Ayodhya Visit Precursor-700

  AYODHYA VISIT  PRECURSOR 




IT WAS ALREADY EARLY JULY , 4th of July to be Exact , BY THE TIME WE FINALLY DECIDED ON THE SUNDER HOLIDAYS AND TRAVELS CONDUCTED TOUR TO AYODHYA , ALLAHABAD TRIVENI SANGAMAM , GAYA ,   BODH GAYA AND FINALLY VARANASI  AS OUR TOUR OPERATORS . IT WAS A7 DAY AND 6 NIGHT ITINERARY. THE DEPARTURE WAS BY FLIGHT FROM CHENNAI TO LUCKNOW SET TO DEPART AT 11.30 AM ON THE 30 TH OF AUGUST 2024 .

This meant that we had to be in Chennai on the 29 th itself. Barring the Vande Bharat Express which left Tirunelveli at an Inconvenient Time for us , there were 11 other Trains to Choose from to make our Reservations. 

I am quite aware that this is a very busy sector and that the Southern Railway makes a whopping amount of money from this sector alone .

I got the shock of my life when I found that  Barring the Thirukkural Express , No Reservations were available in any other train on this day .

What was even more surprising was that even for this Train Reservations were only available by the 3 Tier Sleeper Coach . All other options like AC 3 or 2 Tier or even First Class were already Full . Some in one of my other group always lament about the fact that the COMMON MAN has been given a very raw deal by the Rail Administration and that they cater only for the Rich at the cost of the not so fortunate ones  . I sincerely believe that they should target some other way to tarnish the Establishment. 

Only 4 days are  left for our Departure. PRAYING FOR A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE TRIP TO ALL THE HOLY PLACES AND FOR ALL THE 70 MEMBERS TAKING PART IN THIS HOLY YATRAA .


PS : THIS IS MY 700 TH BLOG POST , THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND RESPONSE . I SHALL BE POSTING A DAILY ACCOUNT OF OUR YATRAA.PLEASE STAY IN TOUCH .

     

        

  


      


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