Today, after reaching Vadakara, I first checked into the hotel, booked by my friend whose wedding I'm going to attend tomorrow. It was nice sunny day today till the evening. After having lunch, I took a power nap and then started for the nearby point of interest, Lokanarakavu temple. It's around 5 kms from the town. When I started from the town, there was no sign of rain, but as soon as I reached the temple, I could see clouds on eastern horizon. The main temple ...

Finally, day one can be called a success! Now in Guruvayur. Started this evening from tirunavaya, by bus to Kuttippuram then second connection to Kunnamkulam and then final one to Guruvayur. This is one of top three holiest cities of Kerala. At the center, you have the main attraction, a temple dedicated to Krushn. Though it's a very famous vaishnavaite pilgrimage center, unlike Tirunavaya, it does not have a place in list of 108 divya desam, the most important v...

First POI covered. From kozhikode airport I hired a cab to Tirunavaya as I wanted to reach there before 11:30, the temple closure time, and it reopens at 5 pm in the evening. The cab driver tried his best, but there was one police checkpost on the way and they were doing some additional checking which took almost 10 minutes of my time, derailing my schedule. But still we managed to reach at 11:20 and guess what, temple closed early today! Ok, so plan change... S...