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Dzükou lily blooming at Dzükou Valley of Manipur

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Dzükou lily blooming at Dzükou Valley of Manipur.

Photographer: Ropesh Thouna Wangamba

Dzükou lily blooming at Dzükou valley in Manipur.

Dzükou lily blooming at Dzükou valley in Manipur.

Dzükou valley of Manipur.

Dzükou lily blooming at Dzükou valley in Manipur.

Dzükou valley of Manipur.

Seeing the pictures and hearing so much about the beauty of Dzukou Valley, I am deeply inspired by the untouched beauty and have always wanted to walk and see this beautiful place. I still haven’t been able to go to this place and someday I hope to see this place.

Sometime back in January of 2015, I had participated in NYC Midnight’s short story contest and was assigned a Ski-Fi genre, a genre which is definitely not my strength. However I wrote ‘A walk at Dzukou Valley’. In this story , I used the location of Dzukou Valley and wrote based on what I have seen in many of the pictures, and my deep desire to go to Dzukou. I got Honorable Mention of the story for the contest and one of the Judge mentioned “The exotic setting of the Dzukou Valley is a plus.”

#Honorable Mention ‘A walk at Dzukou Valley’ by Monica Ingudam

SYNOPSIS – There was a choice, to travel real time in the retirement party menu, to travel at any location on earth to live organically before retiring the body. And I have 5 days to live and find my love, my love I was supposed to meet 50 years ago when I was 28.

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Dzukou Valley of Manipur

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Dzukou Valley of Manipur. Photographer: Jogamani Sharma

Dzuko Valley of Manipur. A place my heart seeks to go.

And I hope to watch the sunrise at Dzuko Valley of Manipur someday.

I have heard so much about this stream at Dzuko Valley of Manipur.

A peaceful view of Dzuko Valley of Manipur. The much needed peace in Manipur.

Dzuko Valley of Manipur. I could walk miles and miles just to see this place.

Seeing the pictures and hearing so much about the beauty of Dzukou Valley, I am deeply inspired by the untouched beauty and have always wanted to walk and see this beautiful place. Someday I hope to see this place.

Sometime back in January of 2015, I had participated in NYC Midnight’s short story contest and was assigned a Ski-Fi genre, a genre which is definitely not my strength. However I wrote ‘A walk at Dzukou Valley’. In this story , I used the location of Dzukou Valley and wrote based on what I have seen in many of the pictures, and my deep desire to go to Dzukou. I got Honorable Mention of the story for the contest and one of the Judge mentioned “The exotic setting of the Dzukou Valley is a plus.”

#Honorable Mention ‘A walk at Dzukou Valley’ by Monica Ingudam

SYNOPSIS – There was a choice, to travel real time in the retirement party menu, to travel at any location on earth to live organically before retiring the body. And I have 5 days to live and find my love, my love I was supposed to meet 50 years ago when I was 28.

A Bamboo Bridge at Sekmai, Manipur.

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A Bamboo Bridge at Sekmai, Manipur. Photographer: Sikendro Leichombam

Bamboo Bridge at Sekmai, Manipur.

Bamboo Bridge at Sekmai, Manipur.

Bamboo Bridge at Sekmai, Manipur. Would love to walk on this bridge someday. Have you ?

Beautiful collection of Sunflowers

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Sunflower is my flower, someday I would love to have a garden filled with sunflowers and sunflowers only. Beautiful collection of Sunflowers shared by family of FindingTheVoices. Thanks for sharing.

 

#Sunflower blooming bright and colorful. I love sunflowers. Simple with no fragrance and yet so beautiful. A photograph by Bimal Thongam
Sunflower, love it anywhere anytime, A photograph by Bimal Thongam
Seeking for #Sunflower , despite the heat of the sun. A photograph by Bimal Thongam
Beautiful Sunflower, A photograph by Bimal Thongam
A Walk in a field filled with Sunflower , A photograph by Bobo Meitei
Sunflower always brightens my day. Do you like sunflowers ? , A photograph by Bobo Meitei
You would want to walk through this garden filled with beautiful sunflowers blooming. It’s yellow, wild and beautiful. A picture by Thiyam General at Busan, South Korea.
You would want to walk through this garden filled with beautiful sunflowers blooming. It’s yellow, wild and beautiful. A picture by Thiyam General at Busan, South Korea.
You would want to walk through this garden filled with beautiful sunflowers blooming. It’s yellow, wild and beautiful. A picture by Thiyam General at Busan, South Korea.
Missing the sunshine on a cold friday morning with snow every where. But we have a beautiful picture of a sunflower cheering us up. Happy Friday everyone. A photograph by Bimal Thongam
#Sunflower blooming at Lilong Higher Secondary School, #Manipur A photograph by Mahesh RK
Yet another beautiful sunflower, A photograph by Surajit Murasingh
#Sunflower Free me, let me walk in the field, filled with sunflowers. A photograph by Freeman Thiyam
You say why a sunflower ? And I say why not a #Sunflower ? A photograph by Rajkumar Napoleon
#Sunflower blooming at Lilong Higher Secondary School, #Manipur A photograph by Mahesh RK
#Sunflower Simple and beautiful. , A photograph by Manjiil Sharma
It’s a brand new day starting on a clean slate. Beautiful #Sunflower , A photograph by Loyangamba Khundongbam
And I wait for my garden filled with #Sunflower blooming, sunflowers I can glance in between reading words, beautiful words. A photograph by Ronald Meitei
#Sunflower blooming at Lilong Higher Secondary School, #Manipur A photograph by Mahesh RK
Beautiful Sunflower, A photograph by Kosygin Leishangthem

