Simple Things!

Sometimes I wonder, what makes few trips interesting, in spite of it not including any great journey. Perhaps its the unexpectedness and company of like-minded people. If you may pick certain trips of yours and try to think why they were special, then those events standout that you did not plan and has involved people who did not think too much about the decisions made; they readily agreed! So was this small adventurous journey to a temple near Rajarajeshwari nagar, close to NICE road.

The temple is by the NICE road and I had always wanted to go there. It is a small temple recently built on a small hill. In the evenings, the sun sets behind the temple and it creates a magnificent view to watch. When I expressed my desire to visit the temple, everyone in our office cab readily agreed. So we planned to stop at NICE road one day with the intention to walk up there. But for our surprise we saw that the NICE road is built in such a way that a huge compound wall separates people from trespassing. So we are left with only one option, jump!

After evaluating the best spot for jumping, we began descending the slope. It was great fun to see everyone so eagerly wanting to do this without any hesitation. After that great display of enthusiasm, we all jumped past the NICE road compound and walked up the hill to visit the temple.

It is a small Maariamma temple with a very beautiful idol of the goddess; decorated even more gracefully. The temple is built in the form of a chariot and is made of granite.

After enjoying the view of the sunset in the west and full moon in the east and after having some tasty Puliogre prasada, we walked back to the cab.

The incident left a good impression in our minds and we wanted to do this again. So we stopped again yesterday but while crossing over, we got spotted by the NICE road patrol who asked us to clear the premises but however allowed us to pass over the compound. This time we also visited the Subramanya temple close by, that has beautiful sculptures of lord Karthikeya in its Gopura. Even though not the main attraction, I do have to mention the amazingly tasty Sweet and spicy pongal that is served here as Prasad. They are brilliant.

Though this was another funny and memorable experience we decided not to violate the rules again though doing so has always been a fun as a teenager. But as grownup’s we are more “expected” to abide by the law. 

But this trip was worth all that adventure. 

Thanks to my friend Shank for these lovely pictures.