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Time: Dec 2nd-4th 2010
Place: Srikalahasthi, Tiruchanoor and Tirumala
Company: Parents and Maternal Uncle
Highlights:
Day 1: Left Bangalore at 1215 hrs in Alto. Reached Srikalahasthi at 1915 hrs. Nice and easy drive. Halted in pilgrims' guest house.
Day 2: Pooja at Srikalahasthi temple. Since we were early, it got done early. Else we had to face the brunt of the queue. Tiruchanoor at 1315 hrs. Quick darshan. Then, headed to Tirumala. Upon reaching Tirumala, went for Rs 300 darshan and was back in 2 hrs. Dinner and rest.
Day 3: Bath at Swami Pushkarni at chilly 0630 hrs. Rs 50 darshan at 0830 hrs. After satisfactory darshan, was back by 1100 hrs. Left for Bangalore after checking out by 1145 hrs. Pretty quick drive. Lunch at Giri's near Chittoor outskirts. Nice. Also stopped at Mulbagal Sripadaraja Swamy Mutt. Home by 1915 hrs. 630 kms of drive.