Saturday, April 18, 2020

South India Tour

Hyd-Tirupati and surrounding places - Hyderabad

Hyd - Srisailam - Hyd

Hyd

  1. Chennai 
  2. Kanchipuram 
  3. Mammalapuram 
  4. Tiruvannamalai -> https://photos.app.goo.gl/5VTiwWZWPmBMH8ZK8
  5. Puducherry 
  6. Chidambaram
  7. Thanjavur (Brihadeeshwara Temple)
  8. Tiruchurapalli (Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple)
  9. Madurai (Meenakshi Amman Temple)
  10. Rameshvaram
  11. Kanyakumari
  12. Trivandrum (Sri Padmanabha Swamy Temple)
  13. Tirunelveli 

Sunday, March 1, 2020

Weekend temple trip to Somnath and Dwarka Naganath Jyotirlinga in Gujarat

Take a Ahmedabad flight in Friday night
Take train to Dwarka and have darshan in the Saturday evening
Take a train to Somnath on Sunday morning and have darshan in the evening
Take a train back to Ahmedabad and fly back to Hyderabad

or

Take a Rajkot flight from Hyderabad
Via cab/bus/traing take trip to Dwarka/Somnath
Fly back to Hyderabad

Day 1 - fly from Hyderabad to Rajkot and take a cab from there to Dwarka. On the way see the fort and hanuman temple. After reaching Dwarka you can rest.

You don't need much time in Dwarka or Somnath for darshan unless the day is auspicious day when rush will be huge.

Day 2 - Visit Dwarkadish temple. Dwarkadish temple was beautiful and we had a good darshan. The temple is so beautiful. Loved the vishnu sahasranama  during the morning darshan. Someone was giving venna/butter as prasad.

Rukmani devi mandir is another historical temple to see

Nageshwar Jyotirlinga is a beautiful temple. Buy abhishekam ticket. Here you can go inside the temple and do abhishekam. You can buy prasad within the temple.

Bet Dwaraka is connected by newly built bridge and you quickly go to temple. During Bhog breaks you cannot see but otherwise you can see swamy house and street and other houses during that time.

You can leave to Somnath after the darshans.

Sudama temple comes before you enter Somnath another good temple to see

If you have the energy you can make a quick darshan to Somnath temple or just have it next day morning 

Day 3- 
For Somnath darshan don't take phone or purse, if you take you need to deposit. There is a chappal stand inside, use that.

Darshan will be over in 30-40 mins. Rush will be there during Aarti times. 

You can buy a ticket for at the counter inside where they do sankalp and in front of lingam in the line outside, they will give water to pour in. Using this ticket you can stay for few more seconds than normal line. 

Another ticket will be there for where 5 people can sit inside for an hour while linga abhishekam is done. This is also a nice one

Once you go out after the darshan you can see the shoreline around and sit there for a while. If you can again go inside and join the line and have darshan as many times as you wish.

Once we saw the flag on the temple being replaced and it was wonderful to look at.
Shiva lingam is huge and so beautiful. You cannot touch the lingam here, only can see. They have a mechanism where you can pour water while in the line outside. Peanut chikki prasad at the prasad counter was my favourite. You can take gangajal to take home.

It is a very peaceful darshan inside Somnath temple, and other temples should use this hassle free darshan.

Post darshan you can go to Rajkot for taking a flight back to Hyderabad.

Weekend temple trip to Grishneswar, Triambakeshwar and Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga in Maharashtra

Take an Friday night train from Hyderabad to Aurangabad.

Take a cab to visit the three Jyotirlingas.

Saturday Morning visit Grishneswar jyotirlinga which is 1 hr from Aurangabad
Then drive till Triambakeshwar and Bhimashankar jyotirlinga and drive to Pune

Take night flight from Pune back to Hyderabad


Weekend temple trip to Parli Vaidhyanath and Aundh Nagnath Jyotirlingas

Take overnight train on Friday from Hyderabad to Parli Vaidhyanath railway station, any train going towards Manmad or Nanded or Shirdi.

Saturday morning visit Parli Vaidhyanath Jyotirlinga temple and take a cab to Aundh Nagnath Jyotirlinga and visit it during the afternoon or evening

From Aundh Nagnath Jyotirlinga go to hingoli to catch a train to Secunderabad
Hingoli to Secunderabad on Sunday afternoon at 11:25

Or go to Nanded and take any train going towards Secunderabad in the night on Saturday itself

Weekend visit to Kolhapur Mahalaxmi temple from Hyderabad

Travel by direct flight to Kolhapur from Hyderabad and visit Mahalakshmi temple and Jyotiba temple

Fly in the afternoon, and have an evening darshan. Have morning darshan as well and fly back in the evening

Include Pandaripuram on the day of arrival if you want

INR 5500 roundtrip right now

Sunday, February 16, 2020

Hyderabad to Alampur

Drive from Hyderabad to Alampur and see Alampur Jogulamba Temple, of the Shakti Peethams

Hyderabad - Alampur  ( day trip)
https://www.trawell.in/itineraries/hyderabad/one-day-trip/alampur

Hyderabad - Alampur - Mantralayam (two day trip)
https://www.trawell.in/tour/tshydig208

Weekend getaway from Hyderabad to Bhadrachalam

Bhadrachalam is abode to Lord Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Hanuman


How to reach:

~7 hrs by Car
~5-6 hrs by Train
~7-9 hrs by Bus

or

Take a morning train to Bhadrachalam, visit temple and take night train back to Secunderabad
Trains available are:-
KOP MUGR EXPRESS
#11304 Departs on:SMTWTFS  6:20 AM SC SECUNDERABAD JN to 11:20 AM BDCR
5h

SC MUGR EXPRESS
#17026 Departs on:SMTWTFS 11:45 PM SC SECUNDERABAD JN to 5:04 AM BDCR
5h19m

Accommodation:- Haritha hotels in Bhadrachalam and Junglestar at Maredumilli

Sample itinerary for two days
https://www.trawell.in/itineraries/hyderabad/2-day-trip/bhadrachalam-kinnerasani-dam
Day 1: Start at 6 AM from Hyderabad - Bhadrachalam
  • Sri Sita Rama Temple
  • Sri Abhaya Anjaneya Temple
Day 2: Start at 9 AM - Kinnerasani Dam
  • Parnasala
  • Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Kinnerasani Dam
Drive back and reach Hyderabad by around 9 PM

Sample itinerary for three days
https://www.trawell.in/itineraries/hyderabad/3-day-trip/bhadrachalam-maredumilli-tour-in-3-days
Day 1: Start at 6 AM from Hyderabad - Travel to Bhadrachalam & Bhadrachalam Sightseeing
  • Parnasala
  • Godavari Ghat
  • Sri Sita Rama Temple
Day 2: Start at 9 AM - Travel to Maredumilli & Maredumilli Sightseeing
  • Sokuleru Vagu Viewpoint
  • Amruthadhara Falls
  • Manyam Viewpoint
  • Jalatharangini Waterfalls
Day 3: Start at 9 AM - Visit Kinnerasani Dam, Nelakondapalli & Travel to Hyderabad
  • Kinnerasani Dam
  • Nelakondapalli
Reach Hyderabad by around 9 PM