PREPARATION

" Yea, Yea there is a lot. My mother, though in her sixties, wanted to make Padayatra - trekking the distance from Alipiri to the Sannidhi, as she took a vow long back And the youngsters happily Okayed it, out of sheer love of experiencing the thrill of trekking the whole distance , though they know it is arduous. My father sealing the proposal with full approval, advised me to make arrangements a month in advance even. Hence this trunk call. "

"What a pious decision! Fain extremely delighted over this opportunity of serving such an orthodox family, despite comprising west-faced mod youth. Hear me Mr. Benarji, our scriptures enjoined padayatra to every pilgrimage, and the highly evolved religionists are following it with unflinching faith, and it is a morale booster, know it. Above all, the divine aura exuding from every object sends thrills in the spines of padayatris, but the number of such pilgrims is dwindling now. "

"Another piece of information in advance, my aunty settled down in the States demands very decent lodging both at Tirupathi and Tirumala. Hope, you can assure her all she requires."

" Now that Tirupathi is well developed as a major Pilgrim town, it can boast of playing host to Queen Elizabeth and her retinue for weeks, if she prefers staying here, and our Star- type Guest Houses can make her feel, she is more comfortable here than in her Buckingham palace. Believe me, it is no joking; a fact as sure as the Sun rises in the east."

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