On Sunday (November 14, 2010) I frequented two of my favourite temples in Chennai – The Satyanarayana Temple and the Chennai department of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, equally positioned at T.Nagar, Chennai’s promoting and advertising and marketing hub.
The Satyanarayana Temple is one in every of its selection in Chennai. The presiding deity is Lord Satyanarayana. The opposite deities are Lord Hanuman, Lord Venkateswara, Lord Narasimha (The Lion God), Goddess Mahalakshmi (Goddess of Prosperity), Lord Hayagriva (the God of Studying), Andal (The devotee who afterwards merged with the God), Lord Rama along with his family and Sudarshana. I visited this temple after virtually 6 months to thank him for blessing me with a boy or woman (my lady).
I then frequented the Chennai Department of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) and sought the blessings of the Lord Balaji, along with his consort (Goddess Padmavathi). I suppose it was God’s calling and I made the choice to make a go to to Tirupati (the richest Hindu temple) the upcoming day (November 15, 2010).
The day begun with a impolite get up at 4.00 AM as I needed to attain the boarding place at 5.00 PM. I bathed, refreshed and achieved my boarding place at T.Nagar in 15, a doc of sorts as you journey so much faster by foot within the space (which is by the way the coronary coronary heart of Chennai’s advertising and marketing and promoting motion). Sometimes you journey this house by foot in half-hour and by car in an hour (4 intervals that point via peak festive interval).
For the uninitiated, Chennai is discovered within the southern most state of Tamil Nadu, although Tirupati is located within the situation of Andhra Pradesh.
I boarded the Tempo Traveller together with 11 some others (excluding driver). 1 set of 6 travellers, comprising two individuals (husband, spouse and son) had been from the Indian state of Rajasthan who’ve come on a tour down south India and the second partner and youngsters of 5 prospects had been being from Chennai, who had been occurring a family members operate. Considered one of their family members’ child hair was changing into offered, as it’s their partner and youngsters deity.
I used to be seated subsequent to the motive force. The previous day (Sunday night time time) I skilled watched EPL and went to mattress at 00.30 a number of hours delighted to see our key rivals Chelsea trailing -2 at home to Sunderland (I help Manchester United within the EPL, Barcelona at La Liga and Brazil within the intercontinental stage). I, thus, had plans to seize up with my misplaced sleep.
Splendid from the second I boarded the bus and the journey commenced, I daresay relaxation was the final concern on the second. It was drizzling a bit. However the matter that shook me up was the way in which the motorized vehicle was being pushed.
I remembered the Priest and driver joke, the place by the motive force goes to Heaven and the Priest is stranded in Hell. I actually assist the Driver for his declare to Heaven, instantly after my driver. He struck the anxiousness of God and I chanted all of the prayers that got here to my head.
There are a handful of widespread issues within the culturally numerous area of India – enthusiasm for cricket, craze for film and sports activities personalities, rash driving, lack of cleanliness and orderliness.
The auto was being pushed all through the Countrywide Highways NH 205 (which connects Chennai in Tamil Nadu with Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh). The speed prohibit demonstrated was 40 kms. After I seen the speedometer (as I used to be sitting reverse the motive force), it confirmed a mere 90 kms. It was not that our driver was rash, many others had been driving extra quickly nearly 100 kms on presumably side of the road.
There had been a couple of of unhappy issues that I seen all via the system of my journey – a single a canine possessing been strike by a speeding automotive or truck and bled to dying, its orphan canine jogging aimlessly all through the freeway. In an extra incident I seen a pup crushed, solely physique stays and its sibling sitting down subsequent to it.
In a number of areas throughout the 152 kms prolong, only one massive auto and a two automotive may go. However all of the autos had been being jostling and saying I’m best by honking and driving quick. In virtually 3 locations, my blood froze and coronary coronary heart skipped a conquer. The driving force on both facet ended up speeding as if to strike and function or straight ahead collision, was the choice.
There are a pair components I favor in the middle of my highway-rail journey – the greenery and the beautifully lined bushes, the possibility to work together with fellow travellers and perceive about them and superior snooze.
Relaxation was disadvantaged within the 1st 50 p.c of the journey. Even so, once I turned again once more, I seen fellow passengers dozing off peacefully, unaware of the specter of the generate. How I envied them! I relished the greenery and noticed countryside life at its most attractive and vibrant.
Simply after virtually 3 hrs of generate, we attained Tirupati (the lower part) the place we had our breakfast. After the breakfast our guidebook joined us for the journey and I used to be given a break from proper witnessing the perils of driving. I moved the earlier seat on the auto.
The following 50 p.c of the onward journey was spent interacting with fellow travellers from Chennai and benefiting from the natural landscapes, which was spectacular. Tirupati, is situated on the Seven Hills and the native climate was incredible for a drive – nice, drizzling a bit of bit. The mist surrounding the hills solely elevated the traditional magnificence. The second element of 25 kms handed by way of deep curves, blind turns and hairpin bends. However from the way in which the automotive or truck was jerking I fathomed that the motive force was driving at double the accepted tempo prohibit.
As soon as we attained Tirupati, we waited for the South Indian household to full tonsuring the pinnacle of the boy or woman of their relative. This hour’s maintain off set our software program again by 3-4 a number of hours. We entered into the cage, the place by we waited our convert to guide the ticket and have the Seegra Darshan. The queue began out shifting little by little. Our cage of nearly 200 was simply essentially the most unruly. The cages of pilgrims on presumably facet had been being slightly orderly and completely behaved. We had been being provided cost-free meals stuff inside the cage which aided as we skilled our meal solely at 7.30 PM. The humorous level was whereas we within the Rs.300 ticket waited for 4 a number of hours and the Rs.50 ticket pilgrims waited for 6-7 hours, the devotees who compensated little or no waited just for an hour.
We skilled a darshan of Lord Balaji by 4.30 PM for a span of 10 seconds. I certainly thought-about myself blessed to be within the presence of the Lord for the common interval is 2-3 seconds. Because it was raining steadily, we awaited our flip to accumulate our pattern of the world well-known Tirupati Laddoos. We then returned to our bus and began out on our return journey.
We reached the decreased Tirupati by 8.00 PM, had our night meal and went to Tiruchanur to seek for the blessings of Goddess Padmavathi, the consort of Lord Balaji. The darshan on this article was extra quickly and larger, completed in nearly a jiffy (5-10 minutes).
We began out again once more to Chennai, which was primarily handed off peacefully and I arrived at home by 00.30 hrs the next working day (November 16, 2010).
On attaining family, I used to be knowledgeable that the brand new process which was pending was by means of and I used to be predicted to be part of in a day or two.
I’ve identified my family and friends, who ready meticulously for months collectively however even now couldn’t make the journey to Tirupati, except after all the Lord himself needs. I concur with this take a look at place. My want and system was put into movement and I used to be geared up to seek out the blessings of the Divine Lord in a matter of 1-2 occasions. A short time in the past one explicit of my buddies who had concluded his interview effectively was ready round for becoming a member of the brand new profession. After his tour to Tirupati, issues moved at a feverish price and he joined as shortly as he returned.
“Man proposes, God disposes”. That is correct of all religions. God is the Supreme Vitality and having mentioned that, a terrific deal science and engineering developments, we can’t match his electrical energy and can. We can’t cease lack of life, can postpone it for sometime solely.
I held the title of this posting on two counts: An individual, merely due to the way in which the auto was pushed on all sides, I expended way more time pondering about God and in the hunt for his pardon and blessings. Two, the darshan alone was very good and successfully wait across the struggling and difficulties.
http://www.tirumala.org delivers you all the information about Tirupati.
