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Our Mumbai - Delhi Visits Mar-Apr 2015

Our Mumbai - Delhi Visits

#1. MUMBAI (Thane, Malad)

Vijaya and I left Chennai at 11.55 midday on Thursday, 19th March for Thane by Mumbai Express. We traveled by 3 AC. Traveled the entire day and night and reached Thane the next day (20th March) by 12.45 midday. Vishnu had come to the station to receive us. We drove to Regency Towers and had lunch. Savithri and Vasanth reached by 2 PM.

21-03-2015 At Sudhakar flat. 1st day rites of the Annual. Sithakumbam. At 3 PM we two went to Krishnaraj house and then to Nirupama house where Kamakshi is staying for the day. Kamakshi and Krishnaraj are leaving Mumbai permanently for settling in Bangalore by this April end.

22-03-2015 2nd day rites. Sugavanam came by flight from Chennai. Vijaya cooked.

23-03-2015 VARUSHAPTIKAM of Sundaresan. Vijaya cooked.

24-03-2015 Grekkiam. Went off well. Lunch from caterers. We two left Thane at 5 PM along with Sugavanam whose flight was at 7.30. After dropping him, Sudhakar took us to Malad to Ravi's house. We stayed at Ganesan's house for the night.

25-03-2015 Ganesan house, Malad. We left Malad by 2.45PM in a taxi and reached Mumbai Central Rly station by 4-10. Aug Kranti Rajdhani Express left Mumbai at 5.40 PM for Nizamuddin. We travelled by 2 AC.

#2. NEW DELHI.

26-03-2015  We reached NZM by 11 AM. Comfortable journey. Poornima and her daughter, Vaishnavi, came to NZM and took us home. Sankar is working in Gwalior and his mother is at Mayur Vihar with Poornima. Lunch and then rested.

27-03-2015 Poornima's house. We all went to a place, 20 km away, called Garden of Five Senses, In two autos. Not attractive. Returned home by 8PM - SAKET to Rajiv Chowk in 1st Metro then Rajiv C to Mayur Vihar in 2nd Metro. Vaishanavi prepared Punjabi khana, tasty.

28-03-2015. SRI RAMA NAVAMI. Breakfast at Poornima's house. Then, at 10.30 we two and P & V left by Metro to Janakpuri East where Vasu was waiting for us. Reached Vasu's house in car, P&V had lunch here and they left. After night meals, we went to Bama's house at Mohan Garden. She. Ravi, and Sridhar live there in one building 2nd, 3rd, 4th floors. (lift facility). Slept in Bama's house.

29-03-2015 In Bama's house.  Breakfast (dosai), lunch with Ravi family, Chitra, Usha family. Later, Srikanth, Jayashree,and family, and Magesh came. WC finals at Melbourne - AUS beat NZL. Dinner at Ravi's house. Raghavan Bama took us back to Vasu's place.

30-03-2015 Vasu's house. Went to SRI RAM MANDIR, Dwaraka, in the evening.

31-03-2015 Breakfast Poori-Channa by Rajalakshmi. Then Vasu took us to Usha's house. We stayed there. Lunch. Gopal came from office at 9 PM. We slept by 11 AM. In Usha's house, the Western toilet is on the floor above.

01-04-2015 Usha's house. Breakfast dosai. Lunch. School reopened for Aparajita (Veena). Vasu came at 5 and took us home. Slept in Vasu's house.

02-04-2015 GOVARDAN, MATHURA, VRINDAVAN. We left with Vasu, Raghavan at 7.30 AM for Mathura. Breakfast at a roadside dhaba. First to Govardan koil. Very crowded. Sri Krishna lifted this mountain with His little finger to save cows and His friends from rains! From there to Mathura - Sri Ram Janma Sthan. Good place. Then to Virundavan, where there are many koils for Krishna and Radha. Finally to PREM MANDIR, a modern Koil and started back to Delhi. Reached Vasu's place by 12 midnight. 

03-04-2015 Breakfast at Vasu's and then Srikanth came there and he took us to his house at Dwaraka. Lunch. At 3 PM we drove to a mall at Gurgaon. Srikanth purchased dresses and I also purchased for A-A and S-S. On return we went to Reliance Trends store at Dwaraka and again purchased dresses for children.

04-04-2015 Srikanth house.

05-04-2015 KURUKSHETRA. Woke up at 4 AM and after bath, we two, Srikanth and family left in Srikanth's car to Kurukshetra. Picked up Raghavan and Vasu on the way and proceeded. On the way stopped at a huge dhaba called AMRIK SUKHDEV and had breakfast. Sandwich for me and Paratha for others. Oh, how much they give butter per plate !!

Then drove to Kurukshetra, the holiest place, where the Mahabharat Yudd happened. Also it is the place where VISHNU SAHASRANAMAM was rendered first. Also, Sri Krishnan delivered BHAGVAD GITA to Arjuna here. We engaged a guide who took us to many places. The GITA UPDESH STHAL where Sri Krishna did the Gita updesh : I felt so emotional, I wept uncontrollably. Then I chanted 25 slokas from Gita which was repeated by Vijaya, Vasu, Jayashree. Good experience.

Lunch (Jayashree had prepared Puliyodharai, thayir saadam) and then at 5 PM left for Delhi back. Vasu's house at 9.30PM. Srikanth, family, Raghavan left.

06-04-2015. Vasu's house. Evening went to ISKCON temple Dwaraka. First to Srikanth house. They presented us with sari and veshti.Vas

07-04-2015 Vasu's house. At 6 PM went around Vikaspuri. Purchased sweets.

08-04-2015 Vasu's house and started back to Chennai. After lunch, we left Vasu's house by 1-20 PM drove to Nizamuddin station and reached by 3-15 PM. The Rajdhani Express to Chennai left NZM at 4.00 PM. 2 AC.

09-04-2015 Travel. We reached Chennai at 8.40 PM. Comfortable journey. Arvind had come to receive us with Aditi and Arjun. I was so happy to see the kids.

Thus ended our 17 days' trip to Mumbai and Delhi. All as per plans and without a hitch. No sickness, no illness. We went to Kurukshetra, my ambition and dream. 
All due to the grace of Sri Krishna. Also to Vasu, Rajalakshmi, Srikanth, Jayashree, Usha, Gopal, Bama, Raghavan, Ravi, Radha at Delhi; and, Pattu Manni, Suresh, Vaishali, Sudhakar, Revathi at Thane, Mumbai. God bless them all.


Rajappa
12-04-2015





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