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Kumbakonam Trip -
Navagraha temples, Thanjavur & Trichy |
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Ramaswamy & Mother |
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13-Feb-05 |
Sunday |
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Dept |
Arri |
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Mumbai-Chennai |
Jet -9W467 |
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1655 |
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Chennai-Kumbakonam |
6177-Rockfort Express |
2230 |
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Boarding - Chennai-Egmore |
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Pre-Paid Taxi - Airport - Egmore |
Rs 220 |
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14-Feb |
Monday |
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Arrival at Kumbakonam |
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Train |
7.45 |
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Hotel Raya's |
Head Post Office |
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Tel: 0435-423170-171-172-173-422545 |
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Temples in Kumbakonam |
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(Between 10.30 - 12.00) |
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(By rickshaw - Rs 100) |
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Chakrapani |
Chakrathazhvar |
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| 2 |
Adi Kumbareshwar |
Adhi Kumbeswarar with Mangalambikai |
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Ramaswamy |
Rama, Seetha ……. |
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Sarangapani |
Araamudhan with Komalavalli |
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Nageshwara Swamy |
Brahmanayaki Amman |
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(Between 17.00 - 19.00) |
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(By rickshaw - Rs 100) |
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| 6* |
Pada Vetti Mariamman |
Mariamman |
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Mariamman |
Renukaamman |
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Kasi Viswanathan |
Shiva |
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| 9 |
Mahamaham Tank |
Tank |
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| 10 |
Brahman Koil |
Varadaraja Perumal - Brahma
with Saraswathi and Gayathri Devi |
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| 11 |
Someshwaran |
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(Beware of priests telling
you story and taking money for Oil etc) |
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15-Feb |
Tuesday |
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Kumbakonam |
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630 |
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Tirubhuvanam |
Sarbashweshwar |
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6.50-7.00 |
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(Place known for Silk woven
cloth) |
(Huge temple-No priest
early morning - we were the aonly devotee) |
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Tiruvidaimaruthur |
Mahalingaswamy-Mariamman-Mugambikai |
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7.10-7.50 |
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(Huge temple) |
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Tirumangalakudi |
Mangalambikai |
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8.10-8.20 |
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Tirumangalkudi - Suryanar |
Suryan-600-1230 & 400-800 |
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8.25-9.30 |
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Suryan + all other Navagrahas separately |
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Did
Archana for all Navagrahas individually by a dedicated Priest - Cost - Rs
400. Pooja done Anti-Clockwise. |
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Cloth- Red, Dhanyam-Wheat |
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Kanchanur |
Shukran-700-1200 & 400-800 |
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9.50-10.10 |
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Sivan + Sukran |
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Cloth- White, Dhanyam-Mochai |
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Tirumanachery |
Kalyanasundareshwar-Kokilambal |
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10.45-11.05 |
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Special pooja for marriage- any day |
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Special pooja for Child -
New Moon Day - Morning |
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Kudaramangalam |
Vanadurga Parameshwari |
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11.30-11.35 |
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Vellavembu Mariamman |
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11.55-12.00 |
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(Neem tree with white
leaves in the lower portion and green leaves on the top) |
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Tirubhuvanam for Saree
purchase |
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Kumbakonam |
Lunch at Hotel
Venkataramana |
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Good Veg restaurant |
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8 temples - 67 kms - 8
hours |
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16-Feb |
Wednesday |
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Kumbakonam |
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600 |
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Vaitheeswaran |
Sevvai-600 -100 & 400-900 |
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7.30-9.00 |
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Shivan - Vaithyanathaswamy |
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Ambal-Thaiyalnayaki |
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Murugan-Muthu Kumaraswamy |
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Angakaraka (Sewai) |
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Did Abhishekam to Sewai |
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Dissolve Gur in tank |
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Put salt + Pepper |
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Cloth- Red, Dhanyam- Tuvar Dal |
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(Big temple - Priests not organised) |
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Road - Early morning -Foggy |
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Sirkazhi |
Chaattanathar |
Skipped to meet schedule |
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Chidambaram |
Nataraja |
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9.50-10.20 |
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Thillai Kali amman |
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Chaturmudi Vinayagar |
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(Priests flees you - organised way) |
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Tiruvengadu |
Budhan-600 -1200 & 400-900 |
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11.15-11.55 |
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Shivan-Ambal-Budhan |
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Cloth- Green, Dhanyam- Cherupayar |
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Light lamp place it on Cherupayur |
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Keezha perumpalam |
Ketu-700-1200& 400-800 |
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12.10-12.20 |
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Shivan - Ketu (small temple) |
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Cloth- Mixed colour, Dhanyam- Kollu |
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Tirukadaiyur |
Abirami Amman |
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12.45-13.10 |
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Shivan +++ |
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60th birthday celebrated here |
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Lunch at Amritham restaurant (average) |
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On way to Thirunallar
-Coastal route-Tsunami affected not main -through Pondichery -Good road |
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Thirunallar |
Shani-600-100 & 400-900 |
