If going to palani, dont listen to any one who approaches u, directly park the vehicle,and take the winch to go up, if using stairs u will meet atleast 10 priests asking you to give money. For all the offerings made,money is being charged by the priests, on top of the fixed amount set for the offerings.
Reaching palani --- palani is exactly 375 km from electronic city, Head straight on the hosur road, Hosur -> Krishnagiri -> Dharmapuri -> salem -> Bhavani -> Perunthurai(Take left from NH47 at Perunthurai) -> Dharapuram -> Palani.
I heard Tirupati is worser. Forget the priests asking for money. The temple itself has different queues for different types of darshan. The rich can pay some premium fee and byepass the long queues. This system is ridiculous. In that way our kerala temples ( including shabarimala and guruvayoor ) are far far better. Only VIPs or VVIPs only get a consideration there.
ReplyDeleteb t w, you could have included more pictures. Thisis one of the most visited holy places in south india. The hill temple and the locally made winch which takes pilgrims to the top of the hill is something special to see in palani.