✪ Ride towards fertile and rich cultural region
✪ In the land of Chaulas, Pandyas and Nayakas
✪ Walk across Thanjavur city
✪ Unforgettable Thanjavur Royal palace
✪ Brihadeeshwara Temple- Marvelous, enormous and impossible!
✪ Dialogue in Thajnavur Ramakrishna Math
✪ Wonderful and innovative demonstrations by children
✪ Group Asanas and cheering up each other
Hello. Morning of 28th January! I watched Ramar Covil temple and left Thondi. Today’s distance is just 68 kms. Thanjavur- the historical and cultural centre! The road from Mallipattinam goes through small villages. Pleasant morning and Sun just risen from behind the trees! There is strong head- wind. But now I am used to it. Small villages, interior roads and such a beautiful countryside road! Peaceful nature. After completing 12 kms, I reached a main road. Took breakfast. It seems marriage days are going on. On some places, I saw marriage ceremonies. I also listened South Indian Mangalashtak and Shahnai!
Reflection of thoughts . . .
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Monday, June 1, 2026
South India cycle expedition 17: Mallipattninam- Thanjavur 68 kms
Sunday, May 31, 2026
South India cycle expedition 16: Thondi- Mallipattinam 74 kms
✪ Ride in the land of sea, dinghies and temples
✪ Stay at Mallippatinam instead of Setubhavchatram
✪ Warm meeting with distant countrymen
✪ Thrilling boat- experiences of Abhimanyuji
✪ Night vibes on Mallipattinam harbour
✪ Waves, winds, roar, boat lights and Sirius- Canopus in the sky
Hello. Morning of 27th January. Started the ride from Thondi. For some days, I am having small distances. Today it will be only 74 kms. Once I thought also to rearrange the distances- to increase distance on three days and save one day. But I did not do that. Because these small distances are very easy. They are like recovery rides. If I increase the distances, then I can save one day, but it will be more intensive work. And I know my limits well and I respect that. In cricket parlance, I regard myself as a batter with limited range of shots. I cannot hit many fours or sixes. But I can take singles easily. It is an easy task- to place the ball in vacant area and run quickly. So I will continue to do this cycling well within that range. And there is no need to go beyond the limits! It happens smoothly. Doing small easy steps together gives an integrated effort. Like, Niramay Team’s Archana Didi says, if we do it brick by brick, then the house is constructed. The mind is reminding me that it is the fifth last day! But I am bringing it to the present place.
Saturday, May 30, 2026
South India cycle expedition 15: Mandapam- Thondi 84 kms
✪ Ride on the East Coast Road- ECR
✪ Villages in central Tamil Nadu
✪ 1380 kms completed in 15 days
✪ Memories of villages visited after Tsunami
✪ Different kind of Republic Day in Tamil Nadu
✪ Holding the mind in the present
Hello. Morning of 26th January. Yesterday Shri. Muniyasami ji from Seva Bharathy, South Tamil Nadu also had met me in Mandapam. Today I will stay in Thondi village as arranged by him. Still feeling hangover of Dhanushkodi and Pamban bridge! I had good rest at the new place Yesterday. Kathirgamaji came to my place sharp at 6:15 am. I had some discussion with the owner of that room and also had a tea with him. Then Kathiragamaji took me to his favourite hotel for tea. He cycled to the highway with me and bid me adieu. He accompanied me well during my two- day stay at Mandapam.
Friday, May 29, 2026
South India cycle expedition 14: Mandapam- Rameswaram- Dhanushkodi- Mandapam 86 kms!
✪ Mandapam port at the dawn
✪ Nagarajji who had worked with coast guard
✪ Unforgettable Pamban bridge- God of headwinds!
✪ Tremendous winds on the island
✪ Dhanushkodi- Ghost town of India
✪ Arichal Munai- Tip of India
✪ Thrilling road towards Kothanda Ramar temple!
