Isha Foundation. 21-23 Dec
2018
Coimbatore. TN
Some pictures; https://www.flickr.com/photos/drprithviraval/albums
My friend Ganesh and I made a
quick trip to Coimbatore, to visit the Adiyogi statue at the located at the
Isha Foundation. We left at 6.30 am (21) went via Kollegal and reached
Coimbatore by 3.30 pm. On the recommendation of another friend
Srinivas Babu, we stopped at Kollegal-‘Thippaiah Setty Hotel’, passing though narrow
roads in Kollegal. But with BMW and other bikers there gave us the hope
that we were at the right place. “Motor Dosa” was the special, enjoyed
with butter. Friendly people, neat and clean.
The Dhingam Ghats which are a
part of the Western Ghats are beautiful, with steep, acute bends. The trucks
take away a lot of space on the narrow road.
We stayed at the RS Puram
club which was getting ready for the New Year 2019. It was full. Next day we
visited the Isha foundation, and there is a lot of writing on the Wiki for
information. It is a huge echo-friendly place using natural resources,
with courteous volunteers. A bullock cart ride to the Lingha’s ‘behind the
statue’ had its own ambience. Peaceful, and quite, in this much talkative world
!
We also took a nostalgic
picture in front of Ganesh ancestral house when I learnt later that he and his
wife Jayalakshmi studied and grew up at Coimbatore. We had dinner
at Ganesh’s friend’s hotel, “Annalaksmi’ which was authentic, exquisite and special.
On 23rd morning, we left for Bangalore at 6.30 am came via the Erode
-Salem route. We were back home by 2.15 PM.
My Odo showed 780 Kms
