Saduragiri Shivan malai - My Trekking Experience

Sathuragiri Hill is also known as Sivanmalai/Sitharmalai, the whole mountain is in square (Chathuram) in shape so the name called as Sathuragiri. When I research in internet, I got another meaning to add here that is Sathuragiri came from Chathur (4) Veda (Vedas) Giri (Hill), where all the four Vedas met and formed the hill.

Sathuragiri Entrance

Sathuragiri is the Abode of God which falls under the Western Ghat ranges. It is really a great place to worship lord Shiva in his place. It is believed that 18 sithars (Agasthiyar, Nandi Devar, Thirumoolar, Bogar, Konkanavar, Machamuni, Gorakhnathar, Sattaimuni, Sundaranandar, Ramadevar, Kudambai, Karuvoorar, Idaikadar, Kamalamuni, Valmiki, Pathanjali, Dhanvanthiri & Pambatti) are still available in Sathuragiri and worshipping lord Shiva. People in Sathuragiri said that sithars might come in any form or they might near them but we cannot see easily them. We cannot enter the hill without their permission, before climbing the rock pray all the 18 sithars and start your journey.

It was my first time visit to Sathuragiri but for my dad it was fourth trip, I tried several times to visit but only Oct 5^th I got an opportunity to see lord Shiva, only now I received approval from God to reach his place. I was surprised to see 6 years old kid to 65 years old people climbing the hill, the highlight is few physically challenged people also travelled along with us. While seeing these definitely we won’t feel any difficulty to climb the hill, our self confidence will get increase to reach the temple.

One physically challenged person finished his worship and getting down from hill

  

 

During full moon and new moon devotees visit the temples and pay their penance and have darshan. Pilgrims will climb the mountain only in groups and not in solo, since the forest is full of animals. Those who have strong heart and health are advised to climb up. The new moon during the month of July-August (Aadi Amavasai) attracts about 10 to 15 lacs devotees who come there to have the darshan of the Lord Mahalingam.

Every year my dad will go to Sathuragiri for Navarathi festival, Aanandavalli Amma Kollu will be setup for ten days. This year I got an opportunity to join along with my dad. We started from Nagercoil on Friday night at 11pm by Nagercoil – Kumli bus. We reached Sirivilliputhur around 4am early morning; from there we need to catch local bus to reach Watrap (vatrairuppu). From Watrap, we have mini bus as well as share auto service to reach Thaani Parai which is the entrance of Muulikai Vanam (Sathuragiri Hill Entrance). While reaching the entrance, lot of instructions mentioned to follow during the trip. One among them is we are advised to enter only between 6am to 6pm, the real reason behind this instruction is lot of wild animals are available in the hills, if we travel in night it is highly dangerous for us, but people won’t listen to this.

After entering at the foot hills, we can see

• Aseervadha Vinayagar
• RajaKali Amma
• Vana Petchi Amma
• Karuppasamy

Of these, Paechi Amma and Karuppasamy were installed by Sithars for guarding the southern side of the Hill.

Aseervadha Vinayagar & RajaKali Amma Temple (Foothill)

Vana Petchi Amma & Karruppan Swami Temple (Foothill)

Then on the way to Sathuragiri Shiva temple, we have:

• Gorakkar Cave
• "Irattai Lingam" or Sankaran Narayan Lingams
• Vana Durgai Amma
• Pilavadi Karuppasamy

 

Gorakkar Cave

"Irattai Lingam" or Sankaran Narayan Lingams

Then we can reach Shri Sundara Mahalingam Temple and have a good darshan.

Sundara Mahalingam Entrance (Thorana Vayil)

Sundara Mahalingam

After Finished darshan at Shri Sundara Mahalingam Temple then we need to visit Shri Santana Mahalingam Temple which is nearby.  In Santana Mahalingam temple, there is a sanctum for 18 sithars, Amman Sanctum, Murugan Sanctum and Vinayagar Sanctum. After that, we can see and mediate in Satta Natha Muni cave is situated near the temple.

Santhana Mahalingam Entrance (Thorana Vayil)

Santhana Mahalingam

After finishing darshan in Santana Mahalingam temple, we need to walk more for 1.5 kms to reach ‘Vana Kali Temple.’

