It all started when we got an Innova Crysta. When you have a
new car, road trips are obvious, isn’t? However, me feeling carsick is another
point to narrate. That I will do it later. Now, let me tell you about my trip
to Tiruvannamalai.
We set of our journey at 7 AM. and reached by 10:30 AM (Stopped
in between for breakfast). As I live at the south of Bangalore, which is near
to Tamilnadu, going anywhere around Tamilnadu by car is quite easy. We wanted
to visit a temple called Annamaliyaar, Shiva temple with Angi Linga. The temple
complex covers 10 hectares, and is one of the largest in India. Near to
the temple, there is a hill called Girivalam, from which Agni comes on Kartika
day. There are numerous story behind this. One of the story is that of Shiva
trying to show Bhrama that EGO is not relevant not even for gods.
There were so many inscriptions on the pillars and there
were four gopurams. I don’t even think we roamed around the temple completely
and we were tired. As it started drizzling we headed back, and just saw Ramana Maharishi’s
Ashram nearby. Thankfully, we had packed Lemon rice and we could eat that on
the way to Yellagiri hills, a small hill station. We saw Monkeys on the way.
Arjun, my brother was feeling mountain sick!! I can’t believe he feels scared
of mountains. We just checked out on some of the good places to stay and
planned to stayover next time. We headed back home and reached around 7:30 PM.
I was as tired as a log. However, it was a memorable trip. Probably, this is my
third road trip. We had gone to Tumkur (Shivganga mountain) and Kolar- Avani (Lav
Kush’s birthplace) before. Looking for more road trips!!
Aryan
