Ongole-Srisailam-July'09

Day 1(24th) : Embarked Konark express at 7pm.

Day 2(25th): Konark express reached Vijayawada at 2:20pm. Embarked JanSatabdi express at 2:30pm. Reached Ongole at 5:30pm(1 hour delay). Vadhuvu (deepu)ki mehendi(gorintaku) pedutunaru, freshup ayyi ramu tho kalisi santh nagar saibaba gudiki vellamu. Chaala pedda sai baba gudi idhi. aa timelo Babaki pallaki seva jarugutondi. Sai baba gudilo nageshwari ammavari gudi vundi. gudi paina "Ammaluganna yamma mugurammala muulaputamma chaala peddamma suraarulamma kadupaaradi buchina yamma tannu loona nammina velputammala manambuna vundedi yamma durga maa yamma kripartamichutta mahatva kavitva patuthwa sampadal" ani raasundi. aa pakkane sivalayam vundi. aa pakkanee veenkateswaralayam vunnadi. aa pakkane sai baba mandiramu vunnadi. atupakka goshala vunnadi. 10rs dakshina isthe govulaku metha pettadaniki oka gaddi muuta ivvabadunu. saibaba mandiraaniki daggaralo venkayya ane guruvu yokka gudi vunnadi. Akkada hall lo endaro mahanubhavula photoes vunnavi. Ongole velithe tappaka ee venkayyagari gudiki vellavalisindadhee. Ongole lo saibaba bhaktulu baaga ekkuvemo ani naakanipinchindi. endhuchetanante hotel rooms lo kuda saibaba photolu ekkuvaga vunnavi. Darshanam ayyyaka vadhuvu intiki velli bojanam chesi hotel rooms ki velli visraminchamu.

Day 3(26th): Ee roju vadhuvuni pellikuturiga alankaristharu, gowri puja chestharu. Ee kutumbam shivudini aradhistaru. Sannayi melam vachindi, vaayidyalatho maamidaakulu gummalaku kattaru, arati kommalatho entrance lo kattaru. varudi vididhi gruham mundu kuda Arati(banana tree) thoranalu kattaru. Banthi pulatho gummalu goodalu alankarincharu. gulabi pulatho vadhuvu kurchune chota alankarincharu. vadhuvuni kurchopettaru. peddalu aaseervadincharu. pimmata vadhuvuki nalugu snanam cheyinchi gowri puja cheyincharu. lalitha sahasranama parayana chesaru. 1pm ku purnachander vachadu. iddaram bojanam chesaka ala room kelli refresh ayyi ongole daggara kondameeda vunna venkateswara swamy devalayaniki vellamu. tirumala laagane vunnadi akkada. eduruga subrahmanyeswara devalayamu vunnadi andulo anantha padmanabha swami modalagu devalayalu vunnavi. adhi darshinchina taruvatha lawyer pet saibaba temple ki vellamu. akkada ammavaru, ayyavaru, dattatreya swami, shiridi saibaba koluvai vunnaru. pakkane chavadi, sri master(bharadwaja ) gari brundavanam vunnadi. Ammavari temple lo saamuhika lalitha sahasranam parayana, Ayyavari gudi lo saamuhika vishnu sahasranama parayana jarugutunnavi. pimmata ayyapa swamy devalayamunaku, gayathrimatha devalayamunaku veli darshinchitimi. atu pimmata vadhuvu intiki vellamu. appatiki pradhanam karyakramam purthayindi. tirigi hotel ku velli bhanu vachina pimmata nidrinchitimi.

Day 4(27th): Udayamu 9 gantalakalla kalyana mandapamunaku vachitimi. alpaaharamu sweekarinchina pimmata kalyana vedika vaddaku vellitimi. Pantulu garu chakkaga matrapurvakamga kratuvu nirvahistunnaru. oka baalapanditudu kuda mantralu chaduvutu vunnadu. vaidikanga "lakshmi narayana saavadhaaanamm..." modalagu mantralatho Jeelakarra bellam muhurta samayam lo pettinchi taruvatha saptha padi, agnihotruniki puja, talambrala vutsavam, arundathi darshanam, photo session jarigayi. pelli bojanam tinna taruvatha 3pm ki srisailam bus ekkitini. Srisaial ragada chadivithini bus lo(pallelu puramulu pattanambulu peetalu daatithi adavulu kondalu daatithi ....). 8:30pm ki srisailam cherithini. Eekanta seva(120rs) ticket kosam tapatrayapadithini kaani avi aipoyayi. bus stand nunchi gudikelle dari lo vasavi satram kanapadindi. accomodation kosam adigithe adhi kevalam vaishyulaku maatramee ani pampivesithiri. Srisailam mallanna andariki tandri kadaa andhukee dhuuli darshanam kuda isthaadu. Kaani chaala kulasatramulu velisayi srisailam lo. duradrushtakaram. dhuli darshanani ki vellanu. kastha dhuram nunchi tandri mallikarjuna swami darshanam ayyindi. ika tirigi accomodation anveshana chestu oka satram lo visraminchitini 10:30pmki. Poddune suprabatha seva chesukovalanipinchi kanukuntee 10 tickets ee istaru, ticket 250rs annaru.

Day 5 (28th) : sare ani 2:30am ki lechi talasnanam chesi 3:15am kalla ticket counter daggara wait chesthe 4:30ki ticket issue chesaru, suprabatha seva 10 tickets ee istaru, taruvatha mangalahaarathiki 50 tickets istaru(100rs). swami vari mandapamlo ninchunnamu. pandithulu srisaila suprabadtham chadavasaagaru.

