After covering almost 1200 miles in train and another 20 odd miles on foot...up and down on a holy hill......and patiently following a swarm of devotees.....I got what I had come for.....for what....millions of faithful come...everyday....A 2 minute सुदर्शन ( sudarshan - beautiful glimpse) of the Lord of Tirumalai....Shri Venkateswara........Tirupati Balaji.......that was the first time...I had seen his divine figure.....such beauty....such lustre.....a million suns would lose out on him....by a million times.....The deity adorned with Gold...and garlands of the most elegant flowers....and enlightening a few hundred holy lamps.... capturing one's sense of sight..... The scent of incense, flowers and other offerings.....captivating one's sense of smell...... The chants by the Brahmins......and a thousand devotees echoing GOVINDA GOVINDA ....praising the Lord....while the bells toll......imprisoning one's sense of hearing...... The very feeling of being alive makes you
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