictures.

We end with a quote on living life by Joel Osteen. A group of teenagers followed us on the banks of river Manas. See the picture below.

In the next part we will take you to a Bodo village in Assam now called Asom. Stay connected.

Thanks for browsing.

       - Harsh-the-Ghumakkad with Neeta Bhargava/ 9th May 2019

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