Tag: sabarimala
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Day 5-8 : Impromptu Guruvayur Road Trip
Ever since Dad has been down, hardly get any time, busy moving around, meeting relatives etc. Out of the blue, last couple of days ran off to Guruvayur on a Road Trip! For the first time, I drove straight from Kollam to Guruvayur and back in two days, a total of 444 km! The drive […]
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Day 4 – Swami Sharanam
Woke up as early as 3am. Took a bath and headed to pick dad from the Airport. En route while driving over, I was forced to slow down at a Paripally temple, where the festival procession had taken onto the road. On the way, came across 11 elephants in the 60km drive. Coming to the […]
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Day 2 – Swami Sharanam
Today woke up an hour late. Yet to come to terms with my ceiling fan – the regulator no longer works and it gets terribly cold in the morning. Morning temple visit was uneventful, though cycling on a light stomach seemed arduous. Lunch was sumptuous with mom showing a sigh of relief and joy that […]
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Day 1 – Swami Sharanam
All in all was a very good day. Started off by waking up early in the morning 5.30am. Took a bath and went to the Mahaganapathi temple. Did maala pooja and marked the beginning of my fast. Adapting to a fruit diet for breakfast, even though it sounded good, ended up with a headache at […]
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Peace, Prosperity and Good Health – Swami Sharanam
Almost a year since my premier pilgrimage to Sabarimala, the abode of Lord Ayyappa. Embarking on my second this month. God willing, I hope to go there as often as my health permits. From tomorrow, will be embarking on a fast and this time have included facebook to the list of forbidden activities during the […]
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