Friday, February 7, 2003
VeeraNarayanapuram
From Udaiyaarkudi, it was VeeraNarayanapuram next.
| A short drive brought us to the banks of the renowned lake, where the story starts. When we drove to the banks- we saw a huge cement bank on one side, with a vast shrubland stretching away into the distance. A few goats grazed on the plains, and a small dog was splashing about in shallow water:-). But what good is traveling without imagination? We supplied the mathagus, the overflowing water, pathinettaam perukku all by ourselves- so it was quite allright. The road was awful, though. The next stop was the temple. | |
| On one side there was the lake sloping downwards, on the other side the land itself dipped sharply. The van lurched forwards and backwards, all of us hanging on for dear life. We were wondering if our wish to see the lake had been granted in a peculiar fashion by the Gods- by dipping us headfirst into the lake, and affording us a 'different' view! But our therotti proved to be an expert. We wrenched away from the road, towards the temple. |
Veera naarayanpuram Koil proved to be an interesting place-in another respect. When we entered, there was a 'Panchayathu' going on, very seriously. It was a pity we couldn't stay and listen to the meeting agenda, but from the way everybody was squatting around, we felt sure that it was something quite serious (just like the films!). We wandered around, gazing at the inside of the temple, spent some time and finally made our exit.
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