Hey once again to all the visitors who took your precious time to read till here.In this post, similar to my Hampi post i will be telling you about another tourist spot which i have visited so as to make your visit pleasurable and satisfying.
I have visited the temple for more that 4 times and this was my 5th time so this time we decided to climb the 7 hills through the footpath instead of simply taking the bus.On our way through the walk we were joined by thousands of pilgrims many of them who got out to a good start but then huffed and puffed to sit down.I guess there is nothing surprising about that as India is known as the diabetes capital of the world.
There are, i think around 3500 steps to climb with additional miles to walk.
The place is (drum roll.........) Tirupathi Devastanams atop the Tirumala hills.
Its a the most visited Hindu temple in the world.More than 50,000 devotees visit the temple on a daily basis, without a break.So i think you can imagine the hoard of people pushing one another.
I have visited the temple for more that 4 times and this was my 5th time so this time we decided to climb the 7 hills through the footpath instead of simply taking the bus.On our way through the walk we were joined by thousands of pilgrims many of them who got out to a good start but then huffed and puffed to sit down.I guess there is nothing surprising about that as India is known as the diabetes capital of the world.
'So without further due
and without further bugging you'
Here are some of my pics i took through the trek up the hills. ( I lost some of them - sorry )
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| The trek begins |
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| Peaceful morning |
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| 1400th step |
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| 1600th step By now most of them had started to take rest for a while or buy something to eat! |
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| Beautiful Sunrise |
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| Even better |
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| Entrance to the first checkpoint ( temple ) Well at this point i thought we were done but no we had to walk 6 miles more.But all is not well at this pilgrimage site, its the etiquettes that people are losing. Read more to know what i mean |
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| A picturesque view of the hill which i could not miss to take a snap of |
The moistness of the hills that you see is not because of rain but because of a stream that is originating within it. ( my mother said )
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| Beauty |
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| Cute deers to serve as a break on the long walk |
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| These are animals asking to be fed |
Well i could take pics only outside the premises of the temple but not inside due to security reasons, otherwise they would have seized my camera.
Anyways, what i meant when i said that all is not well is that there is certain thing that the devotees lack.
.......like TOLERANCE and Common Sense.
Why i say this is because my mother used to tell me that when she visited the temple in her childhood the people had patience.
But now its a battlefield, people push you from every known direction in an attempt to save time and take a glimpse of the God before others. Its absolutely preposterous, why wont people understand that by pushing and tugging, no one is going to enjoy the blessings of God.
Instead of worshiping God, people are indulged in a fight to see who's first to worship God !
When i yelled at guy who was leaning and pushing me in the line, instead of reforming his behavior, he along with his other goon worshiper started pushing at me even harder.
Now you tell me is it really worth travelling thousands of miles, standing and walking for hours just to be at God's presence for a few seconds or is it better to worship the God at the comfort of your home.
Its not the long hours of patience we have to do to see God that is tiresome , its the work we have to do to resist the pathetic people.
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