Morning Worship

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I have always been fascinated and love the sight of the morning worship of my mother, giving the feeling of purity. This is a very common sight in many household in Manipur (Small vessel filled with water, flowers offered with light and incense stick in the early morning before/as the sun rises)

 

In times of Conflict, No one can take our spirit away, Spread the love on Valentine’s Day 2014

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Valentine‘s Day was associated more with romantic love, it’s celebrated now by all even small kids in preschool and kindergarten making cards for everyone in the class, for the teachers, for parents, friends and now it’s all about LOVE and your SPIRIT. Celebrating Valentine’s Day in the midst of all the conflict, discrimination and crimes faced by our people, it’s our way of saying “Even in time of Conflict, No one can take our spirit away”

Spread the love on Valentine’s Day 2014.

Inspired by Paradise Road, a strong movie showing the amazing strength and courage in woman surviving hardships and emerging as survivors. The group of women from different countries and social levels are prisoners in a Japanese POW camp,, organizes a vocal band in spite of their guards resistance and a way to bring a smile during those conflicting time. The power of music kept them together during such hard times of war and go through the conflicting phase.

Thanks everyone for contributing to this Album and participating in spreading the love.

In the woods, far away from the din of crowded human settlements, where the air is claimed by smog, the rooms and fronts occupied by plastic plants, it stood swaying above the dark green healthy leaves. The tall trees around it had their branches over it, as though they had grown at the attempts to view the beauty, just like a giraffe’s neck at the attempts to get food. Who wouldn’t stop by to admire you, who wouldn’t be dazzled, you are called beauty, which can soothe an aching heart, clear a muddled mind and blurred eyes. You need not leave your place, you don’t ask for their attention, you are you, the beautiful you. A photograph by Bobo Meitei
I see this beautiful peas flower blooming in my Mother’s garden and I think of you, so simple, beautiful, local and delicate just like you. A photograph by Bimal Thongam
I may be small and tiny but jewelers in Manipur designed earrings on our look. You will see me blooming bringing smile to many and even worn by beautiful people of Manipur as earring design. Do you know my name? A photograph by Bimal Thongam.
People fight with their own feelings making them drown fighting the unstoppable current. Why not go with the flow and see the fate ? Do you always have to carve the path yourself ? A photograph by Bimal Thongam
Khagileihao angangba, this flower was a gift from Chinese King(China was called Khagi during those days) to King Khagemba of Manipur for defeating and killing of their notorious army general Maidana. It’s a symbol of friendship and also a highly valued medicinal plant. A photograph by Ronald Meitei
I am not a writer and I am not a poet, if you could just look at me and feel what I am feeling, you will put all the words to shame. A photograph by Bimal Thongam
We are so different, we don’t agree on anything making each other mad and angry. And yet we are incomplete without each other. Do you call this love? A photograph by Bimal Thongam
When you find beauty even in the midst of her tantrums and anger, you know love is still in the air. And you surrender with a beautiful red flower to make up for peace even when you are right making her right. A photograph by Bimal Thongam
Though #Valentine’s Day was associated more with romantic love, it’s celebrated by all even small kids in preschool and kindergarten making cards for everyone in the class, for the teachers, for parents and now it’s all about #love. A photograph by Bimal Thongam
Red Red roses ready at the florist. Maybe it’s to surprise your special someone or maybe to make up. Be sure she likes roses. A photograph by Bobo Meitei
A beautiful picture from Yaisana Huidrom dedicating to Findingthevoices and all listeners and viewers. Thanks everyone for your participation and making Findingthevoices your platform. it’s important to find small things in life to keep our spirits high in the midst of all the conflicts we see everyday. Thank you. A photograph by Yaisana Huidrom
Red flower catching your attention energizing you as you walk by and why not, Red is the color of energy, passion and action. A photograph by Bobo Meitei
Between living with love and burdening yourself with hate, I choose love (though hate could be very tempting!) A photograph by Wahengbam Sagar.
Don’t fall in Love with someone who says right things,fall in love with someone who does the right things. Contributed by Rebeck Loutongbam
“Learning to hate what I love” to which I replied ” I would rather be hated for who I am, instead of being loved for who I am not, for who you want me to become” A photograph by Ronald Meitei
In #love you do things termed as “Foolish and lacking judgment” and asked “What were you thinking ?” by people who have never been in love. But you don’t think when you are in love. A photograph by Ronald Meitei
A beautiful red flower blooming somewhere in Manipur. Do you know the name of this flower ? A photograph by Priyojit Akoijam
Life with me is not going to be smooth, accept me with all my thorns. A photograph by Priyojit Akoijam
Be bold and speak up for what you feel. When it’s not in your upbringing to be expressive of your feelings, and is awkward to speak openly with your immediate family in matters of the heart, how could you be bold ? A photograph by Thiyam General
Red kalanchoe flower somewhere at Kakching in Manipur. RED color sparkling the love making you stop to click such a beautiful flower. With Valentine’s day coming up, lets have red flower theme for picture of the day. Mobile Photography by Rebeck Loutongbam

