Even as the woody patches along the river have largely disappeared with the passage of time, my observations too were largely similar during my first visit on 16th January, 2005. Then posted as an IPS probationer, learning the basics of policing in Bhagalpur, I got so fascinated by the beauty, calm and serenity of the surroundings, especially near the banks of the river at Bateshwarsthan, right from the first visit, that they gradually converted me into a regular visitor during my subsequent stay. Years later, long after those nostalgic days of 2005, I specially made another revisit to refresh former memories on 27th March, 2016, and fortunately, thereafter, the visits have continued regularly since May, 2017, onwards, when I got posted in Bhagalpur again, though this time in a different capacity, as the DIG. The repeated visits have always enriched my knowledge base and have successively left the mind more craving than ever for another revisit.

To be continued...