✪ Enormous Rameswaram temple
✪ Memorial of great teacher Dr. Abdul Kalam
Namaste. Dawn of 25th January. I woke up at 5 am. Kathirgamaji also has woken up. He did his worship for some time. Then he told me, let us have a walk. Initially he took me to Mandapam port! Whoa! Small parked boats! He told that there is an alert of storm, therefore these boats are parked here. Otherwise in the night also they would be in deep sea. The dockyard! Glowing water of the sea- waves! Greatly thrilling experience! Also little frightening! He showed me a line of lights in the distance- See, it is the Pamban bridgse! Oh!
Thursday, May 28, 2026
South India cycle expedition 13: Sayalkudi to Mandapam 89 kms
✪ Idiyappam treat from Nithyanandamaji!
✪ Interactions with nice people from villages
✪ We meet people if we don’t get deceived by their backgrounds
✪ Land of lakes and peacocks
✪ Joy of cycling in the rain
✪ Unique position of Mandapam and extreme winds
✪ Stay in the house of cyclist Kathirangaji
Hello. Morning of 24th January. I had good rest in the house of Nithyanandamji. Staying at a new place every day requires proper rest. Of course, once this routine is set, we can take rest wherever we stay. The mind gets used to it. Nithyanandamji also woke up early and we went to his favourite hotel for tea. He then gave me Idiyappam as tiffin. I liked this white coloured food. It is very light for digestion. It is equally nutritious. And interestingly, it can be consumed with sweet as well as spicy dishes. In the morning, we took Tiger, his pet for a short walk. For memory, had my photo clicked with Shaktiveerji and Nithyanandamji. Today' stay is confirmed with Kathirangaji at Mandapam. Seva Bharathi's Shunmug Rajaji has arranged it. I called Kathirangaji and also made Nithyanandamji talk to him, better in the context of language differences!
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
South India cycle expedition 12: Tiruchendur to Sayalkudi 104 kms
✪ Dialogue with people from rural Tamil Nadu!
✪ Industrial area of Tuticorin
✪ Finally, a puncture after 1100+ kms!
✪ Lapse in awareness!
✪ Solo cyclist is never alone!
✪ Support and help from local people
✪ Interactions with Nithyanandanji and Shaktiveerji
Hello. Morning of 23rd January! Yesterday I had informed the hotel persons that I would leave early morning. I got down and started loading my luggage by 6:45 am. It is still to be decided where I would stay tonight. Tiruchendur of the morning! Still it is very windy! I pedaled to the road. The head wind is so strong today also! Yesterday I had seen many factories near Tiruchendur. Today I will cross through Tuticorin industrial belt. Once I left the town and reached the highway, I saw large chimneys and industrial shops. Tuticorin is called Thoothukudi in Tamil! Before the town, there was a vast highway junction. One highway is going directly towards the port.
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
South India cycle expedition 11: Kanyakumari to Thiruchendur 91 kms
✪ Enormous winds from East!
✪ In the vicinity of hundreds of wind mills
✪ Silent countryside of Tamil Nadu!
✪ "He" is just near, but not visible (जलवा जो ओझल भी है सामने भी है)
✪ Spectacular temple of Arulmigu Subraniya Swami in Tiruchendur
Hello. Dawn of 22nd January. I got up early as I was going to beach in Vivekananda Kendra. The road to that beach goes from the campus. This is very beautifully maintained. There are many persons come for the Sunrise! In Maharashtra, we are used to Sunset on the beach! But henceforth it will be Sunrise! The beach is really silent and awesome. Spent some moments there. There are clouds in the East. So the Sunrise will not be seen. I handed over the room key to the reception and left the campus. Today will start a new region of unknown villages! There are no major known people on this route and even known organizations, like the case was till now. I have just planned to take halts after every 90- 95 kms.
Monday, May 25, 2026
South India cycle expedition 10: Thiruvanantapuram- Kanyakumari 94 kms
✪ Continuous stretch of towns!
✪ Agasthyamalai mountain ranges!
