Date: 2 & 3-May-2016
Visited Thirupathi for the 1st time.
Hired a cab from Chennai and started by 8am on 2-May-2016. Stop for break fast coffee on the way.
Reached Thirupathi & onward journey to Thirumala.2 months earlier we booked online for accommodation & darshan. So, went to information counter and took the room details. After a small rest at room, came down for lunch.
Our darshan time is 9pm. So little shopping before that. Purchased kurta for myself, ottikko kattikko vesti for Prashanth as there are dress code restrictions for "Seekra darshan" Rs.300/- per person.
Though Rs.300/- queue is "empty" but when it joins with Rs.50/- queue, crowd starts running while it increased as we move forward. Within an hour & half, we finished the darshan, saw Vimana Venkatesa also and came out for laadu collection. Walk to our cab parking and back to room by night 11.30;
Next day started from room,
Visit to Agasa ganga & Pabavinasam
Had plan to visit Padmavathi temple as well as Suruta palli. Thinking of crowd at Padmavathi temple, went straight to Suratapalli. Though reached by 12.30, "heard" the temple may be locked, back to Chennai by 4pm on 3-May-16.
Visited Thirupathi for the 1st time.
Hired a cab from Chennai and started by 8am on 2-May-2016. Stop for break fast coffee on the way.
Our darshan time is 9pm. So little shopping before that. Purchased kurta for myself, ottikko kattikko vesti for Prashanth as there are dress code restrictions for "Seekra darshan" Rs.300/- per person.
Next day started from room,
Visit to Agasa ganga & Pabavinasam
Had plan to visit Padmavathi temple as well as Suruta palli. Thinking of crowd at Padmavathi temple, went straight to Suratapalli. Though reached by 12.30, "heard" the temple may be locked, back to Chennai by 4pm on 3-May-16.
Even to listen learn and read about someone's visit to Thirupathi Lord Balaji is a Blessing, I feel.
ReplyDeleteFrom this morning, I read about two such travelogues.
thank u.
subbu thatha.