Kasi Yathra - RAMESWARAM to RAMESWARAM........

Pranams  to Gurudev, whose vision was to take Gita in hand and travel wide & far of this Bharath.

True to his thoughts, Swami Sivayogananda  took the devotees of Madurai, Pondy, and Karur to Varanasi - ‘a must’ place to visit  by all. 

As a tradition, the holy yathra starts at Rameswaram from Agni  Theertham, bath in all the 22 thirthas in the temple premises and  with a prayer to Lord Ramanatha Swamy for the success of the spiritual tour.The tour starts with 49 members, on April 25 and ends on May 6, 2012.

Dip in Ganga, Darshan of Vishwanath, Visalakshi, Annapurani, Sakshi Ganapathy, Dundi Ganapathy, and Kalabairavar on a Sunday evening ‘ashtami  thithi’ is not designed by human caliber. The various ghats, darshan of Thraiyalinga swami jeeva Samadhi and the grand ‘Aarthi’ to the mother Ganga is a feast to the heart.

To Naimisaranyam- one feels like rolling on the sand, walked by the saints, seers, rishis and even by the Lords. Shiva known as Devadeveshwarar, gives darshan to the seekers. If one is tuned, can realize the greatness of vedha vyasar, Sounaka Maharishi, Dadeecha Muni, Shringi Rishi, Swayambu Manu, Sat Roopa & many. Thapo  Boomi indeed.

Chakra thirtham at Naimisaranyam is too true. Gomathy River flows so tenderly. Gupteswar & Rudra River are so unique  that gets into ones nerves. To Chitrakoot- ‘Ram Darbar’ as it is called, is a wonderful stone-cut caves, built by Devas to Lord Rama…in this place river Godavari is called ‘Gupth Godavari’ as she came hiding to touch the feet of Sri Rama.

To Nandi Gram-Where Barathan met Hanumanji is serene & peaceful. To the banks of Sarayu- Every drop is so saintly, tempts one to sit & converse with her. To triveni sangamam- The water just gushes out stretching to both the banks. Sea-like scene makes it awesome. To  Ayodhya- The birth-place of Sri Rama. The place He sat on the throne & showed the world ‘Rama Rajyam’. In the midst of heavy security, a glimpse is shown. To Saranath - a place connected with Lord Buddha was also included in the itinery..

To Narmadeshwar – He gives darshan beside Sita kund. This was our final spot of this yatra. Reveling in these holy places, Swamiji took us to Rameswaram, to offer the Ganga water to Lord Shiva.

Thus in this yatra, two jyothirlinga Darshan was enjoyed. Our gratitude will ever remain with Gurudev who made this possible.  ..