Saglich swapna purna hotaatach asa naahi…pan ekhaada tari nakkich hota. Aani asla maajha ek swapna ashyaa anapekshit veles purna hoeel yaachi kalpana kadhich keli navhti…tyaa raatri je me anubhavla te fakta ekaa chitt tharaarak pustakaatach houu shakat hote kinvaa ekhaadya Hollywood film madhlaa scene mhanaa naah…
Maajhya anek treks madhlaa avadtaa trek mhanje St. Mary’s Valley, Khandaala station paasun Lonavlyaala jaatana, Kamat’s restaurant laagta, tyaach hotel chyaa daavya baajulaa mhanje khandaala station chyaa dishelaa ek mothaa villa aahe jyaache naav aahe St. Mary’s Villa, mhanunach tyaa darilaa, St. Mary’s Valley mhanat asaave. Anek hindi films madhe aapan hee dari paahat aalo aahot. Atishay sunder ashaa dongraani chahu baajuni hee dari vedhli aahe…
Paavsaalyaat tar haa akhakhaa parisar paahun dolyaache paarne fit te…Ashyaach ekaa weekend laa Me aani Sarvesh mumbaiee hun nighaalo aani raatri St. Mary’s Villa madhe thaamblo…dusryaa divshi sakaali 5 vaaztaa aamhaala tee valley utraichi hoti…Haa trek thodaa veglaa hotaa…normally aamhi dongar chadhto mhanje UPHILL..eethe maatra aamhi DOWNHILL jaanar hoto mhanun excitement tashi hee bharpur hoti.
Raatri saade dahaachya sumaaraas, 10 – 12 gaavkari, dari kade jaatana aamhaala disle, Haathat Torch, kaahinchyaa haathat Kaathyaa, aani dogha mothyaa bandooka gheun palat hote. Tyaatlyaa ekaalaa thaambvun aamhi maahiti kaadhli. Tyaane saangitle kee sandhyaakaali mhashinaa charaailaa gheun gelelaa ek gaavkari paratlaa navhtaa aani tyaana bheeti hoti kee kahi divsaanpurvi dislelyaa “waaghaane” tyaala khaal le asaave…(gaavat biblyaala hee WAAGH mhantaat) Tasaa yaa agodar khaalchyaa junglaat anek kolhe, raan dukkra, kaahi harin vagaire aadhal li hoti pan biblyaa laa kadhi kuni paahile navhte. Haa paahuna eethe kunaala bhetaailaa aala hech tyaana kalat navhte. Agodarchyaach aathavdyaat Forest department chee ek team patrolling saathi hee aali hoti…
Tar aata prastaavana pure…
Eka kshanaat aamhi ek dusrya kade paahile aani ashi suvarna sandhi ajibaat davdaaichi naahi he lagech tharavle, aamhi lagech sacks uchallyaa…aani sajja zaalo,
Agodar tya maansaane aamhaala anek salle deele.. “Ugich tyaa vaaghaa paayee kashaala jeev dhokyaat ghaaltaa saaheb??” asa kaahi bolun tyane aamhaala samzaavnyaacha prayatna kelaa…pan aamhi samzaavnyaa palikade gelo hoto..Evdhe excited aamhi kadhich navhto..aani tyaachi vaakya sampaaichya aadhich aamhi sutlo…Jaata Jaata Torch check kelyaa..doghaanchya torch raatra bhar purtil yaachi guarantee hoti…Kaahi velaatach aamhi toh dongar utaru laglo, June chaa pahilaach aathavdaa hota mhanun azun tasa sagla sukhach hota…naahitar paavsaalyaat tee dari utarna...totally IMPOSSIBLE…
Agodar pudhe gelelyaa paiki ek jan aamchyaa saathi thamblaa hotaa..tyane aamhala baghitla aani mhanaala.
