waiting update/ Kodaikanal Information

April 23, 2008

sairam ,

This therefore means Swami iss still in Puttaparthi

and not in Brindavan ..........today ?

We are eagerly waiting for updates.

Few of us waiting to , plan trips ..

waiting sai Kumar Mahadevan .

Swami, we are waiting to know .

sairam sairam sairam

sai rukmani

--- On Wed, 23/4/08, kumar mahadevan <mahadevan12 wrote:

kumar mahadevan <mahadevan12[sAIBABADIVINE] Om Sai Ram - Kodaikanal Informationsaibabadivine , Date: Wednesday, 23 April, 2008, 1:35 PM

Although it seems that Swami is unlikely to go to Kodaikanal, there is no one in this world who can predict Our Dear Lord's programme than Swami himself. So below is a small write up of Kodaikanal

Kodaikanal is connected by road with Chennai (520-km), Ooty (264-km), Trichy (197-km), Coimbatore (175-km), Kumili (160-km), and Madurai(120- km). Additional buses ply during the season. Taxis and vans are available for local transportation. There are no auto-rickshaws in Kodaikanal. It is a hilltop town, and the roads narrow and winding.

For information regarding Hotels in Kodaikanal, Please visit the Below Link :

http://www.hotelsta milnadu.com/ kodaikan al.htmThe Area where Swami's Divine Abode "Sai Sruthi" is Flat, there is one driveway to walk up (steep), then flat sitting area for darshan. If you were to stay in town at the Hilltop Hotel, Carlton Hotel or around the corner from Swami's place at the Sterling Hotel, then it is largely flat walking to Swami's darshan. The remainder of Kodaikanal is only hills and very very narrow roads. A taxi to Swami's Divine Darshan is the usual practice if staying in one of these other Hotels. Darshan is in the mornings; you can walk from the township, around the lake to the Darshan queue, which is on Lake Road itself. Men line up on the footpath adjacent to the lake, Ladies

line up on the other side of the gate, on the grassy side of the road. Ladies often sit in chairs byt the roadside. Of late, seva dal have stalls either side of the gate, and as you pass, you put your shoes in and receive a chit. There are only 4 lines each side at Kodai, and numbers are in fact given out. Men on cycles or young boys with Canteens walk up and down the lines selling small plastic cups of tea. You can expect to stand in line upto about 8AM or thereabouts when the gates are opened and the lines called in. Lines generally begin to be formed around 6AM

Like Puttaparthi and Brindavan, there is a small security check as you pass the gate; therafter, it is a dash aor a sedate walk up the STEEP driveway, to the lines. Men to the left of the front of the house, ladies to the right, guests along the far right wall. There are chairs for those who need. Darahan is a small affair under a simple canopy, and ladies also sit in an island in front of the garden.

Unlike Puttaparthi or Whitefield, all remain inside and seated for darshan until its full completion. If groups go for interview, all remain seated. By this time, pullovers, shawls and all the extra coverings are removed as the sun is out and quite warm. When Interviews are complete, Swami emerges, and goes inside the main building; thereafter, darshan is over.

After Darshan, Swami often goes for a drive around Kodaikanal; perhaps a leisurely drive, perhaps a visit to an orphange, or to a home, or to another venerable place. One can often see a procession of cars leaving Sai Sruthi perhaps half an hour or so after darshan, with Swami's car in the midst. So if you wish, it is useful to come back after some time and walk down Lake Road, and wait for Swami. How to reach Kodaikanal :

By Air : The nearest airport is at Madurai (120 km from Kodaikanal).By Rail : The nearest railway stations are the Kodai Road Railway Station (80-km) and the Palani Railway Station (64-km).

Om Sai Ram

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