We visited Tirumala Temple

Ashok, Vijaya, and I left our house on 24th November (Sunday) by 9 AM by 49 bus and then an auto to Akila's house at Valasarawakkam. From there a group of 15 people left for Tirumala in a van. The driver took us via Puzhal, Red Hills, Tada, Sri Kalahasti, and Renigunta. Another group of about 15 travelled in a second van.

We carried food-packets from a caterers and we ate the food on the way. We reached கீழ் திருப்பதி by 6 PM and took the mountain road for Tirumala. There was a tortuous checkup at the start of the climb. And at Tirumala we had to search for the Mutt where we were to stay.

Each family was allotted a room in the Mutt. We three stayed in R. No 7. Kamakshi, Krishnaraj, his son, Poornima, Jayasankar, their two "kids", Jayasankar's brother, his wife, a kid, Jayasankar's amma, we three, Lalita, Kumar, Janani, Ramsundar, their son, Akila, Raja, Shobha, Anand, Aishwarya, their two children, four from Kamakshi's in-law side (total 30) stayed there.

After food, at 9-15 PM we decided to go to the koil and have the darshan. We three, Akila, Raja, Lalita, Shobha (total 7) left by a jeep, purchased Rs. 300.00 ticket each, and hurried along the path to have the Darshan. There was no crowd at all and we were able to reach the Garg Gruha by 1015PM. We had a good Darshan of Sri Venkateswarar.

A milling crowd was there near the Hundial and at the Laddu Centre. Finally, we reached the Mutt by 11.45 PM and slept.

A satisfying Darshan.

rajappa
1.00 PM
26-11-2013

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