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14.25 |
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(Temple opened at 4.15) |
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16.15-16.30 |
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Rested at a nearby hall |
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Shivan + ++ Shani |
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Cloth- Blue / black, Dhanyam- Til |
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Light lamp place it
on Til |
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Kumbakonam |
Bad road |
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6.3 |
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6 temple-227 kms-10.30 hours |
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17-Feb |
Thursday |
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Kumbakonam |
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700 |
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Valaingaman |
Mariamman |
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7.25-7.35 |
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Alangudi |
Guru-600 -100 & 400-900 |
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7.55-8.40 |
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Shivan + Guru |
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Cloth- Yellow, Dhanyam- Channa |
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Well organised temple |
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Thirucherai |
Saranpatha Perumal |
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9.15-9.45 |
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Sivan- Kadannivarthi Sthalam |
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Nachiyar Koil |
Srinivasa Perumal |
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10.40-10.50 |
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Kutumba sanishwarar |
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11.00-11.15 |
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Ayyavadi |
Prethayanga devi |
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11.35-11.45 |
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Uppilappan |
Lord Balaji's elder brother |
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12.00-12.30 |
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Tirunageswaram |
Rahu-600 -100 & 400-830 |
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12.30-2.00 |
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Sivan ++++ Rahu |
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Well organised temple. Did
Abhisheka during Rahukala time |
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Cloth- Black, Dhanyam- Ulundhu |
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Kumbakonam |
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9 temple-50 kms-8.30 hours |
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18-Feb |
Friday |
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Kumbakonam |
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650 |
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Thiruvayanjuli |
Sweda Vinayakar |
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7.15-7.25 |
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Swamimalai |
Murugan |
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7.35-8.00 |
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(around 80 steps) |
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Thingaloor |
Chandran-700 to 800 p m |
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8.45-9.00 |
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Sivan + Chandran |
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Good scenic view in between rice fields |
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Hardly any people |
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Cloth- White, Dhanyam- Rice |
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Tiruvaiyar |
Shivan temple |
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Thyagaraja's temple / samadhi |
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Hardly any people |
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Thanjavur |
Brihadeswarar |
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10.00-10.50 |
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(huge Sivan + Nandi - well maintained) |
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Trichy |
Lunch at Vasantha Bhavan |
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1230 |
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Good restaurant |
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Stayed at Hotel Kaunchana's Hotel |
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(decent hotel) |
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7 temple-104km-8hours |
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19-Feb |
Saturday |
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Trichy |
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7.15 |
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Ucchi Pillayar Koil |
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7.30-9.00 |
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Sivan-Parvathy-Ganapathy |
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Around 260 steps- last 70
steps are very steep |
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Tiruvanaikkaval |
Jambukeshwara temple |
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9.15-10.00 |
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Shivan + Akhilandeshwari |
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Big temple |
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Srirangam |
Ranganathaswamy ++++ Andal |
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10.15-11.35 |
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Huge temple |
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Samayapuram |
Mariamman |
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12.00-12.35 |
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Beware of Hawkers & Beggars |
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Trichy |
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5 temples-46 kms-7 hours |
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Kumbakonam-Chennai |
6178-Rockfort Express |
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Boarding - Trichy-TPJ |
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Well maintained station |
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20-Feb |
Sunday |
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Arrival at Chennai-Egmore |
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Taxi to Airport |
Rs 225 |
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Chennai-Mumbai |
JET-9W464 |
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Hotel |
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Hotel Raya's was not good. It was one of the
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For food Hotel Venkataramana was good |
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Sterling resort at Swamimalai will be a good
place provided Car is arranged at reasonable rate |
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Driver was suggesting Hotel Green Park - ? |
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Car |
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Normal rate |
Ambassador Non A/C |
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Rs 1200 for 200 km
+ 12 hours |
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Extra Rs 100 per hour |
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After
meeting lot of local drivers, I tied
up with a driver for Rs 4500 + tips from Tuesday morning to Saturday night, wherein he waited till we
boarded the train in trichy at 10.00 p.m. |
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Contact - S Ratchakan - 2424898 + 2421275 |
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For a normal
Navagraha Darshan it would take around 1-1/2 to 2 days and you will be
charged Rs 1800-2000 |
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Season |
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Weekend is normally crowded |
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May-June is peak season |
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Annual Mashi Mangam time, the place will be
crowded ( latter half of february) |
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