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May
be due to predominance of theistic impulses a little more in me, I
developed passion for visiting temples since school clays and that
inborn mania is allowed to continue unabated despite the impact of
western culture thrust upon me by the profession chosen and the post
held for about 33 years. As irony would have it. my infatuation grew
faster than my age and made me spin round, as it were, almost all
the reputed
temples in India. I toured in all the states, except those lying to
the east of West Bengal and stayed couple of days in everyone of
them and months in several places like Banaras, Calcutta, Madurai
etc. To cap it. as it were, for five years now in Tirupathi - the
holiest of holier, where Suprabhatam wakes up and feasts the eyes
with huge crowds of people going along the streets, hittering
Govinda 'Govinda' and charging the entire atmosphere with
Bhagavannama that fuels the souls to sustain till going to bed.
Additionally, my living in Tamil Nadu - the veritable temple state
for two decades enabled me grabbing the opportunity of visiting
every great hoary temple for dozens of times.
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