After accounting remaining travel time, I had precisely 2.5 hours to spend at Lepakshi. Lepakshi as pronounced locally is the place where king of bird “Jatayu (जटायु)” left this mortal world, in arms of lord Ram. There after Lord Ram requested heaven to accept Jatayu by saying "Le-Pakshi" (take the bird) and that is how, we now know the place as Lepakshi.
The Lepakshi Temple - Poetry on Stones
After accounting remaining travel time, I had precisely 2.5 hours to spend at Lepakshi. Lepakshi as pronounced locally is the place where king of bird “Jatayu (जटायु)” left this mortal world, in arms of lord Ram. There after Lord Ram requested heaven to accept Jatayu by saying "Le-Pakshi" (take the bird) and that is how, we now know the place as Lepakshi.
VarahNarsimha Simhachalam Temple
Ahobilam - The Spiritual Safari
Ahobilam, a noted pilgrimage centre for Hindus, is situated at distance of around 130 km. from Kurnool Railway Station, 68 Kms from the Nandyal Railway Station and 24 km. from Allagadda.
Ahobilam, consists of lower Ahobilam and Upper Ahobilam, is the place where Lord Narasimha had manifested himself in a natural cavern of rock to rip apart the most ferocious demon Hiranyakashipu.
Thotlakonda Buddhist Complex...
Apart from the
beaches, ports, steel plant and refinery the place Vizag has been once a flourishing centre for
Buddhist culture. It was a surprise for me too till I actually reached this
place called “Thotlakonda Caves”. As I always say Travellers never
think of themselves as foreigners, whatever time I could have managed from my
schedule I stepped out to relish the soothing ambience at Thotlakonda.
It is believed that Vizag had been once a part of legendary Kalinga Empire and Buddhism flourished here under the patronage of rulers of Kalinga. The place must have been flourishing centre around 200 BC - 200 AD.
Submarine Museum, Vizag
Instruments, controls, switches, pipelines at every point in the submarine |
Staying with live torpedoes. 6 torpedoes are kept loaded at front and rear side, ALWAYS LIVE. |
and sharing only 2 washrooms between 72 persons:
Surrounded by cluster of pipelines |