Touring Mode - 4/1

 My Fourth Tour in RE

Riding and Exploring South India

May 13 2K17

 

In this tour we have covered most of the parts of Tamilnadu & Kerala, below are the destinations which we rode & traveled,

 

1. Rameshwaram/Dhanushkodi

 

2. Kanyakumari

 

3. Kovalam

 

4. Trivandrum

 

5. Idukki - Anchuruli tunnel & Ramakkalmedu

 

6. Kodaikanal

 

 

                 

          
The first destination which we planned was Rameshwaram, actually planned to start at 5:00 PM but my cousin made it late as he kept for last moment preparation and it got delayed, he reached around 8:15 PM having our dinner at 8:30 PM in my home and we started our ride around 9:00 PM from the starting point to the Rameshwaram is around 565kms,  

 

 

 The route is Dharmapuri - Krishnagiri - Salem - Tiruchirapalli - Pudukottai - Ramanathapuram and Rameshwaram, but when we reached Salem around 12:30am we taught of taking a room as we were sleepy and mom strictly said us not to ride in the night so took a room in Salem paid Rs.400/, the room was average neat and clean, slept for 6 hrs and started next day morning at 7:00 am after having breakfast we started to ride towards Rameshwaram.

 

 

 

Rameshwaram: May 14th 2K17

 

 

Ramar Padam

 

It s a town in Ramanathapuram district in the state of Tamilnadu, this town is known is known as one of the holiest places for Hindus and it is considered as a holy pilgrimage site. 

 

 

We reached here by 5:00 pm crossing Rameshwaram bridge(Bridge over the sea) we have to cross this bridge for the entrance and exit of Rameshwaram town,

From the bridge, you can see the beautiful view of Pamban bridge (The railway track up on the sea).

 

 

Took a room in Dhanushkodi road (the victory lodge)for Rs.500 kept our bags inside the room and roamed Rameshwaram completely, 

 

 

It is small town we decided to visit few places until it is dark, First we went to the 'Ramanathaswamy temple/Shiva temple' it was crowded with the believers, took some pics from outside and took the bike in search of

other places, we did not have any plans just thought of exploring the places our-self asking the localities.

 

Ramarokha Temple: This is the famous Gandhamadana Parvatham also known as Rama theertham. Around 35-40 steps will take you to the top near to the temple.

The main shrine is the Lord Rama's Footprint and from the top, you can feel the cool nice breeze and have a great view of the surrounding area of the temple also you can enjoy the mesmerizing views of the lush green forests and beaches makes it as a great place to catch your breath.

Entrance Of the Agni
Theertham

Believers coming out of  agni theertham after taking the holy bath

 

Agni Theertham: The eastern sea shore opposite to the Ramanathaswamy temple is named as Agni theertham, It is considered as one of the sacred baths in Rameshwaram

 

 

 

 

It is believed that by taking bath in this sea will vanish one's sins and make them pure again.

We reached the spot at Agni theertham by 7:00 PM, spent some time on the sea shore feeling the cool breeze and later had dinner at 9:00 PM in the Rameshwaram town and went back to the room as the next day we have planned to go early to the 'Dhanushkodi point'.

My touring experience will be continued in the next blog,

until then,

Ride Safe and Explore More.