Route Map: Chennai - Mayavaram needed

Hi aishu,

You can take NH 45, and go through tindivanam, panrutti, chidambaram and reach mayavaram.I guess there is another route through cuddalore. I am not very sure about the exact route, but may be google maps will give you a better idea. Try maps.google.com.

Have a nice trip.
Yamuna.

 

Hi Aishu

The TN road map should be able to guide you on this; you can also try out the TN tourism website as well.

Both the above should have road maps which will be able to guide you.

Hope this helps.

Cheers!

 

dear aishu,
this is a travellogue but all information is there u can check in though..



Day 0 (February 6th, Night):

We'd planned to start from the TTD Temple on Venkatnarayana Road, which was
our meeting point. Sathya, Lavanya, Anuradha, I, Mr. Srinivasan, Mr.
Vishwaksenan and Krupashankar were meeting there, while the rest would join
us in Tambaram. After duly paying our respects at the TTD(for the success of
the trip and all that, we waited for the tempo-traveller and it arrived
in a few minutes. All of us got in and made ourselves comfortable. That was
around 8.20 PM.

All of us had met fleetingly at the Kalki office- but that was a rather
rushed affair, with discussions of the route map, travel plans and
introductions. So the van-ride was our first opportunity to get to know each
other, which was what we did in detail. We settled into the plush seats
and sat talking until Tambaram, after which Kamalakkannan, Viji ma'am (his
wife), Mr. Seetha Ram Sharma, Mr. VijayaKumar and his daughter Radhika got
in. It became a <acronym title="Birla Institute of Technology">BIT</acronym> of a squash then, because we were one seat short. It
resulted in five of us squeezed in the four-seater in the back, with the
rest spread out all over the van- but we didn't mind that- everything was
too new and exciting. Kamal had brought along his Handycam, and a good
many of us had brought along cameras with bundles of rolls- so we had every
expectation of covering everything in detail.

By 9 PM, we had really started. We lurched out towards the outskirts of
Chennai, towards Mayavaram, our first destination. The route map specified
Chidambaram as the first night's halt, but Mayavaram was decided upon,
because one Mr. Seetharaman, a friend of Mr. Sunder Bharadwaj(the person who
supplied us with all the valuable info for the current route map, friend of
Mr. Balakumaran, the writer), had informed us that we could stay in Hotel
Prince Towers, his own home ground. We didn't realize, at that moment, just
how valuable Mr. Seetharaman would prove to be. That would come later.

In the meanwhile, all of us <acronym title="Ponniyin Selvan">PS</acronym> Trippers (what a word) had plenty to catch up
on. Aside from those of us who'd met at the Kalki office, there were a few
newbies, like Mr. Vijayakumar and his daughter- and then there was the
speech made by Mr. Balakumaran, specially for us enthusiasts. It was a
masterpiece in its own way- it really set the tone for the trip.

"Yogi Ram Surat Kumar Yogi Ram Surat Kumar Yogi Ram Surat Kumar
JeyaguruRaya. Ponniyin Selvan rasigargalukku..."

It began, and then followed a detailed and (sometimes) emotional description
of the places we *must* see, what we must look for, about Raja raja Chozhan,
about his life, the people he worked with, the temples he built, the
conditions they were in...his voice worked its own magic. Sitting there in
the semi-darkness,
we felt ourselves slipping away into the magical world of the Cholas a 1000
years ago, where kings and queens raised huge temples, gave away numerous
lands, fought enormous battles and won huge respect and loyalty from their
people. If it was this way just thinking about it, what would it be like,
actually visiting them? It would be a walk inside history, no less.

After a couple of hours of film songs and conversation, everyone began
dozing- it was after midnight. At 2.20 AM, our van lurched to a stop outside
a building with vehicles standing about in a garage-like place. A few dogs
ran about here and there, two or three people with shawls thrown over their
faces appeared. We dragged out our suitcases and marched into the Hotel
Prince Towers. Maayavaram had arrived.

sunkan

 

Hi Aishu,

I am giving you the route as mailed by my mom who is in Chennai. She has visited many temples and is quite familiar with the route.

Here it goes...

For the route, you can take villupuram trichy route ,reach kumbakonam & then to thirukadaiyur. Or you can go by pondy & cuddalore ecr road. for that you should have the permit to enter pondy . It will take 6 hrs to go to kumbakonam.You may want to start early in the morning.

There are so many temples nearby, to name some thiruppallavaneeswaram,melperumpallam, keezh perumpallam, thiruvenkadu(budha stalam)anandha mangalam, seerkazhi, vaitheeswaran koil,thiruppunkoor,& thiruvaroor. there are sooooo many temples. i've listed only a few.

If you are in chennai, you can contact my mom. You can PM me , if interested and I can provide you with my parents phone number.

My mom and dad have very good knowledge about all these temples and can guide you in this.

All the best for your tour !

Cheers
Krithika

 

Hi Aishu,

You are most welcome ! In fact, all of us in our family love to go on temple trips and needless to say, my parents have indepth knowledge about the routes, history of the temples etc.

So would love to be of assistance if you need further information. No problem absolutely !

Cheers
Krithika