Due to time constraints, the following places yet to see, I will plan it in my next Sathuragiri Trip.

• Vana Durga
• Oonjal Karuppan Swamy
• Korakkar Scripture Rock
• Vella Ganapathi (White colored Lord Ganesha)
• Nadu Kattu Ganapathi
• Naga Kanni Kavu
• Periya Mahalingam
• Thavasi Cave (It is said that Sithars are still there and one can enter only with their permission).

Periya Mahalingam

Thavasi Parai (Long Shot)

 Thavasi Cave Entrance

Personally what I felt during the trip is Sathuragiri is getting worst because of us; there is a well known sentence in Tamil ‘மனுஷ ஜென்மம் எங்க காலடி எடுத்து வெச்சாலும் அந்த இடம் விளங்காது!’ it is 100% true because people are not considering as holy trip instead thinking as ‘Tourist Place.’

Things to Remember:

• It is not advised to climb the hill, if you have any heart diseases or respiratory problems. 
• Please discuss with your family doctor before planning for this trip. 
• Please consider eco-friendly environment, already we made all possible damages to place where we are living, now only forest is remaining and it is our responsibility to save. 
• Please try to follow the basic rules in hills, don’t use plastics, if you are using then don’t throw it in forest after your use. 
• Don’t talk unnecessary things while climbing the hill instead try to tell ‘Om Namah Shivaya,’ lot of hurdles are available on the way, if you are not careful then it might pull you down. 
• Don't leave your wastes on the hill which includes human waste also , consider it as a holy place. 
• Be careful of your things, lot of monkey are there to rob your things, few human monkeys are also there if you carelessly kept your things and try to trace it again you won’t get it back.

 

Monkey drinking bottle water

NB: Sathuragiri is not the place to research; it is going to be a highly dangerous place for researchers who do not have spiritual mentality.

I would like to thank god for making this trip successful.

"- - - Om Namah Shivaya - - -"

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Rule One - You will receive a body.
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Rule Two - You will be presented with lessons.
You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called "life". Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or hate them, but you have designed them as part of your curriculum.

Rule Three - There are no mistakes, only lessons.
Growth is a process of experimentation, a series of trials, errors and occasional victories. The failed experiments are as much as a part of the process as the experiments that work.

Rule Four - The lesson is repeated until learned.
Lessons will be repeated to you in various forms until you have learned them. When you have learned them, you can go on to the next lesson.

Rule Five - Learning does not end.
There is no part of life that does not contain lessons. If you are alive, there are lessons to be learned.

 Rule Six - "There" is no better than "here".
When your "there" has become "here" you will simply obtain another "there" that will look better to you than your present "here".

Rule Seven - Others are only mirrors of you.
You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects something you love or hate about yourself.

Rule Eight - What you make of your life is up to you.
You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you.

Rule Nine - Your answers lie inside of you.
All you need to do is look, listen, and trust.

Rule Ten - You will forget all this at birth.
You can remember it if you want by unraveling the double helix of inner-knowing.

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4 Years at RedEgg – A Special Day 12-12-12

Today is one of the special days like 01-01-01, 02-02-02, 03-03-03, 04-04-04, 05-05-05, 06-06-06, 07-07-07, 08-08-08, 09-09-09, 10-10-10, 11-11-11 and 12-12-12.  In hundred years (20th Century), these dates will come only 12 times in a year.  So each and every one in our world is waiting and considered this date as a special day in 2012 because we won’t get this in our life time again (for people who born before 1985s).

Apart from this Date: 12-12-12 is something more special for me because I joined in RedEgg family on the same date [12-12-08].  In my 4 years of experience, I can understand my career growth from where I started; it is like yesterday I joined here.  After joining this organization, it taught me and shaped me to reach a good position and few experience will definitely help me in other part of my life.  It made me to realize who I am and where should I focus.  Each and every day I am learning something new to develop myself and for my organization’s growth.  

I take this opportunity to thank all my supporters, team members and mentors to help me in tough times.  I made many mistakes in my career but people believed me and gave more opportunities which motivate me to work more to prove myself.

Last but not least, I am happy to work at RedEgg which gave me popularity among public.  Many people approached me for job opportunity when they came to know that I am working here.   