Yellow Flowers

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Beautiful yellow flowers. Yellow is full of creative and intellectual energy. Do you like yellow flowers ? Collection of Yellow flowers contributed by the family of FindingTheVoices

For Dog lovers as pet : Dedicated to “Ruby the dog” and all Missing dogs in Manipur

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This Album is dedicated to “Ruby the dog”, all dog lovers as pet and all dogs who went missing in Manipur landing up in people’s plate, without giving a chance to the owner to say Good bye.

STOP stealing people’s pet. STOP eating people’s pet. If you want to eat, buy it, raise your own and eat it but STOP eating by stealing people’s pet.

Ruby The Dog

Such an adorable little dog, With soft black and white fur, And expressive beautiful eyes, Winning everyone’s heart, The minute she walked in our home.

She guarded the house, Welcoming family and friends with her wagging tail, And barking notoriously warning us of strangers, She practically grew up with us, Witnessing every milestones of our life.

She gets older, bony and almost blind, And one fine day she went for a walk never to return back, Words spread that Ruby was hit by a truck, But no trace of her and no body found, And we never got a chance to say goodbye.

It’s a small community, Where you always know who is doing what, But no one will say anything about Ruby’s truck accident, Time went by, Searches continues without any success.

Mr. Mei fully drunk walks by our and his “Leirak” (road leading to home), Swaying and barely able to walk, As though he had the last ounce of guilt left in drunken body, He confessed that he ate one and only “Matum” (piece)of Ruby, As the others are gobbled up by the other drunks.

