My Native Visit

This post has been waiting and waiting for a long time. I wanted to write about my visit to my native - roots to be exact in the 1st week of August right after the visit with lingering fresh memories. My parents and myself started from Coimbatore to Thirunelveli. The bus journey was a tiresome one, with the bus taking a long time even to cross Coimbatore city border, thanks to the ruling party's campaign, blocking all important arterial roads and flooding paid people to infest the blockade.

The next day after the overnight journey we reached Thirunelveli at last. The Bus stopped in the new bus stand which was close to Palayamkottai - the twin city of Thirunelveli, popularly known as Nellai. The place is poorly developed with not even a single lodge or standard hotel where travelers can rest and plan their stay ahead. We had to board another local bus to reach the city bus stand. Then, we lodged at a nice hotel named BHARANI HOTELS - the one which we visited along with my sister twelve years back. We freshened up and visited the NELLAIPPAR temple in the morning. Whatta temple, how ancient it is, how vast and huge it is, can in fact imagine and visualize an entire village housed and functioning efficiently inside, what amazing sculptures, it was totally awesome!!!

We came to our room, then took some rest and visited our Family God( Kula Deivam) which is Karungulam Sri Venkatachalapathy temple. It was truly an enchanting and peaceful experience. Then we returned and checked out of the hotel and the same night boarded our respective buses. One of the most important and endearing things that happened to me during this visit was the trust and bonding that happened between me and my dad. Some feelings can't be put in words or blog, rather they can only be felt, so it's something like that! I thank God for all that has given me and wanted to start my new job with a good note and what better way to start than visiting temples and attaining internal peace and HIS blessings!!!