March 15 & 16 Trip To Velliangiri Hills

Trip To Velliangiri Hills on 15^th & 16^th March 2014

We are 6 Peoples (Myself, Manivannan, Vijayan, Vinoth, Sreeni, Mohan) reached the bottom of the hill (Poondi) @ 12.30 am Saturday. Where lot of procedures (Buying Bamboo Sticks for the trekking, general checkup by the social activists and officials to allow the peoples to Top without any plastic things).

We Prayed Lord Ganesh, Shiva and Durga at the bottom of Hill.

Finally we have started at 1.30 am. As per the visitors Instructions at website, we have filled our bags some useful things to save us. (Torch Light, Biscuits, Breads, Water Bottles, Some of tablets and etc…..) 

Steps in the 1^st and 2^nd Hills are not manually constructed; rocks are carved and those rocks are very hard to walking because every step is varied by size and structure.

After crossing around 1.15 Hours we have reached the Vinayaka temple (Known as Vellai Vinayagar Kovil).Few Steps back from this temple, we can get drinking water from gaps between the groups of rocks. (Here they are using broken bamboo instead of using pipes (1^st Water Source) This Water is known as Shiva Theertham). Better to fill water can here. Because, at the end of 3^rd hill only we can get water source.1^st Hill ended at this Temple.

2^nd Hill is also same as first hill, but here we can get some snacks (Biscuits, Mango and pineapple slices with Red chilli powder, fanta and Sukku Coffee).We have managed this hill by another hour.

3^rd Hill started with steps and when we went few meters deep in to the forest, we found that the rocks are more unshaped. 

At the end of this hill we filled our water cans by 2^nd water source which is last. Due to unavailability of steps we are struggled little much.

4^th and 5^th Hills are very easy compared with all other 5. Land is so flat like normal road and it goes up and down. We are also faced some deep rocks here. We felt happy after watching some shops and got mango pieces and sukku coffee.

We have started to climb the 6^th hill. It’s a deep jungle. There is a small pond. It is a single one and only large water source. We have bathed in the pond. Water is so cool even our body became senseless. 

We have climbed the top of this hill and after we came to know we have to climb down to move forward. We have climbed down and walked nearby 10 minutes on the flat road and noticed the last hill.

7^th hill is too height and there is lot of chances to slipped down. We have walked slowly and reach the top.

 The Place is unbelievable in my life. We are so surprised by the surrounding, truly a heaven.

There is no politics by the priests. The single man sitting nearby lord shiva and giving Thiruneeru and Vilva Leaves to the devotees. He does n’t allow us to put money on the Dheepam plate. He told that he is sitting nearby god. This thing is enough for my life.

We have felt so blessed by lord shiva and that time they gave wheat upma as prasadam. We got and simply standing near god by at least 10 or 15 minutes. 

He also told, if you have camera means you can get photos and show to your family members.  May some of them not able to come here and pray. We captured some clips and started to climb down at 10.05 am of Sunday and reached the bottom by 2.20 pm on the same day.

The Day I have never forgets and felt so blessed by him (Lord Shiva).

All The Best For Those Who Are Going To Visit.

Take Care Lot.

Regards,

Sundar Chokkalingam,

Kumbakonam(Temple City)