Sunday 6 January 2013

Tirupati Pada Yatra 2013, from Chennai to Tirumala Tirupati.

06, January 2013
MY EXPERIENCE
This is the 31st Patha Yathra organized  by SPIC’s present  and retired employees and also my 6th yathra. As usual we have started our preparations of our yathra well in advance. Got our accommodations at Tirupati hill on 4th January 2013. On 31st  night we had a small pooja at Shiva Vishnu Temple at T. Nagar, which was a regular feature. After breaking coconut at Shiva Vishnu Temple around 02.30 Hrs on 1st Jan 2013, we have started our Yathra. We have reached Rettai eari Kalyana mandapam around 07.00 Hrs via Nelson Manickam Road, Anna nagar, Villivakkam. After finishing our break fast reached Karanodai for Lunch. We had taken rest for about 2 hours in a rice mill premises.  Around 19.00 Hrs reached Periyapalayam and had the darshan of Lord  Shiva and Sri Bhavani Amman.

On Second day we have covered around 40 KM and reached Pichatur for our night halt, via Suruttappalli and Nagalapuram. On the way we had the darshan of Sri Pallikondeswarar at Surutapalli, Sri Saibaba ( Lunch was hosted by devotees of Nagalapuram ) and Sri Vedha Narayanasamy Perumal at Nagalapuram. This time also we have skipped Ramagiri. We have rested at a Kalyana mandapam arranged by Mr Gupta, one of our Fertilizer dealer and started our Third day Yathra around 02.30 Hrs.

On Third day we have reached Vadamalapet which was one of the toughest route and covered another 40 KM. On the route we had the Darshan of Sri Kalyana Venkatesa Perumal and Sorakkai Siddhar at Narayanavanam. We had our Lunch at Puthur and taken rest at Throwpathi Amman Temple’s Kalyana Mandapam, which was organized by a Devotee. This is a new event this time.

Since, we expect there will be important pooja at Sri Padmavathi Temple, which will make delay of our schedule, to avoid we have started our 4th day’s yathra in advance around 01.00 Hrs from Vadamal pet Kalyana mandapam. After darshan of Sri Padmavathi Thayar reached Alipiri foot hill for our hill yathra. This time I was able to climb 1250 steps without stopping for rest ( Thanks to Sri Balaji for given me the strength at this age ). We have got our darshan ticket ( 15.00 Hrs on 04-01-2013 ) at Kali Gopuram on 2083rd Step. Reached the top hill around 14.30 Hrs after taking our  lunch served on the way by devasthanam. We had the good Darshan of Sri Balaji around 20.00 Hrs. The total distance covered in this yathra was  150 KM from Chennai  and the steps climbed was 3550+ from Alipiri.

There was no major problems to any body. The team members ( 28 persons ) were at the age group of 19 years to 73 years. First two days, I was suffering from knee pain and it stabilized and there was no pain on third and 4th day. On climbing the steps I do not have any problems. On return, we 10 persons hired a Jeep for Srinivasa Mangapuram and had the darshan.

Thanks to Sri Balaji and our team members for making this yathra a successful and memorable one.


SRI BHAVANI AMMAN TEMPLE AT PERIYAPALAYAM

Amman is preparing for the daily Urchavam

ARUL MIGU SRI MARAGATHAMBIGAI SAMEDHA SRI PALLIKONDEESWARAR TEMPLE AT SURUTTAPPALLI

 Sri Pradosha Rishabam in Mandapam
 Back side view of the temple complex
 Ekapada Thirumoorthy
 Dakshinamurthy with Ambal ( A rare silamurti which is not available anywhere )

TEMPLE DIAGRAM
 Descriptions of silamoorthis locations
Descriptions of silamoorthis locations

 Front view of the Pallikondeswarar Temple 

Front Rajagopuram

SRI VEDAVALLI THAYAR & SRI VEDANARAYANA SWAMY TEMPLE AT NAGALAPURAM
 Thayar Sannidhi with West side Rajagopuram 
 West side Rajagopuram 
 Main Sannidhi with 3 tier Rajagopuram 
 Back side of west side arch / gopuram with 10 Avathara Stucco Images
North side Rajagopuram with corridor and nandhavanam 


SRI KALYANA VENKATESWARA PERUMAL  TEMPLE AT NARAYANAVANAM

 Stone vilakkuthoon ( Lamp post ), 16 pillar mandapam and the main Rajagopuram 
 Moolavar vimanam 

 Main shrine entrance gopuram with dwajasthambam 


SRI PADMAVATHI THAYAR TEMPLE AT TIRUCHANUR

  Padmavathi Thayar Temple Rajagopuram - early morning view 
Padmavathi Thayar Temple Rajagopuram - morning view SUN yet to come up 

SRI VENKATESA PERUMAL TEMPLE

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS
As per Kudavayil Balasubramaniyam, the 1542 CE inscription, in this temple records that special naivedyam of Athirasam to be offered to Lord on Deepavali Day. 

Details will be added latter...

 View of the bus route and mulangal muduchu gopuram ( in blue colour)
 Ladies are climbing on their knees 
 Mulangal Muduchu Raja gopuram - View from front side 
 Mulangal Muduchu Raja gopuram - View from back side with mountain 
 Periyalwar statue 
 Neerazhi mandapam in front of Sri Varaha Swamy temple
 Rajagopuram view at night 

SRINIVASA MANGAPURAM TEMPLE
Moolavar Vimanam 
Rajagopuram 
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA : ---

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