I had many affairs with so many dogs in my life, earlier with lots of Desis and later with the videshis, but that also a GSD gone, a Dobb gone, a Labb stolen few days back and at present having an affair with my latest Weiler – Rocky Picture Courtesy : Loyangamba Khundongbam
I am Milo, Lives beside Biotechnology Department, Assam University, I don’t have a master but love by all the Scholars of the Department, I enjoy coffee every evening in the Canteen with them,Homeless but living happily…Picture courtesy : Gautam Seram
I am waiting for my Master; The wait is long but it will be all worth it; Picture Courtesy : Bimal Thongam
I am Ngangba,If you meet me I will surely brighten your day,And you will agree with my Master’s choice of my name.Picture Courtesy : Sagolsem Romeo
My paper boy- Loya who brings in my morning paper everyday.. Picture courtesy : Devendra Hijam
How can I complain when I am adopted by my beautiful Miss and I look forward our fun time together. Picture Courtesy : Yaishana Huidrom
I am Chaoba and when I was just 2 months old my mother went missing, stolen by someone and I still wait for her.Picture courtesy : Shyamo Ingudam
It’s lonely to be home less; I could be a good company; And I will keep looking for my home.Picture Courtesy : Bimal Thongam
Summers could be terrible; in a crowded place like this place to look for a shelter isn’t easy. When the temperature soars we could be wild. But at a time like this, when the bright hot ball has gone down, I feel again that I am alive. May it’s the spongy surface, sometimes the breeze and then the edible litters. Picture courtesy : Bobo Meitei
Reacts fondly with love to her master, maybe weak but dangerous to strangers, no one dares to enter her teritory…Her name is SHONBI..feeding her cute puppies… Picture courtesy : Gobin Sapam
Little Anhiya playing with Maria and we are best friends ever. Photo Courtesy : Ronald Meitei
I am Brando and love swimming. Want to watch me swim? Photo Courtesy : Geetanjali Naorem.
My name is Black; I am a proud mommy of 8 puppies; I have an awesome Master; Life is good. Photo Courtesy : Ronel Seram
Our beautiful Mom’s name is Black and wild Dad’s name is Vodka; It’s time to move out and we are looking for a home.Picture Courtesy : Ronel Seram
We are part of your family, love and pamper us. We love to snuggle on a cold winter day in Manipur. A picture for dog lovers as pet. A photograph by Bimal Thongam
Master sends Lots of love from his core of heart and always missing every moment….!!!Picture courtesy : Nelson Khundrakpam
Meet Petty and (Late) Pluto, eleven years old. Unfortunately, Pluto died on Sept 29 this year due to cancer after trying chemo 2 years back. Blessed to have a wonderful Miss who gives us so much love. Picture courtesy : Elizabeth Okram
I’m Kitty, 1.9years old. A CARING Mother, A Watchdog, And I love my Family very much. What I like the most apart from meat is MANGO and BANANA. I eat a lot of fruits and CHAMFUT as well. Picture courtesy : Denis Takhellambam
Gollu and Tingting during good times. Picture Courtesy : Yaishana Huidrom
I am Ngangba,If you meet me I will surely brighten your day, And you will agree with my Master’s choice of my name. Picture Courtesy : Sagolsem Romeo
I am a little late but I am looking to join my clans to join against people who steals dog. My teeths are sharp very very sharp. Picture courtesy : Bimal Thongam
The Dog Whisperer in Manipur. Tell me about your fear and insecurity of walking freely in the streets of Manipur. Picture courtesy : Birosh Junior
I am BG and I am calm, come play with me. Picture Courtesy : Yaishana Huidrom
I want a real dog as my pet, My Mama gets one of these every time, But I want a real dog, She says I can have it when I am big and can take care of of the dog all by myself, I am ready but she wouldn’t listen. Picture courtesy : Monica Ingudam
I love pets, specially dogs, as the saying goes ‘A dog is a man’s best friend’ and I do find that to be very true. I took inspiration from the context of ‘friendship and relationships’, the foundation or core of which I feel is/should be based on loyalty, faithfulness and willingness to ‘wait’, to brave through the ups and downs of life.. Picture Courtesy : RÏĸa Guite
I have been fed and trained, trained to do their bidding. I am a mere pet; if I didn’t have a master, I would have been one of those vulnerable ones. It was hard, but rigorous practice makes one get used to it. I am a mere animal who wants to live. And I do this, for I want to live. Picture courtesy : Bobo Meitei
I am adopted and named Pirate by my Master because of my eyes. I am quite friendly but could be scary and annoying if you are a stranger. If you are a stranger but approved by my Master I could be your best friend.
Nothing beats napping in our favorite cozy place, My owner doesn’t eat chicken but when people offer her chicken, She saves it for us , calling us Bonee and Bonee Cha with her sweet voice we know we are having a big treat. Picture courtesy : Bimal Thongam
I am Boobaa and am adopted by my Master and I love playing with Puchu the cat. Picture Courtesy : Ingudam Manoranjan
Loves to eat, annoy and sleep like any other yet pertaining. Can’t do without her. That’s my Candace, my best friend. Lots of love. Picture courtesy : Sneha Thapa
Many people don’t like the Dachshund breed but this one has given me so many memories to cherish, he is quite the cunning one. His name is Willy Boy. Picture Courtesy : Dayrik Nemo Kh
My beloved Tingting left me but I will never ever forget you Tinku. Picture Courtesy : Yaishana Huidrom
I have no master, I have no name but the love of my kids are unconditional. Picture courtesy : Amit Sharma Kongbrailatpam
It was really a scorching day. We had exhausted all our water supplies, no one was willing to be adventurous. So we just walked into a monastery. Beside the heavy gilded door was a large pot filled up to its brim with water, it was where the dog was spotted. He knew that the lens was on him. For a while I thought I had just disturbed someone, then the expression, the guilty, made me capture this. Picture courtesy : Bobo Meitei
My lazy Raja, always occupying my space.. Picture courtesy : James Soibam
We are just 5 weeks old; Waiting to be named; Playing at Khuman Lampak. Picture courtesy : Jin So Athokpam
How lucky am I to have a little Master as my best friend. Picture Courtesy : Putulu Ningombam
This is the moment I wait for, to be with my Master. Picture Courtesy : Laynyn Laithangbam
I am Brando and love swimming. Want to watch me swim? Photo Courtesy : Geetanjali Naorem.

Thanks everyone for sharing these beautiful pictures of your dog and sharing about your dog.