“Zanaavar lay danger haay saaheb, rambhyaa gelaa bahutek….aata naay yaaichaa”
Mhashinchaa maalak Rambhyaa hotaa…pan malaa kaa kunaas thaavuk, vaatat hota kee haa Biblyaa nar bhakshak nasaava..kaaran jar toh eethe agodar paasun asel tar tyaane gaavavar halla karnyaacha prayatna kela astaa…bahutek tyalaa yaa junglaat bharpur shikaar milat asaavi…
Maajha ‘Nat Geo’ dokaa ugich andaaz baandhu laagla kee yaa veles zar kunaala dhokha asel tar toh tyaa biblyaala hotaa, ya gaavkaryaan paasun, kaaran distaa kshani tyaavar halla karaaicha, asaach tyancha nirdhaar hotaa..
Sumaare taasa bharaane aamhi tee dari utarlo aani aata aamhi ekaa daat junglaatun vaat kaadhat hoto..malaa kalat navhte kee hee maansa ashi bharkatat kuthe hee jaat aahet kee toh mhashinchaa maalak kinvaa toh biblyaa kuthe asel te tyaana thaavuk aahe..tasaa tyaanchaa andaaz barobar hotaa…te nadichyaa dishene jaat hote kaaran agodar hee toh (mhanje BIBLYAA) nadichyaa aaju bajulaa dislaa hotaa..
Aata baara gaavkaryaani zaraa aapaapli doki vaaparun swataahla don gataat vibhaagle…aamhi na saangtaach ek ekaa gataat shaamil zaalo..me aani sarvesh veg veglyaa gataat jaanya maage kaaran ekach hota kee fakta aamha doghaan kade cell fones hote aani emergency mhanun don gataan madhe contact mhatvaacha hotaa..Aamchi responsibility kunaavarach naahi mhanun aamchi kaalji karu nakaa asa aamhi tyaana saangitla.
Saglyaat pahili aani mahatvaachi goshta hoti Rambhyaa chaa shodh ghene, Biblyaa saapdel kee naahi yaachi shaashvati navhti. Mag tharavlyaa paramaane, aamhi veg veglyaa dishene gelo, teen chaar divas paaypit keli tari he jungle paar karnyaasaarkha navhta yaacha andaaz varun paahilyaavarach aala hotaa, ashyaa situation madhe aapan biblyaala shodhaaila nighna mhanje murkhpanaach mhanaavaa laagel..Aamchyaa saathi, it was nothing more than an Adventure.
Aamhi nadichyaa kaathaala indicator samzun chaalat raahilo…Ekaa baajulaa nadi aani dusryaa baajulaa daat jungle...Achaanak..kaahi tari hallyaa saarkhaa, zudpaanchyaa dishene aawaz aala mhanun aamhi sahaazana tyaa dishene val lo..pan kunihee pudhe jaailaa maagat navhta..zhudpaa maage kon asel yaachi kalpana naslyaa mule aamhi satarka hoto…pan halu halu mee aani ek ganesh naavacha porgaa tyaa dishene chaalu laaglo…maajhya ekaa haathaat ek bhali mothi kaathi hoti aani dusryaa haathat TORCH…
Paayachaa kamit kami aawaz karat mee chaallo hoto..manaat kuthe tari tyaa sunder zanaavaraache darshan vhaave ashich ichcha hoti…zudpaanchyaa maagchaa aawaz halu halu kami hoat gelaa..mhanje zudpaa magcha zanaavar aata aamchya paasun barach durr gelyaachaa sanket milaala…
Aamchyaa maagunach baakichi mandali halu halu chaalat yet hoti…punhaa aamhi sahaa zana ekatra zaalo hoto…Bahutek aamchyaatle kaahi yoddhe damle hote, kaaran tyaatle doghe tar chakka maandi ghaalun khaali basle aani baakichyaa doghaani, zaadaala tekun aapan GIVE UP kelyaachi khun deeli…
Me aani ganesh agodar paasunach zaraa enthu hoto.mhanun thakvaa aamhaala janvat navhtaa…maajhi bag tyaa chavghaanpaiki ekaala deun me aani ganesh pudhe sarsaavlo…maajhya paayavar mungyaa chadhlyaa kee kaai mhanun mee maajhya paayavar torch maarli tar khaali je disla te baghun mee gaar zaalo..
