Saturday, May 20, 2023

Scandinavia - May 2023

Day - 1 (17 May) Helsinki sights
Market Square 
Suomenlinna island
Uspenski Cathedral
Helsinki Cathedral / Senate Square 
Esplanade
Temppeliaukio Church 
Jean Sibelius Monument 
Viking cruise to Stockholm 

Day -2 Stockholm sights 
Riddarholmen Church 
Old town 
STORTORGET Square / Nobel Museum 
Royal Palace 
Vasa Museum  (by Ferry)
Kungsträdgården 
Katarina Church 

Day - 3 Oslo sights
Akershus Castle
Fram Museum ( by Ferry)
Royal Palace
Frogner Park
Opera House
Oslo Cathedral  (next morning)

Day -4 
Vy train to Flam 

Day-5 (21 May)
Fjord Safari in Flam
Flam Railway Museum
Train to Bergan

Day-6 Bergen sights /Flight to Copenhagen (22 May)

FLØIBANEN FUNICULAR TO THE TOP OF MT. FLØYEN

Bryggen iconic buildings and wharf
Bergenhus Fortress


Day-7 Copenhagen sights (23 May)
Nyhavn, Amalienborg Palace, Christiansborg Palace, Opera House, Little Mermaid statue
King’s Garden & Rosenborg Castle
Round Tower
Strøget Shops

Day-8 (24 May)
Flight back home









Sunday, May 7, 2023

TN & Kerala

 Day -1 (Jan 19)

To Coimbatore by Shatabdhi 

Visit to Isha


Day - 2 (Jan 20)

Marudhamalai temple

Drive to Pazhani Temple

Drive to Madurai 


Day - 3 (Jan 21)

Train to Tirunelveli

Drive to Tiruchendur

Tiruchendur temple

Day - 4 (Jan 22)

Drive to Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli temple

Train to Trivandrum

Padmanabha Swami temple

Kovalam beach

Day -5 (Jan 23)

Padmanabha Swami temple

Flight to Chennai











Thekkady

Day -1 (16 Feb 2023)

Thekkady

Elephant Junction

Kathakali


Day-2 (17 Feb )

Thekkady

Boat Ride at Periyar Tiger Reserve

Visit to Ayurvedic Garden



Saturday, May 6, 2023

DayTrips/Short Trips - India 2022

Kancheepuram/Mahabalipuram- 26 Oct

Kailasanadhar temple
Kamatchi Amman temple 
Sankara Madam
Ulagalarda perumal
Ekambareswarar temple
Varadaraja Perumal

Mahabalipuram 

Nithyakalyana Perumal


Tirutani/Tirupati - Nov 2/3

Tirutani
Kalahasti
Srinivasamangapuram
Alamelumangapuram(Tiruchanur)
Tirumala


Puttaparthi - Nov 9/14

Prashanthi Nilayalam
Meditation Tree
Museum
Chatinya Jyothi
Parents Samadhi
River
Volunteering
Drive Bangalore Jn

Puttaparthi - Jan 3rd to 7th

Volunteering
Prashanthi Nilayalam
Isha 
Drive to Bangalore airport



Friday, May 5, 2023

Mysore

 Day-1 (Feb 4 2023)

Chamundi Hills

Mysore Palace

Tippu Palace

Cauvery Ghat at Srirangapatna

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctury (Boat Ride)

Brindavan Gardens


Day-2 (Feb 5 )

Somanathapura Temple

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Shirdi & Maharashtra Jyothirlingas

Arrived in Mumbai airport 

Day -1:(23 Nov)
Triambakeshwar
Panchavati
Shirdi Aarthi

Day-2
Shirdi Darshan 
Grishneshwar
Ellora caves 
Shani Shignapur

Day - 3
Bheema Shankar
Ravi/Vidya's place
Back to Chennai

MP Jyothirlingas

Arrived in Indore from Chennai 

Day 1 (12 Dec)
Mandu sights
Maheshwar - Palace, boat ride in Narmada

Day 2
Narmada Snan
Omkareshwar Jyothirlinga, Sangam (boat ride)
Mamleshwar 
Shankaracharya Gufa ( via Old bridge)

Day 3
Ujjain
Maha kaleshwar Jyothirlinga
Kala Bhairav 
Mangal..
Sandipani Ashram
Guha
Har Siddi MAA temple

Day 4 (Indore local sights)
Ganesh temple
Lal bagh Palace
Street food Market

Back to Chennai 


Srisailam

Day 1 (23 Dec)
Train to Ongole and drive to Srisailam 
Darshan at temple 

Day 2
Darshan at Srisailam temple 
Sakshi Ganapathy
Srisailam Tiger Reserve Safari
Back to Ongole 

Kasi Yatra - 2022


Rameswaram - Sep 23/
Kumbakonam temples
Rameswaram
Dhanushkodi
Pillaiyarpatti


Varanasi
Day- 1 (Oct 13)
Arrival at Varanasi 
Ganga Arti at Assi Ghat

Day -2 
Ganga snanam
Sthartham 
Kasi Viswanath Darshan 
Kasi Visalakshi
Annapoorani temple

Day -3
Trip to Allahabad
 Triveni Sangamam
Religious rituals 
Back to Varanasi 
Kedareswar temple

Day-4
Kasi yatra Sangalpam
Ganga snanam
Kala bairava temple 
Maha Mrutanjaya temple
Kaudi temple/Durga temple/Tulsa Manas temple/Sankat Motcha Hanuman temple

Day-5
Ganga snanam 
Hriranya Sthartham 
Drive to Gaya
Vishnupad temple

Day-6
Gaya Sthartham 
Falguni river
Vishnupad
Athchayamadam
Back to Varanasi 

Day-7
Ganga snanam 
Panchghat Sthartham 
Boat Tour

Day-8
Thambathi Poojai

Rameswaram - Oct 5-7
Rudra homam/Ganga Jal Abhishekam
Madurai Temples






Jharkand Jyothirlinga

Flight from Chennai to Calcuta
Day 1 (19 Dec)
Train to Jasidh (as our flight to Deogarh got cancelled)
Night stay at Deoghar 

Day 2
Baidyanath Jyothirlinga 
Train to Calcutta and flight to Chennai 

Gujarat Jyothiling, GIR Lion Reserve etc

Landed in Bhavnagar airport 


Day -1 (30 Nov)

Koliaak Nishkalank Mahadev mandir

Local temples


Day-2

Drive to Sasan Gir

Somnath temple


Day-3

GIR Lion Safari

Nageshwar Jyotirlinga

Dwaraka

Beyt Dwaraka by Boat


Day-4

Drive to Jamnagar airport