✪ Beautiful temple of Suchindram
✪ There, in the distance- that vastness
✪ Vivekananda Kendra- working in Yoga and social sectors
✪ Dream come true- Kanyakumari on a cycle
✪ Dialogue with Nivedita didi
Hello. Morning of 21st January. Thiruvanantapuram! Today it is a significant stage- Kanyakumari! Half the route will be complete. Really I cannot believe. Cycling to Kanyakumari is a dream of many cyclists! Today it will come true! Today it'll be just 94 kms. Further stages are relatively smaller after four back to back hundreds. Today will be also the last day in Keralam! I was recalled of visiting Kanyakumari 16 years back! Sea from three side and the tip of the land! And also, the end of the Western Ghats!
Sunday, May 24, 2026
South India cycle expedition 9: Amritapuri- Thiruvanantapuram 100 kms
✪ Visit to Chinmaya Mission Padmanabha Centre
✪ Road, diversions and again the road
✪ Unforgettable Upama in “Aryas” hotel!
✪ Thiruvanantapuram- A southern metro
✪ Glorious old temples
✪ Dialogue with Swami Sudheer Chiatanyaji
✪ “Appointments and disappointments!”
Hello. Morning of 20th January. My stay at Amritapuri Ashram was great, thanks to Brahmachari Ravi ji. I had good conversation with him. He accompanied me like a family member. I had morning tea with him. We took a snap and then I left. Further journey started with "him"! Many a times I am unable to believe that I am really riding here and traveling this much! I am finding it hard to remember places where I have traveled in last eight days! What a luck this is! How I was fortunate to embark on this journey!
Saturday, May 23, 2026
South India cycle expedition 8: Piravom (International Chinmaya Foundation) – Amritapuri 110 kms
✪ Enjoying cycling near seashore
✪ Backwater and bridges on rivers meeting sea!
✪ Reaching the flat vastness after passing through turbulences
✪ Dialogue with friends from Keralam
✪ Coastal road and silent countryside of Keralam
✪ Amritapuri Ashram- Bhajan, Satsang and Bhakti
✪ Fortune of getting Amma’s Darshana
✪ Night time sea- experience!
Hello. Morning of 19th January. I had tea with Swami Sundar Chaitanyaji in serene campus of ICF, Piravom. Yesterday there was one workshop going in and many persons from Maharashtra participated in it! I again had long conversation with Swamiji. He shared his experiences, his village in Tamil Nadu, his public relations, RSS work and later on his association with Chinmaya Mission! He is so friendly and down to earth. No 'spiritual' ego at all! Finally I had to bid adieu to him and the ICF. Today I will cycle 110 kms. After crossing some distance, I will meet "him”! Henceforth, on this tour, “he” will accompany me almost every day!
Friday, May 22, 2026
South India cycle expedition 7: Vadakkancherry- Thrissur- Piravom (International Chinmaya Foundation) 125 kms
✪ Hearty interactions at International Chinmaya Foundation
✪ Darshan Yoga Bhavan, Thrissur
✪ Small issue with the cycle and repairing
✪ Keralam resembling Konkan
✪ Continuous up- down and turning roads
✪ Densely populated villages and beautiful roads
✪ Dialogue with Swami Sundar Chaitanyaji
✪ Visit to birthplace of Adi Shankaracharya
✪ Nirvana Shatak and "Bhaj Govindam!"
Hello. Morning of 18th January. No trace of the stress that was Yesterday due to time and energy spent in finding the hotel room. New day, new beginning! Pleasant atmosphere it is. Today I will go from Vadakkancherry to Piravom (main centre of Chinmaya Mission) via Thrissur and it will be 125 kms. En route I will met Yogi Jaydevan, friend of my father and also visit his institution.
Started by around 6:45 and shared my live location on the group. From here, Thrissur is just 28 kms. I saw the Sun arisen from behind a Church building. Mountains are appearing in the distance. There will be a tunnel here. I was little worried, is the cycle allowed in the tunnel? But withouy any difficulty, I crossed it. I also saw cyclings riding from Thrissur. After completing 18 kms, I took a break for tea and biscuits. Before resuming the pedaling, when I kicked the stand of the cycle, I saw that it is falling again. It is not getting straightened! Somehow it got steady just above the road level. I thought that I would look at it later on and there is no urgency.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
सुट्टीतलं शिबिर- आनंदाचे डोही आनंद तरंग!
