Sunday, November 26, 2006

Sabarimala Trip by Shri Ranga Travels and Tours India

Sabarimala Trip by Shri Ranga Travels and Tours India

It was about in 2005 December 1, when attending the Ayyappa Bhajan by Veeramani Raju at Congress Grounds, Teynampet, I came to know about the travel and tour services by Shri Ranga Travels and Tours India Limited. My previous year Sabarimala trip was actually organized by them. This year, I got the pamplet from them regarding the various tour programmes that they are planning for Sabarimala (Mandala Pooja and Makara Jyothi) and have compiled them below. I would like the readers to share this information with other Ayyappa devotees and friends so that they can also benefit from these programmes.

And by the way, I would also like to share the information that just yesterday I saw the big hoarding in front of Congress Grounds, Teynampet (Kamaraj Memorial Hall) that Veeramani Raju's Ayyappa Bhajans is scheduled on December 1, 2006.


Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa

Sabarimala Yatra by Shri Ranga Travels and Tours India

Tour 1: Sabarimala - Pampa Express (Straight-To-Straight)

Duration: 3 days
Departure: December 15, 2006 and December 20, 2006
Tariff: INR 900/-

Day 1: Starting at 2200 hours from Chennai after Irumudi Kattu.
Day 2: To reach Erumeli in the afternoon. Pettai Thullal. Reach Pampa in the Evening. Reach Sannidhanam in the Evening (Night halt at Sannidhanam)
Day 3: Neyyabhishekam in the morning. Start back to Chennai at 1400 hours.
Day 4: Reach Chennai in the morning.


Tour 2:  Guruvayur - Sabarimala - Palani (Point-To-Point)

Duration: 4 days
Departure: December 16, 2006 and December 22, 2006
Tariff: INR 950/-

Day 1: Starting at 2200 hours from Chennai after Irumudi Kattu.
Day 2: A dip in the Bhavani river. Darshan of Bhannari Amman. Progressing to Guruvayoor.
Day 3: Darshan of Guruvayoorappan in the morning. Reach Erumeli via Kodungalloor.Pettai Thullal. Reach Pampa in the Evening. Reach Sannidhanam in the Evening (Night halt at Sannidhanam)
Day 4: Neyyabhishekam in the morning. Start back to Palani at 1400 hours.
Day 5: Palani Murugan Darshan in the morning. Samayapuram in the afternoon. Reach Chennai in the night.


Tour 3:  Thiruchendoor - Sabarimala - Palani (Point-To-Point)

Duration: 4 days
Departure: December 18, 2006 and December 23, 2006
Tariff: INR 1000/-

Day 1: Starting at 2200 hours from Chennai after Irumudi Kattu.
Day 2: Darshan of Sri Ranganathar in the morning. Darshan of Madurai Meenakshi in the evening. Reach Thiruchendoor in the night.
Day 3: Darshan of Thiruchendoor in the morning. Reach Erumeli via Thirukkutralam.Pettai Thullal. Reach Pampa in the Evening. Reach Sannidhanam in the Evening (Night halt at Sannidhanam)
Day 4: Neyyabhishekam in the morning. Start back to Palani at 1400 hours.
Day 5: Palani Murugan Darshan in the morning. Samayapuram in the afternoon. Reach Chennai in the night.


Tour 4:  Periyapathai Short Trip (Straight-To-Straight)

Duration: 5 days
Departure: December 31, 2006 and January 5, 2007
Tariff: INR 1000/-


Tour 5:  Rameshwaram - Kutralam - Sabarimala - Palani 

Duration: 6 days
Departure: December 30, 2006, January 5, 2007 and January 10, 2007.
Tariff: INR 1100/-

Day 1: Starting at 2200 hours from Chennai after Irumudi Kattu.
Day 2: Tanjore Big Temple, Pillayarpatti, Devip Pattinam. Reach Rameswaram.
Day 3: Dip in 22 holy waters. Ramalingeswarar Darshan. Progress to Kutralam.
Day 4: Dip at Kutralam. Progress to Erumeli. Pettai Thullal. Start on the Periyapathai.
Day 5: Periyapathai Trekking. Reach Pampa in the Evening. Reach Sannidhanam in the Evening (Night halt at Sannidhanam)
Day 6: Neyyabhishekam in the morning. Start back to Palani at 1400 hours.
Day 7: Palani Murugan Darshan in the morning. Samayapuram in the afternoon. Reach Chennai in the night.


Tour 6:  Thirunallaru - Rameswaram - Kanyakumari - Thiruvananthapuram - Sabarimala - Palani [Featured: Darshan at Opening of Temple at Nadai Thirappu for Makara Jyothi]

Duration: 7 days
Departure: December 29, 2006
Tariff: INR 1200/-

Day 1: Starting at 2200 hours from Chennai after Irumudi Kattu.
Day 2: Vaitheeswaran Koil. Thirunallaru Saneeswaran Temple. Evening Tanjore Big Temple (Brahadeeswara Darshan). Progress to Rameswaram.
Day 3: Sea Dip at Rameswaram. Evening Darshan at Thiruchendoor.
Day 4: Sunrise at Kanyakumari. Suseendram. Reach Erumeli via Thiruvananthapuram.
Day 5: Periyapathai Trekking.
Day 6: Pampa - Sannidhanam.
Day 7: Neyyabhishekam in the morning. Start back to Palani at 1400 hours.
Day 8: Palani Murugan Darshan in the morning. Samayapuram in the afternoon. Reach Chennai in the night.


Note from Travel Operators:

  1. Charges for Irumudi (INR 250/-) additional to the travel charges mentioned for the tours above.
  2. No separate seat for Half-Ticket.
  3. Bulk Bookings of more than 20 seats get ONE free seat.
  4. It is the responsibility of the pilgrim to get back to the bus at individual places and typically at Nilakkal parking when the bus starts back to Chennai.
  5. All rules and regulations of Travel company apply and your booking to participate in the tour would be construed as an agreement to the rules in forces.


Contact Details:

Shri Ranga Travels and Tours India,
38, Burkit Road,
T. Nagar,
Chennai -- 600 017.

Telephone: +91 44 32997719, +91 94443 51246

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