Hi there

[Guest guest]

Mohan,

 

Welcome back to the group.

 

Good to hear about your first trip to India and GREAT to know that

you could make to Guruvayoor! It has to be Guruvayoorappan's leela

to make it all happen!

 

You may elaborate a little more about your Guruvayoor trip and the

experience. How did you feel about being in the " Vaikunda " of this

world. We all like to know what you liked and what you did not. It

would be great to get your perspective from the temple improvement

perspective as well, as someone visitng for the temple first time.

 

 

Om Namo Narayanaya:

 

Regards

Sunil.

 

 

guruvayur , " counselmkrk " <counselmkrk>

wrote:

> OM NAMO NARAYANAYA

>

> Hey Guys,

>

> Greetings from Malaysia.

>

> The month of May, 2005 was phenomenal. Liverpool won the Champions

> League, I made my first trip to India an hour after they lifted

the

> trophy, then made my first trip to Guruvayoor Temple.

>

> It was so memorable (the visit to Guruvayoor, I mean). I was taken

to

> the Temple by 4 Christians and a Muslim (just as harmony as

> Malaysia). Since my trip to India was strictly business, I managed

to

> squeeze my Guruvayoor programme in, and came to realise that I was

> meant to make the trip to Guruvayoor. Imagine, I reached the

> Guruvayoor Devaswom at 1.00pm, and walked in. Despite the queue, I

> managed to bow in prayer before My Lord Guruvayoor at about

1.35pm.

> Later, I was informed by some locals that the Temple usually

closes

> between 12.30pm to 1.00pm. Shortly after I performed my prayer,

the

> Temple was closed, at about 1.45pm.

>

> I would definitely want to make another trip to Guruvayoor. I have

> felt His presence around me ever since.

>

> In the interim, I have a question to ask. I chant Gayathri Manthra

> daily. I do not chant in any requisite number of times. I chant

> especially when I drive to work in the mornings, during work when

I

> get the time (trust me, I can do both at one time), and as and

when

> am able to. Is there any adverse consequence on me? Pray tell.

>

> Lastly, I am new here, so please welcome me once again.

>

> Hare Krishna.

>

> Mohan.