✪ एक, दोन, तीन... “बाय!”
✪ थक्क करणारी मुलं आणि त्यांचा उत्साह
✪ निसर्ग रहस्ये उलगडणार्या व मुलांची "नस जाणणा-या" डॉक्टर स्नेहलताई
✪ किडे, वनस्पती, पानं, खेकडे अन् काजव्यांचं अद्भुत जग
✪ मुलांसोबत मोठ्यांचं लहान होणं आणि शिकणं
✪ पुस्तकवेडे आणि हॅरी पॉटरचे भक्त गण
✪ खजिन्याचा शोध आणि सोबत केलेली धमाल
✪ चंद्र- सूर्य, तारे आणि दोन गुरू
✪ “तुमच्यासाठी पण आईस्क्रीम आहे!”
✪ अविस्मरणीय जोडसाखळी, विष- अमृत आणि लंगडी
नमस्कार. नुकतंच मुलांसाठीचं अडीच दिवसीय शिबिर शिळिंबमधल्या अंजनवेलला झालं. मुलांचं शिबिर घेण्याचा अनुभव खूप आनंददायी आणि वेगळा होता. मुलांची विलक्षण ऊर्जा, उत्साह, त्यांची प्रसन्नता आणि मस्ती जवळून बघता आली. शिबिरामध्ये अविस्मरणीय अशा आठवणी मिळाल्या. त्या शब्दबद्ध करण्याचा हा प्रयत्न.
मुलांसाठी आकाश दर्शन, फन- लर्न किंवा गणित- विज्ञानातील गमती असे उपक्रम अनेक वर्षांपासून करत असलो तरी शिबिर असं हे दुसरंच. मागच्या वर्षी मुलांचं शिबिर जिथे झालं होतं त्या शिळिंबमधल्या अंजनवेलमध्येच हे शिबिर झालं. ह्यावेळी शिबिरामध्ये मुलांसाठी कला कौशल्य कार्यशाळा घेणार्या अमृताताई ढगे एका सत्रासाठी आल्या. पर्यावरण, शिक्षण आणि योग क्षेत्रात मोठा अनुभव असलेल्या व मुलांसाठी वाचन- निसर्ग भ्रमंती असे उपक्रम करणार्या डॉ. स्नेहलताई देवकर- पाठकसुद्धा पूर्ण वेळ शिबिरात होत्या. लहान मुलांसाठी सत्र घेणार्या नेहाताई देशपांडेसुद्धा शिबिरात पूर्ण वेळ होत्या. त्यामुळे कला कौशल्ये, रेखाटन, निसर्ग वाचन, अभिनय, परिसर भ्रमंती आणि अभ्यास अशी वेगळी मेजवानीही मुलांना मिळाली. आम्हा तिघांसोबत अंजनवेलमधले सर्व जणसुद्धा शिबिरामध्ये होतेच.
Thursday, April 23, 2026
South India cycle expedition 6: Isha Adi Yogi (Coimbatore) to Vadakkancherry 117 kms
✪ Interactions with students at a school near Coimbatore
✪ Entry to Kerala
✪ Vadakkancherry, but not "that", this one!
✪ Not “that” hotel, want “stay hotel”!
✪ Finding a stay was more tiring than cycling
✪ Courtesy of South Indian people!
Hello. Sharing experiences of cycle tour done in January. 17th January. Amazing Yoga township of Isha- Adi Yogi! Here residents sleeps by around 9:30 pm. Silence is also followed. Had a good rest in such a calm campus. At the dawn, stars are visible from windows. Sky is clear! Good. Today’s ride is slightly longer. Before departing from here, I will stay near Shiva statue for some time. Sixth day of the cycle tour! What a journey this has been. Yesterday’s that abyss! Today also I will have some mountains and up- down roads. Firstly, I will visit Chinmaya Mission International Residential School, Coimbatore which is just near from here. I will meet students. Swami Sundar Chaitanya ji has told me that it is one of the best schools in Tamil Nadu. He has arranged this visit.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Thrilling experience of observing comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS)
Comets are guests who come to meet the Sun from the edge of the solar system- from Oort cloud region. Currently, the comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) has come to meet the Sun after only around 1,70,000 years! Thanks to observations, science and mathematics, we can determine this period! Comets always appear in the solar system. But rarely we can observe comets through a small telescope or binoculars. This is one of them.
