Temple Visits

On Sunday i had a good time with my family going to temples.

May 1 (Sunday) :

It was a planned trip. Our family with two of my father's colleague families started off from madurai by 6 A.M. in a mini bus. First we went to "Pillaiyarpatti". On the way we had our breakfast. At "Pillaiyarpatti" we had a good "Dharsan". The thing i liked about the temple is that there is no special tickets or admissions. Everyone has to form a single queue and worship "Ganesh". Good work by the Temple Management.

Then we went to "Thavasi Malai" near Pudukkotai. The temple is famous for "Bairavar". The temple was very simple and they were performing a "Yagam". We took part in it. It was very nice because the devotees can go near the Statue and even touch the Lord. After the "Yagam", the temple management has arranged for "Annadanam". We had our lunch there. Their hospitality was wonderful.

By 2:30 PM we started moving to "Samayapuram". Since it was on Sunday we expected a huge crowd. To our surprise there was a reasonable crowd and not a huge one. Thank God... At "Samayapuram" we all enjoyed the activities of a small elephant. It was very small and doing nauthy things. Thought of taking a snap of the elephant, but the people around there didnot allow me to take the snap. After coming out of the temple i rang to Mahesh and talked with him. He told me he would see me on the way to Madurai from Trichy near his house.

Then we went to "SriRangam" temple. We reached there by 5:30 pm. They told that the temple will be closed from 6pm to 7pm for special pooja. We rushed inside the temple and managed to get the "Dharshan" by 6pm sharp.

The worst fact is that at SriRangam temple there is no "Free Dharshan". If you want to see the God you have to pay atleast 2 rupees. A temple without "Free Dharshan", really bad.

Then we took off from Trichy to Madurai. I could not meet Mahesh, as he had some guests in his house and has to attend to them. Near Trichy bus stand we went to a hotel and had our dinner. It was fun at the hotel. Everyone ordering an item and getting someother thing to eat.

The trip was all over and we reached our house by 12 pm.

Had a wonderful day!!!!!