Maajha PAAUN (3/4th) paay maavel evdhe THASE..Maajhya saglyaat aavadtyaa praanyaachyaa paavlaanche thase…Te thase me Ganesh laa daakhavle…aani toh maage palu laagla..malaa vaatla toh ghaabarlaa kee kaai..pan toh chaalla hotaa tyaachyaa sahakaaryaana bolvaailaa..mee tyaala adavnyaachyaa aat toh susaat nighaala…aani mee te thase follow karat karat pudhe nighaalo…
Thodyaach antaraavar mee chaalat aslela pathaar sampun ek kholvat ashi KADHAEE saarkhi utran malaa disli.. Yaahun pudhe jaaicha kee naahi yaacha vichaar ekaa sekandaat karaaichi hee vel hoti..Pudhe teen possibilities hotyaa…
1) ek tar teethe kaahich nasu shakat hota…
2) dusri mhanje tyaa biblyaacha darsha aani
3) teesri mhanje maajhaa jeev jaanyachi shakyataa..
Pan shevatchyaa don possibilities madhe biblyaa disaaichi guarantee hoti aani mag jeev gela tari behettar ashi FILMY bhaavna maajhya manaat aali aani ajibaat vichaar na kartaa mee tyaa ‘kadhai’ chyaa tokaashi aalo…
Nanter mee je baghitle te fakta swapnaa pramaanech hote…maajhya paasun 40-50 footaachyaa antaaraavar toh vishaal deh maajhya kade path karun sahaa foot zameen advun aadvaa zaala hotaa…Me chumbakaa pramaane jag chyaa jaagi ubhaa..Camera maage bag madhe hotaa...yaachi manaat kuthe tari khanta hoti...
Biblyaanchi vaas olakhnyaachi kshamataa baaki maanzar jamaatitlyaa praanyaan pekshaa faar kami aste mhanun toh aata malaa disat hotaa…nahitar mee mage ubha aslyaachi janiv tyaala vaasaanech zaali asti aani maajhach fadshaa padlaa astaa..
Pan maajhya daavi kade almost 50 futavar yeun ubha aslelyaa ramaakaant ne tyaachi banduk kadhi unchaalli aani nem kadhi dharla he malaa ajibaat kal le naahi..aani toh trigger odhnaar tevhdhyaat…ek karkkashya aawaz zaala…aani toh parisar tyaat kaalya kutt raatri danaaun uthlaa...aani samor zoplelaa toh biblyaa kshanbharaat ghaabrun zudpaat naahisa zaala…
Ramaakaant laa trigger odhaailaa milaalach naahi…toh karkkash aawaz azun hee yet hotaa….
Mee sunna zaalelo…tyaach sthiteet mee khishaat haath ghatlaa aani fone uchall la….
“Hello…bol”
“Arre Rambhyaa saapadlaa…aani tyaachya mhashi pan..kaahi vaagh beegh naahi…haa eethe tight houun padlaa hotaa...ugich faaltu giri…lavkar saglyaana gheun aapan jeethun vegle zaalo hoto teethe ye”
“Chal Ramaakant, Rambhyaa saapadlaa…” Asa mhanun mee tyaachya paathivar thaap maarli…
Jaatana..mee maage valun tyaa zudpaanchyaa dishene paahile…
Aat laplele te ghaabarlele ‘DOLE’ malaa kaay mhanat astil asaa vichaar karat me ek minta teethech thaamblo..
Tar malaa ek dum spashta pane kaahi tari aiku aala…
“THANKS”