Since last some days, this comet is brightening. Comets are made up from frozen gases and dust particles. When they come near the Sun, due to solar heat, these frozen gases are released in form of a tail and the comet gets brightened. This comet will return after passing near the Sun. For next few days, it will be brightened, but from our position of observation, it will appear closer to the Sun and so will be difficult to observe. Since many days, this comet is within the range of small telescopes and binoculars. I tried two times to observe it. I attempted with my set up at 5 am twice. But city light pollution obstructed it. Finally today morning I could observe this comet from Anjanvel agro tourism, near Lonavala and caught it before it lost in glare of the Sun! It was easily observable at the given sky location. I could easily observe it through my 15 X 70 binoculars and 4.5 inch reflector telescope. It looked just like a globular cluster or Andromeda galaxy! A blurry patch! In photo, its green colour was revealed.
Along with the comet, glorious milky way band, Pleiades cluster, Omega centauri cluster, Hercules cluster and other photos are available here.
Anjanvel agro tourism has beautiful sky, free from light pollution and located at a serene place in mountains! Even our eyes revealed plenty of stars! I saw many clusters through the telescope and binoculars! First hour of the night belonged to bright Venus. Beautiful Pleiades cluster now receding towards the horizon! I could capture beautiful photos. Then Jupiter and its moons, Beehive cluster, Orion Nebula and other objects were there. Anjanvel sky during the day is also so beautiful- blue colour worth enjoying! In the night, one just has too many objects to see. I observed and also captured many objects. When I was still observing, the Leo constellation also reclined towards West! Scorpios arose and Omega centaury! I also observed M81 galaxy in Ursa Major. Finally in order to be ready for the comet at dawn, I just went to sleep. The mobile continued capturing photos and then a beautiful time- lapse video of Milky way from Scorpios to Altar was obtained.
I woke up at 4:30 and took my set up to a place where Eastern horizon was clear. I kept my telescope and binoculars ready! And very easily, I could observe the comet! Right in the middle of the famous Pegasus constellation, it is shining! No difficulty as light pollution was low. It was not observable to the naked eyes, thought! It clearly emerged in exposure photos taken from mobile and it was clear in the telescope!
For further three- four days it can be observed away from city lights just before Sunrise. It is brightening, but it will be also close to the Sun and so will be tricky. When the comet stars its return journey after passing the Sun, it will emerge in the evening sky and it will be brighter also. But then Southern hemisphere has better chances. So coming two days are the best window to observe it! For that you need clear dark sky without lights and some binocular. Through a smartphone, by using proper technique, it can be photographed also.
Thanks for reading. Articles about trekking, sky watching, scientific experiments, meditation, fitness, cycling etc. are available on my blog. -Niranjan Welankar. 09422108376. Date of writing- 14 April 2026.
*धूमकेतू C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) बघण्याचा अनुभव*
सूर्यमालेच्या काठावरून म्हणजे उर्ट मेघ क्षेत्रातून (Oort cloud region) सूर्याला भेटायला येणारे पाहुणे म्हणजे धूमकेतूू! सध्या सूर्याला भेटायला आलेला हा पाहुणा म्हणजे धूमकेतू सी/ 2025 आर3 (पॅनस्टार्स) तब्बल एक लाख सत्तर हजार वर्षांनी भेटायला आला आहे. हा अवधी सांगता येणं ही, निरीक्षण, विज्ञान आणि गणिताची कमाल. सूर्यमालेत धूमकेतू येत असतातच. पण छोट्या टेलिस्कोप किंवा बायनॅक्युलरने बघता येतील असे धूमकेतूू दुर्मिळ असतात. त्यातला हा एक.
