VELUDHARAN TEMPLES VISIT : Tirupati Pada Yatra 2013, from Chennai to Tirumala Tirupati.

Sunday 6 January 2013

Tirupati Pada Yatra 2013, from Chennai to Tirumala Tirupati.

06, January 2013

MY EXPERIENCE

This is the 31^st Patha Yathra organized by SPIC’s present and retired employees and also my 6^th yathra. As usual we have started our preparations of our yathra well in advance. Got our accommodations at Tirupati hill on 4^th January 2013. On 31^st 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 1^st 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 4^th 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 2083^rd 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 4^th 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

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...