Isha Foundation - Coimbatore

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 23^rd 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