The early morning darshan at Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam began with a ceremonial awakening ritual featuring a cow, horse, and elephant. Devotees witnessed the majestic reclining deity and explored the vast temple complex, known as the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world, enriched with spiritual history and architectural grandeur.
Category: Tamil Nadu
Hyderabad to Srirangam, Thanjavur & Kumbakonam – A 3 Day Temple Trail
After many years, I am finally returning to writing on this blog. It is not that I stopped travelling during this time. In fact, I travelled quite a bit. The only difference was that I never found the time to sit down and write about those journeys. Now I plan to revisit many of my…
A Day in a City: Kanyakumari
My day in Kanyakumari. It has all the activities and places to visit in the city. It includes, Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Thiruvalluvar Statue, Padmanabhapuram Palace, Sunrise and Sunset view point, Kumari Amman Temple, Mahatma Gandhi Mandapam etc.
Ooty : Hill Retreat in South India – Day 2
My 2nd day in Ooty. This is just after I ran my Ooty Ultra -15K. We have visited 2 places: Government Botanical Gardens and Ooty Lake.
Ooty : Hill Retreat in South India – Day 1
My first day at the 19th century British hill station in South India. Ooty is known for its pleasant climate especially during 1960s to 1990s.