My travelogue on moonsoon trip to Sringeri, horanadu and Udupi
On long weekend by aug 22 I had planned a trip to Sringeri and nearby places.This was my first trip to this parts.I didn't book accommodation.
On Friday It was heavy raining in Bangalore as soon as I started from home.I took bus and reached yelachanhalli metro station to Kr market metro station.After reaching satellite bus stand in heavy rain ,I took my bus to Sringeri at 10 30 pm.Heavy rain and traffic jams took 2 more hours to reach out of Bangalore.In early morning bus was going through scenic hills in zig zag roads of western ghats for couple of hours while reaching Sringeri.
Sringeri saradha peetham temple is build on banks of tunga.It is first matha established by saint adi shankara in 13 the century.river was in full flow due to rains.Sringeri mutt provided me with accommodation.They were initially hesitant as they don't provide rooms to single people.Then I spoke in tamil and told I was from madurai.This convinced them to give a room.Room had a beautiful river view.After bathing I reached temple.Temple is situated at beautiful and serene place.sharadhamba Darshan was very peaceful.Temple staff were not pushing or shouting on people like other crowded temples. I went into vidhya Shankara temple which is in very beautiful and 1200 years old temple building.I walked across the bridge in Tunga which connects to other bank where there were few more ashram buildings and a temple.in temple there were statues and history about their mutt gurus in various time periods and their works.i walked across bridge again. I did a darshan again of both temples.
I had my breakfast and purchased things like tea , pepper and spices.I walked across hanging bridge and reached Kali Bhairava temple in other bank.one thing I missed in shringeri was to dip my legs in cool waters of Tunga.Bathing was not possible due to heavy water flow.I ate my lunch at 12 pm in temple.First they served hot rasam rice, sweet rice with jaggery and lentils,sambar and buttermilk .I bought a large umbrella.
By noon I reached a place called agumbe by bus which is 35 kms away .it is place of highest rainfall in south India.I walked 3 kms through the village of few houses and forest checkpost to reach sun set point.A bike rider gave me a short ride to the sunset point.The valley was fully covered with mist.Sunset is not visible in these cloudy raining days . Streams were flowing through the mountains and on the roads.Monkeys were all around. there was also a lake filled with white fog and fishes .It was a serene place.I also had tea in small shop near lake.I again walked towards agumbe .I had darshan of annapoorneshwari in village temple..They did Ganesha Pooja and gave me sweets and boiled pulses.By 5 pm I returned to Sringeri by bus.I did another Darshan of shringeri temple in rains .I had my dinner in temple .
Next day by 10 am bus I started to horanadu.Bus took a long route through kalsa and reached only horanadu by 2 pm.way to horanadu there were beautiful ghats and rivers.Temple is in a valley surrounded by mountains.annapoorneshwari temple was very beautiful.As per temple custom men remove shirt as mark of respect to God.I had again food in temple.Temple management was providing decent accommodation.They refused accommodation to me as few singles did suicide in their premises in past after taking accommodation .only accommodation they provide to single traveller was a dormitory they open after night.Even private lodges were refusing accommodation due to these reasons.I asked the person in accomodation desk for things to see around .He recommended a ganapathy temple on top of hill opposite to main temple.I took a road towards temple.There were beautiful paddy fields , a stream running towards main river.Rains were playing hide and seek when I was up the hills.worker I met on way was a checking my hometown.Hibiscus flowers were hanging in downwards direction in the hills.There was beautiful temple in top of hill .
.A local youth and me were only visitors in temple .priest was enquiring about me there.I took his blessings.I asked local youth about route to udupi.he told me there was no buses to Udupi after 4 pm and lodges rarely give accommodation to single traveller.His name was preetam Jain .He took me in car and showed me a Jain temple.I was again only visitor there.I again checked with accommodation in couple of places.i got one in a small room for 300rs backside a tea stall.I had another temple visits and dinner and walked for my night stay.In next morning I again had walk in misty mountain to ganapathy temple.I took bath near temple .I had tasty breakfast of lime rice in a small eatery.
I took bus to udupi.way now was most scenic with more rains after kalsa.Again i saw beautiful mountains ,valleys and rivers between my travel naps.Bus reached Udupi by 2 pm.I gave my luggage in a shop in bus stand.I reached Krishna mutt.I had delicious lunch in a hotel called woodlands.Udupi is known for its vegetarian food.13 th century udupi Krishna temple is very famous and established by guru madhwacharya.darshan of Krishna is to be done through windows of closed doors.Statue of krisha was very beautiful.some elderly women were making floeer garlands and and singing praise of of krishna.I donated 200 RS to temple .I received prasada of sweets.There was common dining hall where food was served.I missed this as I already had food.Temple was also maintaining cows in their goshala.i visited chandramoulishwara temple opposite Krishna temple which was filled yaga air .
Then I took a auto to malpe beach which was 5 kms away.there were less crowds and shops due to rain.It was good feel to visit sea again week after my Andaman trip.I was walking in a beach in other side of india so soon seeing Arabian sea now.There were Ganesha festival procession in Udupi and mangalore.i returned back to Udupi in bus .I again visited woodlands restaurant.i choose leaf idly , biscuit roti and dosa for dinner.This was best food in this trip.i had booked car by bla-bla pooling app.We had to drive back 10 hrs to Bangalore due to challenging roads, weekend traffic,heavy rains in ghats.we had 4 to 5 stops in between as road back to Bangalore was challenging..With this my rainy weekend trip came to end.
