I have had the good fortune of visiting numerous temples in the south. Visiting temples or temple city once used to be a an experience in itself. In the olden days when devotees used to start off on a pilgrimage, it used to take them days to reach the shrine. Say if a party is going from vijayawada to tirupathi , it used to take them weeks to get there. and after reaching tirupathi, trekking the mountainous terrain to tirumala and finally seeing of the grandeur of the gopuram, and a darshan of the lord in all his splendor , the hearts of the devotees used to be filled with joy.all through the journey their minds would crave for a darsanam. No wonder after undergoing through such hardships for 'darsanam' most devotees broke into songs. This is especially true in 'vaishavaite kshetras' , where the 'alankaara priya' deity is grand and beautifully ornamented. To end it all , the glorious 'chekkara pongali' prasadam and a sumptuous meal at the temple.
That was in the olden days when there was no "special 1000 rupees darsanam" no VIP recommendations.!!
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