"Praatasmaraami gananathamanathabandhum sindhurapura parisobhitha gandayugmam uddanda vigna parikandana chandadanda maakandalaadhi suranaayaka brundavandhyam.Kalabhyam choodalankrutha sasi kalabhyam nija thapa Phalabhyam bhaktheshu prakatitha phalabhyam bhavathu me Shivabham sthoka thri bhuvana shivabhyam hridhi punar Bhavaabhyam ananda sphura dhanubhavabhyam natheeriyam .... srimallikarjuna vibho tava suprabatham ..."

Suprabhatam aina pimmata. nandeeswarudi(vrushabam)ki gajjalu katti bhaaja bhajantrilatho venaka nadichamu, addala mandapam daggara pujaa saamagri, chaamaram icharu, swami vari vutsava vigraham pallakilo pradakshinaga velthu vundi pallakini muttukune avakasam swami anugrahinchadu, pimmata manohara gundam vadda aagindi. akkada gopuja chesaru. Govuki namaskarinchi , pradikshina chesina pimmata aalayam lopalikelli kurchunnamu. puja kratuvu continue cehsaru. Pimmata mahaa mangala harathi paramavaibhavamga bhaaja bhajantrilatho meela thaalalatho icharu. Pimmata swamivari darshananiki q lo ninchunnam garbagudiloki pravesinchadaniki mundu ratnagarbha ganapathi swamy vunnaru aayana darshanam chesukunna pimmata garbagudiloki pravesinchamu. edama vaipu padmasanam lo ammavaru , kudi vaipu swamivaaru kumara swamyni pattukuni vunna vigrahamu aa pakkanee ammavaru padmasana dhari ayi navvulu chilkistu vunna murthy vunnadi. garbhagudi lo aruupa-ruupi ayyi mallikarjuna
swamy jyothrilinga rupam lo vunnaru, aayanaku tala taatinchi namaskarinchi santhosam ga bayatku vachi kali matha vigrahaniki veerabadhrunaku pranamilli bayata teertamu teesukuni satagoppam pettinchukuni malli ticket counter ki vellanu. swamivari abhishekaniki ticket(600rs) teesukuni ammavari mundunna srichakraniki kunkuma puja tkt(350rs) kuda teesukunna. Akkada nunchi malli abhishekam line lo nilabadhithe lopala mandapam lo kurcho mannaru, serial number prakaram pilicharu. chokka vippesi aalayam vaarichina uttareeyam darinchi naa turn kosam wait chesa. samayam raane vachindi, mokkala meeda kurchomannaru sivalinganiki mundu abhishekam rendu nimishallo ayindi. Swami ni palu marlu abhisheka kratuvu kinda thaake bhaagyam kaligindi. Pimmata bayataku vachi kunkuma puja gurinchi kanukkunte vallu malli vere line chupincharu kaani adhi spcl darshanam line ani taruvatha ardhamaindi. Sare swami krupa anukuni muudosari garbagudilokelli darshanam chesukuni tala taatinchi brahamaramba ammavari gudivaipu vellanu. ammavaari naamalu chaduvuthu puujari kunkuma puja srichakraniki cheyincharu. Pimmata ammavari darshanam chesukuni puja kunkuma teesukuni ashaadasha sakthipeetala murthulanu aalaya pranganam lo praakarala meeda chusi atu konni pujalu chese mandapanni chusi gudiki kudivaipuna chandihomam chese stalanni chusi bayitikochesi malli mallikarjuna swami temple lo ki velli parivara devatala darshanam chesukuntini. Garbagudiki edama pakkana nityanna danamuku daari vunnadi adhi daataka nitya kalyana vedikaku daari, nandikeswarudu modalagu siva lingamulu vunnavi, venaka vaipu Brahamarambika maatha temple ki daari vunnadi, aa taruvatha veda patanam cheyyadaniki arugulu vunnavi. akkada agni, vaayuvu, jala, pridhvi ,aakasa, soma, surya modalaguvaaru pratistinchina lingaalu vunnayi adhi daatina taruvatha. naagula guttalaku velle dwaram vunnadi aa taruvatha umaa maheswarula murthulu vunna aalayam, aa taruvatha addhaala mandapam raja rajeswhwara, raja rajeshwari aalayalu aa taruvatha gudi vaipuki velthe, triphalam chettu (3 chetlu kalisi vuntayi) aa pakkane vrudda mallikarjunudi temple lo madatalu padi vunna pedda
sivalingam, daanikedurugua homam chese mandiramu. raamudu/seeta devi pratistinchina sahasrasivalingalatho vunna sivalingam inkonchum mundukelthe gundam lo neetilo sikhara darshanam chesukovachu, inka munduku velthe pandavulu pratisthinchina sivalingalu (sivalinganiki vuna 5 mukhalaku corresponding ga 5 sivalingalu) vunnavi. Dwaja stambam nunchi straight ga oka pedda nandi inkaa lopaliki velthe nataraja swamy, china nandi vuntayi garbalayaniki eduruga. visheshameemitante nenu mundu roju rathri vachinappatinunchi srisailam vadili velle varaku kuda ohm namah sivaya panchakshari mantra bhajana harmonium modalaina vaaidhyala sahaayamtho nirvignanga repeat avuthunee vundiiii 24 gantaluuunuuu

ika gudi bayataku vasthe edama pakka kanchi kamakoti vari ashramamu, andulo chandrasekhara paramacharya swamigal vigrahamu, srivalli deevasena sametha sree subhramanyeswara swamy vigrahamu, book store, goshala, vuchita veeda paatasala vunnavi. avvani chusukuni bayati kochesariki naa cheppulu pettina stanam lo avi levu sare ani busstand kelli evo cheppulu konukunni 12pm ki bus ekkesanu. 7pm ki hyd cheranu, sudhakar ni kalisi 8:40ki hyd express ekkanu.

Day 6(29th) : Reached pune around 9am.