On Sunday (November 14, 2010) I frequented two of my most well-liked temples in Chennai – The Satyanarayana Temple and the Chennai department of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, each located at T.Nagar, Chennai’s selling hub.

The Satyanarayana Temple is a single of its type 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 Wealth), Lord Hayagriva (the God of Discovering out), Andal (The devotee who afterwards merged with the God), Lord Rama together with his family and Sudarshana. I visited this temple after virtually 6 months to thank him for blessing me with a bit one (my girl).

I then frequented the Chennai Division of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) and sought the blessings of the Lord Balaji, together with his consort (Goddess Padmavathi). I suppose it was God’s contacting and I resolved to make a check out to Tirupati (the richest Hindu temple) the next day (November 15, 2010).

The working day began off with a impolite get up at 4.00 AM as I needed to entry the boarding stage at 5.00 PM. I bathed, refreshed and attained my boarding difficulty at T.Nagar in 15, a file of kinds as you journey sooner by foot within the area (which is by the way the coronary coronary heart of Chennai’s advertising train). Usually you journey this location by foot in half-hour and by car in an hour (4 occasions that point by way of peak festive season).

For the uninitiated, Chennai is discovered within the southern most level out of Tamil Nadu, though Tirupati is discovered within the level out of Andhra Pradesh.

I boarded the Tempo Traveller along with 11 others (excluding driver). One set of 6 travellers, comprising two individuals (husband, partner and son) ended up from the Indian situation of Rajasthan who’ve seem on a tour down south India and the second kinfolk of 5 prospects have been from Chennai, who ended up heading on a relations function. An individual of their kinfolk’ boy or woman hair was presently being introduced, as it’s their family members deity.

I used to be seated upcoming to the driving force. The previous working day (Sunday night time) I skilled seen EPL and went to mattress at 00.30 hours happy to see our key rivals Chelsea trailing -2 at family to Sunderland (I help Manchester United within the EPL, Barcelona at La Liga and Brazil within the intercontinental stage). I, thus, skilled packages to meet up with my dropped snooze.

Correct from the second I boarded the bus and the journey commenced, I daresay slumber was the previous difficulty on the moment. It was drizzling a bit. However the difficulty that shook me up was the way in which the automotive was presently being pushed.

I remembered the Priest and driver joke, the place the driving force goes to Heaven and the Priest is stranded in Hell. I unquestionably support the Driver for his declare to Heaven, proper after seeing my driver. He struck the priority of God and I chanted all of the prayers that got here to my ideas.

There are a handful of typical issues within the culturally quite a few area of India – enthusiasm for cricket, craze for movie and sporting actions personalities, rash driving, lack of cleanliness and orderliness.

The motorized vehicle was getting pushed throughout the Countrywide Highways NH 205 (which connects Chennai in Tamil Nadu with Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh). The velocity restrict revealed was 40 kms. Once I observed the speedometer (as I used to be sitting down reverse the driving force), it confirmed a mere 90 kms. It was not that our driver was rash, different individuals have been driving speedier nearly 100 kms on probably aspect of the road.

There have been a number of of sad factors that I noticed all by way of the examine course of my journey – one explicit a pet canine having been strike by a dashing car and bled to demise, its orphan pet managing aimlessly all through the freeway. In an additional incident I noticed a pup crushed, solely physique stays and its sibling sitting down future to it.

In fairly a number of areas all through the 152 kms prolong, solely an individual large auto and a two automotive or truck might move. However all of the vehicles had been jostling and claiming I’m applicable by honking and driving rapidly. In virtually 3 locations, my blood froze and coronary coronary heart skipped a beat. The motive force on each side ended up speeding as if to hit and function or straight forward collision, was the choice.

There are a number of factors I want in the middle of my road-rail journey – the greenery and the beautifully lined bushes, the possibility to work together with fellow passengers and discover out about them and excellent relaxation.

Snooze was disadvantaged within the to begin with 50 % of the journey. Nevertheless, after I turned once more, I observed fellow travellers dozing off peacefully, unaware of the specter of the drive. How I envied them! I liked the greenery and noticed countryside life at its most gorgeous and vibrant.

Proper after virtually 3 a number of hours of generate, we attained Tirupati (the cut back factor) precisely the place we skilled our breakfast. Instantly after the breakfast our guideline joined us for the journey and I used to be introduced a break from proper witnessing the perils of driving. I moved the earlier seat on the automotive.

The second 50 p.c of the onward journey was used interacting with fellow passengers from Chennai and savoring the pure surroundings, which was spectacular. Tirupati, is discovered on the 7 Hills and the native local weather was wonderful for a push – neat, drizzling a bit. The mist surrounding the hills solely enhanced the purely pure magnificence. The 2nd part of 25 kms handed because of deep curves, blind turns and hairpin bends. However from the way in which the automotive or truck was jerking I fathomed that the driving force was utilizing at double the advisable velocity restrict.

The second we reached Tirupati, we waited for the South Indian relations to whole tonsuring the pinnacle of the newborn of their relative. This hour’s delay established our software program again by 3-4 hrs. We entered into the cage, precisely the place we waited our change to e book the ticket and have the Seegra Darshan. The queue commenced going progressively. Our cage of just about 200 was conveniently essentially the most unruly. The cages of pilgrims on each facet have been being actually orderly and properly behaved. We had been provided cost-free meals gadgets contained in the cage which assisted as we had our dinner solely at 7.30 PM. The humorous element was whereas we within the Rs.300 ticket waited for 4 hrs and the Rs.50 ticket pilgrims waited for 6-7 a number of hours, the devotees who compensated nothing waited just for an hour.

We had a darshan of Lord Balaji by 4.30 PM for a span of 10 seconds. I completely deemed myself blessed to be within the presence of the Lord for the same old size is 2-3 seconds. Because it was raining steadily, we awaited our convert to accumulate our pattern of the earth famend Tirupati Laddoos. We then returned to our bus and begun on our return journey.

We attained the decrease Tirupati by 8.00 PM, skilled our supper and went to Tiruchanur to search for the blessings of Goddess Padmavathi, the consort of Lord Balaji. The darshan beneath was speedier and significantly better, completed in almost a jiffy (5-10 minutes).

We commenced again once more to Chennai, which was largely handed off peacefully and I achieved residence by 00.30 hrs the up coming day (November 16, 2010).

On reaching home, I used to be educated that the brand new place which was pending was by means of and I used to be anticipated to enroll in in a working day or two.

I’ve acknowledged my associates and kinfolk, who ready meticulously for months collectively however nevertheless couldn’t make the journey to Tirupati, besides if the Lord himself needs. I concur with this take a look at difficulty. My want and strategy was put into motion and I used to be ready to hunt out the blessings of the Divine Lord in a difficulty of 1-2 occasions. Just lately simply certainly one of my friends who had finished his interview efficiently was ready round for becoming a member of the brand new work. After his trip to Tirupati, components moved at a feverish charge and he joined as quickly as he returned.

“Male proposes, God disposes”. That is correct of all religions. God is the Supreme Electrical energy and nonetheless, a lot science and know-how advances, we can not match his power and can. We merely can not halt demise, can postpone it for sometime solely.

I saved the title of this write-up on two counts: One explicit, primarily due to the way in which the automotive or truck was pushed on all sides, I used way more time serious about God and looking for his pardon and blessings. Two, the darshan itself was great and completely wait across the struggling and difficulties.

http://www.tirumala.org gives you all of the details about Tirupati.