Saturday, May 6, 2017

Arsha Vidya Gurukulam





It was a different ride this time !

Located on the 100 acres of land on the Western Ghats, at the junction of ‘Anaikatti’, 30 Kms from Coimbatore and Palaghat is Arsha Vidya Gurukulam.  Founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswathi, ‘Arsha Vidya’, the teachings transmitted by the ‘Rishis’ is the main essence here.   I attended the last 5 concluding sessions on Vedanta for a graduate class of 35 students who spent 3 plus years there. All of them were gradates and beyond from the regular courses.  The classes were very stimulating. The place is quite and just birds all over.
My 2 days stay was delightful with the classes and seminars.  The trust also runs a hospital and tribal school for the children.
13 October was Ayuda Pooja and was done at the Ashram

Few pictures are at:



The Ride:

I left on Saturday 05th Oct by 6 Pm and was in the ashram by 2.30  pm. About 395 Kms each way and was back Monday evening.

Route: Bangalore > Salem > Bhavani > Avinashi > Coimbatore > Anaikatti.
Bangalore Salem = 200 Kms non-stop, about 3 hours 20 minutes.  Salem to Anaikatti, stopped to get directions at Coimbatore and one breakfast stop for 40 minutes.

Partly cloudy / Sunny weather, was nice.
44 Km per litre. Odo 803 Km

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