It was 1971 when Pakistan attacked the Longewala border, it was night time and the Indian army was not ready. But as the night progressed, the Indian army got ready and won the war in the morning. I am not in favor of war of any country because politicians get thousands of innocent soldiers killed for their greed. Well, my thoughts cannot put an end to any war except my thoughts.
So, in memory of the war of 1971, a war memorial has been built on the Longewala border, which I went to see this December 2025. This was the time when 'the border' road event ended a day before. I did volunteering in the event, after which I roamed around Jaisalmer to feel refreshed and Longewala also became a part of this sightscene.
This war memorial included vehicles, tanks, guns and other types of weapons captured in the war. Also, the fighter jets used by the Indian Air Force to win the war were also displayed here as showpieces. The details of the war, trenches all around, public around and sand flying in the hot sun told me how desolate and desolate this place is.
This is a desert, there is no vegetation here. Because the temperature goes up to 56 degrees in summers and -3 to -5 in winters, both seasons are very extreme here. Monsoon does not come here because there is no greenery here, only sandstorms come here in summers and escaping from these storms is no less than a magic.
The water in the ground here is very deep, about 1000 feet. And when water comes above the ground through borewells, it is salty. If you put so much salty water in your mouth, you will vomit. Only mineral water for drinking, not only this, if you have to gargle, you will have to use mineral water. Difficult place, difficult solutions.
This is my entry for #monomad challenge.
Disclaimer: This post is originally written in Hindi and I have used Google Translator to translate the Hindi text in English. All the photos have been clicked by me from Sony a7iii and edited in lightroom.
