Visiting Guruvayur temple again; meeting people from different walks of life
After returning from Chavakkad beach, i vacated Rugmini Kallyana Mandapam and checked in Aiswarya lodge. This was my third lodge in a space of five days. Here i came across Mr Gopalakrishnan the owner and Mr Hassan the manager. They agreed to duration of my stay which was three days starting from Saturday. Mr Gopalakrishnan in particular had no issues. Later i visit Trinity Travel & Tours Pvt Ltd and book a air ticket from Kochi to Delhi. The flight is at 2am.
In Trinity Travel & Tours Pvt Ltd there is Mr Joshy, Reshma and Seeja. Mr Joshy clarified that he did not hail from Uttaranchal and was very much from Kerala. He went by the name Joshy and not Joshi. He said one could take a train from Guruvayur to Angamali and from Angamali there were local transport that could take you to Kochi airport. Even at that odd hour (say between 9pm to 12am) access to the airport was not that difficult. The train journey to the national capital from Thrissur that would have taken almost two days was an option i was not interested to exercise given the volatility of emotions that one went through. Going by newspaper reporting Mr Joshy was of the view that Delhi the national capital had excessive pollution; something least to be found in other places and given the multiple cars that one owned and multiple cars they roam there was no easy way out.
Sightings Near Aiswarya lodge
- Hotel Padma vegetarian for tea
- ARKAY Dress Cleaners
- Silpa Digital Studio & Video
- Hotel Gokulam
- Hotel Krishnapriya
- Leeon Stores
- Krishna mobiles
- Fidha footwear
- Sree Guruvayoorappan Chips & Sweets
- Ladies style tailoring
- Vodafone super net
- Jyothi Tourist Home
- Guruvayoor Vegetables
Near Nandini Restaurant i came across two lottery ticket sellers who were Mr Aiyappan Nair and Mr Rajesh. From their looks one could make out the lure of lottery tickets was not strong these days.
Sunday was the day i visited Guruvayoor temple for the second time. One has to remove vest before frisking begins. On occasions frisking is thorough and on occasions it is half-hearted. All men visiting the temple are supposed to wear Mundu around their waist which in North India is dhoti. Being Sunday the rush was there and equal was the temptation to sight Lord Guruvayoor. Pal Payasam from windows inside the temple was convenient option for devotees and its relocation outside is not a wise move. Sunday too was the day when i decided to cancel my train ticket. The new cancellation/refund rules went like this:
New cancellation/refund rules with effect 12/11/2015. If presented for cancellation between 48hrs and up to 12 hrs before scheduled departure of the train 25 per cent of the fare subject to the minimum cancellation fee. In effect 25 per cent was cut.
I happen to meet Mr Jyoti Prakash doing business in advertisement in Calicut. During that time a train comes from Ernakulam and is headed towards Thrissur for which it changes direction.
In Guruvayur station there is
- ISD STD booth
- Combined fruit and tea stall
- Cloak room
- SBI ATM
A board displays distance from Guruvayur/ Thrissur to different places.
From Guruvayur New Delhi 2165 + 28 kms
From Thrissur
Bangalore city 840 km
Chennai 910
New Delhi 2165
Howrah 1980
Patna 2145
Mumbai 1675
Agra Cantt 2090
Hyderabad 1450
Kurla 1560
A board displays from Guruvayur stations on the way
Punkunnam
Thrissur
Ollur
Pudukkad
Nellayi
Irinjalakuda
Chalakudi
Angamali
Ernakulam town
Ernakulam Jn
Kottayam
Quilon
Thiruvanthapuram
Nagercoil
Wadakkanchery
Palghat
Erode
A board displays Fare for 3rd AC and AC ordinary
A board displays Trains from Guruvayoor
Guruvayur-Thiruvanthapuram
Guruvayur-Ernakulam
Guruvayur- Punlalur
Guruvayur-Thrissur
Guruvayur- Ernakulam
Guruvayur-Chennai Egmore
There is an ad at Guruvayur station. It goes like this:
The first ever eco friendly township in Guruvayur with a helipad.
Ads in Guruvayur station
- Ramraj dhoties, shirts, banians
- Bhima and Brother
Jeweller since 1925
Institute of gems & jewellery
As i walk after having a series of conversations i come across a smiling Mr Simson raj sitting outside station. Probably he has come to meet someone at the station.
