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Kodumudi is a small town in Erode, 40 km away from Erode city, in the State  of Tamil Nadu.  This place is also known as Thiruppandikodumudi. The popular  Magudeswar Temple  is located here on the bank of  River Kaveri,  which is coming from the northwest and turns to the east at Kodumudi. Standing before the temple, it is so beautiful to watch the wide Kaveri River flowing untiringly. The main features of this temple ·           Kodumudi is the abode of the three moorthies  – Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma. Lord Shiva is known here as Magudeswar with his wife Soudaryavalli, Lord Vishnu as Veera Narayana Perumal   in reclining position, with his wife  Goddess Thirumangai Nachiyar , and Adisesha offering protective hood over him, and Lord Brahma  with three faces and  a tree called Vanni tree as his 4 th face, without his consort.     ·  ...

I was invited for a birthday party of my little friend Aniket. It was not a birthday party like other little children. A cake was cut at home with his friends and later the celebration was in an Orphanage. I was one of the few friends  who were invited for the dinner. The dinner was with the children of the Orphanage. Every year his birthday is celebrated this way, said his mother. Aniket Aniket's parents with the staff and invitees                                         The children of this institution were very happy to pray for Aniket and to enjoy their special dinner with  him.  They were mentally disabled, coming from poor families, and some with no one to care for them.  The children belonged to different age groups. An innocent smile played on their lips. They are looked after and educated here till the age of 25, and the minimum age fo...

Have you bought your copy of this book - Before the Sunset?  Do you want to read the first two chapters? The lights shone brightly in all the houses on the 3rd street, except in the fourth house. It was half past seven and why has she not switched on the light yet, Raju wondered. Usually, when he returned home after work, his wife would be anxiously waiting for him at the door. All his weariness would disappear on seeing her warm smile and listening to her sweet words. He hoped nothing was amiss. Raju knocked on the door repeatedly, but there was no response. He banged again, this time with a little bit of urgency, and still, there was no reply. He panicked when his wife didn’t open the door even after continuously knocking at the door and calling out her name. ... Read the remaining here.. Check this  link  .  You can also find the liks to purchase this book. 

Part I - It was about our travel to Goa through the Western Ghats and the beautiful beaches of Goa. Dinner at one of the Oceanfront Restaurants - Watch this video Part - II About our visit to Abyss Marine Fish Aquarium                                                          Watch this video   Part III - is our Visit to Ancestral Goa Museum in South Goa. Before planning your trip to Goa, it is worth checkisng out these videos. 

Four of us women decided to travel to Pondicherry. Two of them wanted  to visit 3 Lakshmi Narasimhar Temples in Villupuram dist. in Tamil Nadu and we too joined them. We had booked our accommodation in Pondicherry.  We reached there around 12.30 pm and had our lunch and some rest. Then we decided to visit these three temples on the same day. The are at Parakkal, Poovanasankuppam and Singirikudi. We hired a taxi and the driver took us first to Parikkal, which was the farthest. We took about 2 hours to reach there. After our darshan, we rushed to our second destination - Poovarasankuppam. It took almost an hour to reach there. It was dark by then, and the temple lights were on. Soon after our darshan there, we left for Singirikudi in Cuddal Dist, but closer to Pondicherry. It was Swati Nakshathra day and there were many people. It was always a busy day on this day, we were told. Early morning, we headed to Auroville Park to see the sunrise. The next morning...

Kodaikanal is located at an altitude of 6,998 ft above sea level,  referred to as ‘Princess of Hill Stations’.   It is a place full of wilderness.  We visited this beautiful hill station in January. We were thrilled to see some of the most popular tourist attractions and some not so known places and we want to share our experience with you. Greenery was all over.  We had booked our accommodation in a homestay called Maruthi Villa, found through Air BnB, closer to the most famous place – the Kodai Lake.  Our first visit was to Kodai lake which was very closer to our stay.  Kodai Lake – All first comers visit this place since it is located in the heart of the city and one of the most sought after tourist spots in Kodaikanal. The main attraction is a boat ride and shopping in front of the lake. We had a memorable boatride watching the picturesque view of the sunset. You can hire a boat and paddle your own or a boatman will take ...

Palani Murugan Temple is located on top of the Palani Hills in Tamil Nadu, South India.  The idol of Palani Andavar is said to have been made of  Navapashanam ( a combination of Veeram, Pooram, Rasam, Jathilingam, Kandagam, Gauri Pasanam, Vellai Pasanam, Mridharsingh, Silasat) ,  by a siddhar called Bhogar. H e is considered as one of the 18 siddhars born in the world. We left home at 7 a.m planning a long journey, and our first destination was Palani. We had booked an accommodation in a budget hotel, Soundarya, after reading many  reviews by Tripadvisor travellers. It was just okay for a day.  AC was a great relief and it was closer to the Palani Murugan temple. Food was also available. We reached there and had our lunch.  After taking some rest we proceeded towards the temple. We had reached the gate where tickets for winch are booked We wanted to travel in the rope car, but that was in another gate which is quite far, said the autorikshaw drive...