My life is damn routine is the
first thought my mind plays along when I just wake up. Determined to kill this thought for this weekend,
I decided to do a bit of traveling. I teamed up with my good old engineering
friend Mr. Srinivas to do something. Inspired by the movie “The Motor cycle Diaries”
We decided why not do a bike riding to a distant place together. We decided to
go to Mallelatheertham waterfalls which is near Srisailam , Kurnool District and
180 kms away from Hyderabad.
We started at 10.15 am which, i think
is not a good time to start for long
journey especially in summers. Armed with only a cap to protect us from
scorching heat, we set out towards our destination on our "La Poderosa"- The Powerful-
YAMAHA SZR. The journey through the city was slow with traffic piling ahead of
us , but as we reached the outskirts of city, our speed picked up.
The travellers ..
On the outskirts of city, we
stopped to visit one of the Hyderabad's famous temple by name “Maisigandi
Temple” the home of Goddess Kali. The temple attracts hundreds of devotees daily
from all over Andhra Pradesh offering their services to Goddess. The Striking
part of this temple is that the mere sight of Goddess Kali appearance would just
send a shiver through your body and warn you about the implications if you do
any sins. On the vicinity of the temple, I also happen to come across the area
which is dedicated for sacrifice i.e.,for execution of innocent animals painfully
mostly goats and hens. It was indescribably horrible site to watch for me. I don't
understand to this date why would God ask us to do something like this and at
the same time ask us not kill in His name.
Maisigandi Temple
We moved on leaving behind my
unsettling thoughts about offerings to God. As sun reached directly over us , we started to experience his real power.
The heat was just dehydrating our bodies and at one point, we became desperate to have some water
to quench our thirst. After 2.00 pm , the climate has dramatically changed to pleasant cool weather as though to
welcome us when we reached the ghat
roads of srisailam. It took one more hour drive to reach the waterfalls by 3.00
pm.
The waterfalls was about 100 feet
high , not too tall when compared to what i have seen earlier. The flow of water
was not that intense as it was unseasonal. The good thing is that this has
better platform to have fun under it. We spend about 90 minutes having fun and
exploring the peaceful surroundings.
A small trek will
bring u closer to waterfalls
Srinivas having fun with
water
As always serious
By the time we started back to Hyderabad
at around 4.30 pm, there was a slight shower of rain which left with a cool
breeze of air. The return journey was great as cool breeze of air was flowing
through your face, the smell of mud after it rained was very pleasant, the
beautiful sceneries around us was just a feast to our eyes and travelling while
listening to your favorite songs was just awesome combination.
By the time we reached our home
it was 9.30 pm and it was great experience altogether. We never travelled on
bike for about 360 kms ( Up and down) along with 10 hours of journey time in a
single day as well as never had back pain which will hopefully subside
eventually.
I hope this is just the beginning
of many more to come in the future …………