Sightings on East Nada Guruvayur
- i-net internet cafe
- Harikrishna videos
video casette CD DVD
- Archana cards
- RVK Residency
- Hotel Sukhsagar restaurant
- Variety collections, discount sale only rs 199/
- KMA Oushadhasala
- AMBADI Rooms & Hall for rent
- Saravana Bhavan vegetarian restaurant
- Union Bank of India
- The Kerala State Financial Enterprises Ltd
- Indian Coffee House
- Saravaram Textiles
- Krishna Fancy & Toys
- ST. Joseph's time house
- Gopika handicrafts
- Priyadarsini Handlooms
- Radionix
- Sree kumar sweet house
- Apsara saree home
- Lakshmi Fancy
- Fantasia Fancy
- K P Metals
- Sree Guruvayurappan Handicrafts
- Devika music & fancy
- Dhanalaxmi Bank established 1927
- Metro handlooms
- Western Union money transfer
- Greesham handicrafts
- Sopananm
- Ambadi Fancy Fabrics
- Music centre
- Usha collections
- Renuka fancy
- Fancy stores
- Hantex
- M. G. Sweets
- Sreehari Lodge
- Hotel Santhabhavan
- Hotel Aryabhavan
- Lakshmi sweets
- Bony sweets
- SreeKrishna Sweets
- Computerised STD ISD
- Kousthubham Rest House
- Kousthubham restaurant vegetarian
- Poonthanam auditorium
- Kerala sweets
- Prabhu sweets
- Rajan's stores
- Nishant The Book Shop (it has P.C.O STD ISD)
- Murali stores
- Fashion Textiles
- Krishna Metals
- Ashok Textiles
- Krishnendhu
Sightings Near East Nada Bus Stand
- Forex Duty Paid Shop
- Manaf Stores (personnel named Anas works here; here one can get range of writing pads
and small torch)
- Dilu stores
- Hotel Biju
- Vendana Mens square
- Fit Boy Tailors
- Capital's Men's Wear Exclusive Men's showroom
- Maya Plaza
- Trinity Travel & Tours Pvt Ltd
- Hrishikesam tourist home
- Sreenarayana Tourist Home
- Akshara Restaurant AC Non AC Rooms
- First fast food soft drinks
-Amritha stores
-Aroma
After returning from Chavakkad beach, i vacated Rugmini Kallyana Mandapam and checked in Aiswarya lodge. This was my third lodge in a space of five days. Here i came across Mr Gopalakrishnan the owner and Mr Hassan the manager. They agreed to duration of my stay which was three days starting from Saturday. Mr Gopalakrishnan in particular had no issues. Later i visit Trinity Travel & Tours Pvt Ltd and book a air ticket from Kochi to Delhi. The flight is at 2am.
In Trinity Travel & Tours Pvt Ltd there is Mr Joshy, Reshma and Seeja. Mr Joshy clarified that he did not hail from Uttaranchal and was very much from Kerala. He went by the name Joshy and not Joshi. He said one could take a train from Guruvayur to Angamali and from Angamali there were local transport that could take you to Kochi airport. Even at that odd hour (say between 9pm to 12am) access to the airport was not that difficult. The train journey to the national capital from Thrissur that would have taken almost two days was an option i was not interested to exercise given the volatility of emotions that one went through. Going by newspaper reporting Mr Joshy was of the view that Delhi the national capital had excessive pollution; something least to be found in other places and given the multiple cars that one owned and multiple cars they roam there was no easy way out.
Sightings Near Aiswarya lodge
- Hotel Padma vegetarian for tea
- ARKAY Dress Cleaners
- Silpa Digital Studio & Video
- Hotel Gokulam
- Hotel Krishnapriya
- Leeon Stores
- Krishna mobiles
- Fidha footwear
- Sree Guruvayoorappan Chips & Sweets
- Ladies style tailoring
- Vodafone super net
- Jyothi Tourist Home
- Guruvayoor Vegetables
Near Nandini Restaurant i came across two lottery ticket sellers who were Mr Aiyappan Nair and Mr Rajesh. From their looks one could make out the lure of lottery tickets was not strong these days.
