Monday, April 24, 2006
Temples city
Date: 13 - 17 April 2005.
Destinations: Kumbakonam & Palni , Tamil Nadu, India.
Mission: Visit all the NavaGraha temples and Palni.
All we could manage was General Class(GC) ticket. We took a train from Bangalore to Kumbakonam. As soon as the train entered station started searching for TT, got temporary accomodation in S4. Had a sound sleep untill thinks started looking fishy when TT didnot turn up to pick-up the difference amount for SL. When checked the TT had already got changed. We requested to new TT to issue the SL tickets to us. He said no seats. Well we knew the reality. Next station we headed to GC, our destnation was just 2stations away.
GC has lots of story to say. There is a guy sleeping on the highest level which has been allocated for luggages. Another lady has tied a Craddle to put her baby to sleep. There is a guy 5-6 golden chain hanging from the neck, trying to look rich and arrogant. there are ppl sitting in the walk path. Two lovers are try to curl up so that they get good sleep. Brother is making room for his sister to sit. A mom is put her 3yr old daugher to sleep between gap of single seaters. There is a guy fighting for some space to sit on chair. The fan is runnig full speed spready the nasty smell of toilet through out the boogy. Well......This is my INDIA. Just adjust maadi.
Reached our first destination, Kumbakonam. Got into AutoRickshaw, take us to bus stand (in tamilnad autos donot have meters, it's mere skills how u bargain) INR.20/- Just two curves away there is Bus Stand. It was just 5mins walk (Bakra bangaya). we took a room INR. 200/- per day just next to the bus stand. Decided to fresh up and start our expedition in another hour that's 0800hrs.
Plan:
Got 2 days.
Day One: need to cover 5 Temples.
Day Two: Remaining 4 temples + Velaganni
We got a pamplet from hotel guy. About the textual description of on which route we get which temple. Few of my destination is kind of take a bus from kumakonam->temple->kumbakonam->another temple->kumbakonam. We had to plan careful.
Destinations: Kumbakonam & Palni , Tamil Nadu, India.
Mission: Visit all the NavaGraha temples and Palni.
All we could manage was General Class(GC) ticket. We took a train from Bangalore to Kumbakonam. As soon as the train entered station started searching for TT, got temporary accomodation in S4. Had a sound sleep untill thinks started looking fishy when TT didnot turn up to pick-up the difference amount for SL. When checked the TT had already got changed. We requested to new TT to issue the SL tickets to us. He said no seats. Well we knew the reality. Next station we headed to GC, our destnation was just 2stations away.
GC has lots of story to say. There is a guy sleeping on the highest level which has been allocated for luggages. Another lady has tied a Craddle to put her baby to sleep. There is a guy 5-6 golden chain hanging from the neck, trying to look rich and arrogant. there are ppl sitting in the walk path. Two lovers are try to curl up so that they get good sleep. Brother is making room for his sister to sit. A mom is put her 3yr old daugher to sleep between gap of single seaters. There is a guy fighting for some space to sit on chair. The fan is runnig full speed spready the nasty smell of toilet through out the boogy. Well......This is my INDIA. Just adjust maadi.
Reached our first destination, Kumbakonam. Got into AutoRickshaw, take us to bus stand (in tamilnad autos donot have meters, it's mere skills how u bargain) INR.20/- Just two curves away there is Bus Stand. It was just 5mins walk (Bakra bangaya). we took a room INR. 200/- per day just next to the bus stand. Decided to fresh up and start our expedition in another hour that's 0800hrs.
Plan:
Got 2 days.
Day One: need to cover 5 Temples.
Day Two: Remaining 4 temples + Velaganni
We got a pamplet from hotel guy. About the textual description of on which route we get which temple. Few of my destination is kind of take a bus from kumakonam->temple->kumbakonam->another temple->kumbakonam. We had to plan careful.
...to be continued
|| Hash Gowda, 11:06 PM
Those 2 somethings...:
Wow! Interesting mission.:))
Waitingto hear more abt ur palani plan.
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