𝑨𝒎𝒎𝒖'𝒔 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔!

Poyil Kavu Durg Bhagavathy temple In the district of Kozhikode in Kerala India, there is a temple named Poyil Kavu in Chemmenchery, close to Koyilandi.  Once I stepped into the gate of that temple, I was shocked. There lied before me a dense forest in the middle of a sprawling town. The trees towered above, their branches twisting and gnarled like grasping fingers. A thick carpet of leaves muffled my footsteps as I made my way deeper into the woods towards the temple. Huge roots crisscrossed the sandy ground. I was astounded by the enormous canopy that cast a light in shadows. All but a few rays of sunlight were severely blocked from reaching the ground by the thick canopy of trees. I stood, dumbstruck and speechless. A 20-acre ancient dense forest of that size managed to withstand the relentless assault of urbanization? How and why? As usual, curiosity made me want to know more about it and what I found out was even more astounding. Similar to early 20 th century when US President