My next year objective is to do something for my organization.  I feel proud of work in RedEgg family and my goal is to work hard to showcase myself as a valuable asset for this organization.

I love my job more than my company and like to work for more and more years in RedEgg.  For past 4 years I worked and focused only on my career growth but from next year onwards I will work for other people’s growth who is working along with me.  I try to help them to reach their career goal by guiding them in right path.

Overall 2012 is the successful year for me because of God’s grace and wishes.  I hope the year ahead brings me lots of good luck, success and happiness in my life.

I apologize, if I missed anyone to mention.

Thank You Once Again! :)

Posted: 12/12/12 12:12:12

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A Story for People Who Extend Working Hours

Few days back I received a mail from one of my friend, a story about IT employees lifestyle and answered why IT people extend their working hours, working on weekend/holidays etc.  In that mail it is mentioned as, this email is sent by one of the leading $6 billion worth IT firm's co-founder and chair person Mr. N. R NM to all of his employees but I am not sure whether it is sent by him or not.  The message given in that mail is a fact, so I too like to share this message in my blog.

It’s half past 8 in the office but the lights are still on… PCs still running, coffee machines still buzzing… And who’s at work? Most of them ??? Take a closer look…

All or most specimens are ?? Something male species of the human race…
...
Look closer… again all or most of them are bachelors…

And why are they sitting late? Working hard? No way!!! Any guesses??? Let’s ask one of them… Here’s what he says… ‘What’s there 2 do after going home…Here we get to surf, AC, phone, food, coffee that is why I am working late…Importantly no bossssssss!!!!!!!!!!!’

This is the scene in most research centers and software companies and other off-shore offices.

Bachelors ‘Passing-Time’ during late hours in the office just bcoz they say they’ve nothing else to do… Now what r the consequences…

‘Working’ (for the record only) late hours soon becomes part of the institute or company culture.

With bosses more than eager to provide support to those ‘working’ late in the form of taxi vouchers, food vouchers and of course good feedback, (oh, he’s a hard worker….. goes home only to change..!!). They aren’t helping things too…

To hell with bosses who don’t understand the difference between ‘sitting’ late and ‘working’ late!!!

Very soon, the boss start expecting all employees to put in extra working hours.

So, My dear Bachelors let me tell you, life changes when u get married and start having a family… office is no longer a priority, family is… and That’s when the problem starts… b’coz u start having commitments at home too.

For your boss, the earlier ‘hardworking’ guy suddenly seems to become a ‘early leaver’ even if u leave an hour after regular time… after doing the same amount of work.

People leaving on time after doing their tasks for the day are labelled as work-shirkers…

Girls who thankfully always (its changing nowadays… though) leave on time are labelled as ‘not up to it’. All the while, the bachelors pat their own backs and carry on ‘working’ not realizing that they r spoiling the work culture at their own place and never realize that they would have to regret at one point of time.

So what’s the moral of the story??

* Very clear, LEAVE ON TIME!!!
* Never put in extra time ‘ unless really needed ‘
* Don’t stay back unnecessarily and spoil your company work culture which will in turn cause inconvenience to you and your colleagues.

There are hundred other things to do in the evening..

Learn music…..

Learn a foreign language…

Try a sport… TT, cricket………..

Importantly,get a girl friend or boy friend, take him/her around town…

* And for heaven’s sake, net cafe rates have dropped to an all-time low (plus, no fire-walls) and try cooking for a change.

Take a tip from the Smirnoff ad: *’Life’s calling, where are you??’*

Please pass on this message to all those colleagues and please do it before leaving time, don’t stay back till midnight to forward this!!!

IT’S A TYPICAL INDIAN MENTALITY THAT WORKING FOR LONG HOURS MEANS VERY HARD WORKING & 100% COMMITMENT ETC.

"PEOPLE WHO REGULARLY SIT LATE IN THE OFFICE DON’T KNOW TO MANAGE THEIR TIME. SIMPLE !"

Regards,
N. R. NM


Thanks for your time:

This posting is not to hurt anyone.  It is dedicated to all employees who create 'Hard Worker' image through long working hours.  Friends please share this message to all employees to change their lifestyle.

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