Sunday was the day i visited Guruvayoor temple for the second time. One has to remove vest before frisking begins. On occasions frisking is thorough and on occasions it is half-hearted. All men visiting the temple are supposed to wear Mundu around their waist which in North India is dhoti. Being Sunday the rush was there and equal was the temptation to sight Lord Guruvayoor. Pal Payasam from windows inside the temple was convenient option for devotees and its relocation outside is not a wise move. Sunday too was the day when i decided to cancel my train ticket. The new cancellation/refund rules went like this:
New cancellation/refund rules with effect 12/11/2015. If presented for cancellation between 48hrs and up to 12 hrs before scheduled departure of the train 25 per cent of the fare subject to the minimum cancellation fee. In effect 25 per cent was cut.
I happen to meet Mr Jyoti Prakash doing business in advertisement in Calicut. During that time a train comes from Ernakulam and is headed towards Thrissur for which it changes direction.
In Guruvayur station there is
- ISD STD booth
- Combined fruit and tea stall
- Cloak room
- SBI ATM
A board displays distance from Guruvayur/ Thrissur to different places.
From Guruvayur New Delhi 2165 + 28 kms
From Thrissur
Bangalore city 840 km
Chennai 910
New Delhi 2165
Howrah 1980
Patna 2145
Mumbai 1675
Agra Cantt 2090
Hyderabad 1450
Kurla 1560
A board displays from Guruvayur stations on the way
Punkunnam
Thrissur
Ollur
Pudukkad
Nellayi
Irinjalakuda
Chalakudi
Angamali
Ernakulam town
Ernakulam Jn
Kottayam
Quilon
Thiruvanthapuram
Nagercoil
Wadakkanchery
Palghat
Erode
A board displays Fare for 3rd AC and AC ordinary
A board displays Trains from Guruvayoor
Guruvayur-Thiruvanthapuram
Guruvayur-Ernakulam
Guruvayur- Punlalur
Guruvayur-Thrissur
Guruvayur- Ernakulam
Guruvayur-Chennai Egmore
There is an ad at Guruvayur station. It goes like this:
The first ever eco friendly township in Guruvayur with a helipad.
Ads in Guruvayur station
- Ramraj dhoties, shirts, banians
- Bhima and Brother
Jeweller since 1925
Institute of gems & jewellery
As i walk after having a series of conversations i come across a smiling Mr Simson raj sitting outside station. Probably he has come to meet someone at the station.
Sightings on East Nada Guruvayur
- i-net internet cafe
- Harikrishna videos
video casette CD DVD
- Archana cards
- RVK Residency
- Hotel Sukhsagar restaurant
- Variety collections, discount sale only rs 199/
- KMA Oushadhasala
- AMBADI Rooms & Hall for rent
- Saravana Bhavan vegetarian restaurant
- Union Bank of India
- The Kerala State Financial Enterprises Ltd
- Indian Coffee House
- Saravaram Textiles
- Krishna Fancy & Toys
- ST. Joseph's time house
- Gopika handicrafts
- Priyadarsini Handlooms
- Radionix
- Sree kumar sweet house
- Apsara saree home
- Lakshmi Fancy
- Fantasia Fancy
- K P Metals
- Sree Guruvayurappan Handicrafts
- Devika music & fancy
- Dhanalaxmi Bank established 1927
- Metro handlooms
- Western Union money transfer
- Greesham handicrafts
- Sopananm
- Ambadi Fancy Fabrics
- Music centre
- Usha collections
- Renuka fancy
- Fancy stores
- Hantex
- M. G. Sweets
- Sreehari Lodge
- Hotel Santhabhavan
- Hotel Aryabhavan
- Lakshmi sweets
- Bony sweets
- SreeKrishna Sweets
- Computerised STD ISD
- Kousthubham Rest House
- Kousthubham restaurant vegetarian
- Poonthanam auditorium
- Kerala sweets
- Prabhu sweets
- Rajan's stores
- Nishant The Book Shop (it has P.C.O STD ISD)
- Murali stores
- Fashion Textiles
- Krishna Metals
- Ashok Textiles
- Krishnendhu
Sightings Near East Nada Bus Stand
- Forex Duty Paid Shop
- Manaf Stores (personnel named Anas works here; here one can get range of writing pads
and small torch)
- Dilu stores
- Hotel Biju
- Vendana Mens square
- Fit Boy Tailors
- Capital's Men's Wear Exclusive Men's showroom
- Maya Plaza
- Trinity Travel & Tours Pvt Ltd
- Hrishikesam tourist home
- Sreenarayana Tourist Home
- Akshara Restaurant AC Non AC Rooms
- First fast food soft drinks
-Amritha stores
-Aroma
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