Varanasi Trip

I started to varanasi on 16^th last month and I was back to Chennai on 4^th of this month. Fifteen days there was awesome with great time roaming in almost all the streets of varanasi with my cousin brother. I have my grandfather, my uncle and his family there. I was with my mom there after ten years and so we were totally there to enjoy. As the beginning of the outing plans, first I visited the birla temple which is inside the world famous banaras Hindu university and there I had a nice milk shake with my brother. I almost had all the places visited there and nearly it was daily outing near or far, but all together gave loads of fun.

The places I visited include kasi viswanathar temple, Devi Annapurani temple, Shri kalabairavar temple, the worldwide traditional Buddha temples at Sarnatha, Ganga river(gangaji), nook and corner of the renowned Benaras Hindu University and many other small temples in and around my grandpa’s house there.

The place is not so remote as I thought it would be. It has developed a lot and the place as a entire one to say is having pilgrimage feel in such places and other places are very modern only. I can rarely find girls in chudis! “Great development”!

The times I was there in my grandpa’s house, the schedule is as follows: Wake up at 7 a.m, have a good conversation with my grandpa regarding all topics that would come under the sky and then tasting the hot coffee, going through the news papers, take bath by ten or so, eat by 10.30. Here I have to stop to say a lot about my aunt’s preparation as she made special meals not for the first or second day but for all the fifteen days. Koftha, paneer masala, aloo tikki and a sweet everyday! I had my bellies filled 24/7. Then I will go upstairs with my brother to continue the morning sleep till two or so. Then my brother will have a great game of badminton (not really great, but felt good to play it after a long time). There was a gang of youngsters to accompany in the game but they proved to be Kedis at the young age and moreover the language problem was also there. So we planned the outings in the evening so that we can go out and have great time.

I didn’t even think that there would be a bigger mall than city centre in that place. I’m not saying city center as a great one, but to see a mall bigger than that at varanasi was amazing. It also had a multiplex in it and I watched “Mere baap, pehle aap” and it was a great one as the movie starred genelia. The story was old but the screenplay was cool. After the movie my uncle got me a jeans. The race vehicle which helped me and my cousin to go all around varanasi is “Sunny”. The great vehicle which really cried to move on the roads was of good use to roam.

There were many unknown relatives who became familiar in this trip. I had the chance to write tamil poems on two occasions one for my uncle’s silver jubilee anniversary and one for the marriage of "my latest Sister Sangeetha akka".My wishes once again for her new life (Anyway i will go for the marriage and have full treat...thats different :D). We had kutchery sessions in the evenings, mimicry samples and lots of small talks.

I heard many stories from my grandpa which I missed in my childhood and also some political secrets which he knew, he shared. I also had the chance to go through the history of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya which is going to come as a book written by my grandpa. Even at this age he does all his works on his own and writes books often. He can be taken as the source of inspiration for dedication and hard work. As an overall one it was a great trip and my cousin was in tears when we were leaving and so he made all our hearts heavy when we left. I boarded the train on 2^nd and was back to Chennai on 4^th. A great place to visit and my mom is also so happy to be in her birthplace after ten years, me too!