On long weekend by aug 22 I had planned a trip to Sringeri and nearby places.This was my first trip to this parts.I didn't book accommodation.
On Friday It was heavy raining in Bangalore as soon as I started from home.I took bus and reached yelachanhalli metro station to Kr market metro station.After reaching satellite bus stand in heavy rain ,I took my bus to Sringeri at 10 30 pm.Heavy rain and traffic jams took 2 more hours to reach out of Bangalore.In early morning bus was going through scenic hills in zig zag roads of western ghats for couple of hours while reaching Sringeri.
Sringeri saradha peetham temple is build on banks of tunga.It is first matha established by saint adi shankara in 13 the century.river was in full flow due to rains.Sringeri mutt provided me with accommodation.They were initially hesitant as they don't provide rooms to single people.Then I spoke in tamil and told I was from madurai.This convinced them to give a room.Room had a beautiful river view.After bathing I reached temple.Temple is situated at beautiful and serene place.sharadhamba Darshan was very peaceful.Temple staff were not pushing or shouting on people like other crowded temples. I went into vidhya Shankara temple which is in very beautiful and 1200 years old temple building.I walked across the bridge in Tunga which connects to other bank where there were few more ashram buildings and a temple.in temple there were statues and history about their mutt gurus in various time periods and their works.i walked across bridge again. I did a darshan again of both temples.
I had my breakfast and purchased things like tea , pepper and spices.I walked across hanging bridge and reached Kali Bhairava temple in other bank.one thing I missed in shringeri was to dip my legs in cool waters of Tunga.Bathing was not possible due to heavy water flow.I ate my lunch at 12 pm in temple.First they served hot rasam rice, sweet rice with jaggery and lentils,sambar and buttermilk .I bought a large umbrella.
By noon I reached a place called agumbe by bus which is 35 kms away .it is place of highest rainfall in south India.I walked 3 kms through the village of few houses and forest checkpost to reach sun set point.A bike rider gave me a short ride to the sunset point.The valley was fully covered with mist.Sunset is not visible in these cloudy raining days . Streams were flowing through the mountains and on the roads.Monkeys were all around. there was also a lake filled with white fog and fishes .It was a serene place.I also had tea in small shop near lake.I again walked towards agumbe .I had darshan of annapoorneshwari in village temple..They did Ganesha Pooja and gave me sweets and boiled pulses.By 5 pm I returned to Sringeri by bus.I did another Darshan of shringeri temple in rains .I had my dinner in temple .
Next day by 10 am bus I started to horanadu.Bus took a long route through kalsa and reached only horanadu by 2 pm.way to horanadu there were beautiful ghats and rivers.Temple is in a valley surrounded by mountains.annapoorneshwari temple was very beautiful.As per temple custom men remove shirt as mark of respect to God.I had again food in temple.Temple management was providing decent accommodation.They refused accommodation to me as few singles did suicide in their premises in past after taking accommodation .only accommodation they provide to single traveller was a dormitory they open after night.Even private lodges were refusing accommodation due to these reasons.I asked the person in accomodation desk for things to see around .He recommended a ganapathy temple on top of hill opposite to main temple.I took a road towards temple.There were beautiful paddy fields , a stream running towards main river.Rains were playing hide and seek when I was up the hills.worker I met on way was a checking my hometown.Hibiscus flowers were hanging in downwards direction in the hills.There was beautiful temple in top of hill .
I took bus to udupi.way now was most scenic with more rains after kalsa.Again i saw beautiful mountains ,valleys and rivers between my travel naps.Bus reached Udupi by 2 pm.I gave my luggage in a shop in bus stand.I reached Krishna mutt.I had delicious lunch in a hotel called woodlands.Udupi is known for its vegetarian food.13 th century udupi Krishna temple is very famous and established by guru madhwacharya.darshan of Krishna is to be done through windows of closed doors.Statue of krisha was very beautiful.some elderly women were making floeer garlands and and singing praise of of krishna.I donated 200 RS to temple .I received prasada of sweets.There was common dining hall where food was served.I missed this as I already had food.Temple was also maintaining cows in their goshala.i visited chandramoulishwara temple opposite Krishna temple which was filled yaga air .
Then I took a auto to malpe beach which was 5 kms away.there were less crowds and shops due to rain.It was good feel to visit sea again week after my Andaman trip.I was walking in a beach in other side of india so soon seeing Arabian sea now.There were Ganesha festival procession in Udupi and mangalore.i returned back to Udupi in bus .I again visited woodlands restaurant.i choose leaf idly , biscuit roti and dosa for dinner.This was best food in this trip.i had booked car by bla-bla pooling app.We had to drive back 10 hrs to Bangalore due to challenging roads, weekend traffic,heavy rains in ghats.we had 4 to 5 stops in between as road back to Bangalore was challenging..With this my rainy weekend trip came to end.
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