हा धूमकेतू गेले काही दिवस हळु हळु तेजस्वी होतो आहे. धूमकेतूू गोठलेले वायू आणि धुलीकणांपासून बनलेले असतात. धूमकेतूू जेव्हा सूर्याजवळ येतो, तेव्हा सूर्याच्या उष्णतेमुळे हे गोठलेले वायू वितळतात आणि धूमकेतूूला शेपटी येते आणि त्याची तेजस्वीताही वाढते. हा धूमकेतूू आता सूर्याच्या जवळ जाऊन परत फिरणार आहे. त्यामुळे पुढचे काही दिवस तो अधिक तेजस्वी होईल पण आपल्याकडून बघताना सूर्याच्या जवळ दिसेल आणि म्हणून बघायला कठिणही होईल. हा धूमकेतूू छोट्या टेलिस्कोप व बायनॅक्युलरच्या "कक्षेत" येऊन बरेच दिवस झाले होते. तो बघण्याचा प्रयत्न दोन वेळेस केला. पहाटे पाचला दुर्बीण आणि बायनॅक्युलरने त्याला बघण्याचा प्रयत्न केला. पण शहरातल्या प्रकाश प्रदूषणामुळे तो दिसलाच नाही! धूमकेतूू सूर्याच्या आणखी जवळ जाऊन सूर्याच्या तेजामुळे दिसेनासा होण्याच्या आधी आज पहाटे मावळमधल्या अंजनवेलला अखेर हा धूमकेतूू बघता आला! नकाशात दिलेल्या जागी लगेचच सापडला. १५ X ७० बायनॅक्युलर आणि साडेचार इंची रिफ्लेक्टर दुर्बिणीतून सहज दिसला. बंदिस्त तारकागुच्छ किंवा देवयानी आकाशगंगेसारखा ठिपका! फोटोमध्ये त्याचा हिरवा रंगही स्पष्ट आला.
(धूमकेतूूसह काल रात्री व आज पहाटे घेतलेले विलोभनीय आकाशगंगेचा पट्टा, कृत्तिका तारकागुच्छ, ओमेगा सेंटारी तारकागुच्छ, हर्क्युलसमधला तारकागुच्छ व इतर फोटोज इथे बघता येतील. *पुण्याजवळ मुलांचं एक शिबिर ठरलं आहे.*)
अंजनवेलच्या प्रकाश प्रदूषणापासून दूर आणि निसर्गरम्य जागेतून रात्री खूप सुंदर आकाश बघता आलं. नुसत्या डोळ्यांनी खूप जास्त तारे दिसले! दुर्बीण आणि बायनॅक्युलरमधून अनेक तारकागुच्छ दिसले. अंधार पडल्या पडल्या शुक्राने पहिला तास गाजवला. एप्रिलमध्ये मावळतीकडे कललेल्या सप्त मातृका म्हणजे कृत्तिकांचा सुंदर फोटो घेता आला. नंतर गुरूचे उपग्रह, पुष्य तारकागुच्छ अर्थात् बीहाईव्ह क्लस्टर, मृगातला तेजोमेघ आणि इतरांची मैफिल सुरू झाली. अंजनवेलचं आकाश इतकं नितळ की दिवसाचा निळा रंगही लोभस दिसतो! रात्री तर काय काय बघू असा प्रश्न पडतो. मनसोक्त निरीक्षण केलं आणि भरपूर फोटो काढले. बघता बघता माथ्यावर असलेली सिंह रास पश्चिमेला कलली! अनुराधा उगवल्या आणि ओमेगा सेंटॉरी तारकागुच्छही वर आला. सप्तर्षीतली आकाशगंगा M81 सुद्धा दिसली. अखेर पहाटे साडेचारला धूमकेतूूसाठी तयार राहायचं ठरवून पहुडलो. मोबाईलचं फोटो घेण्याचं काम सुरूच राहिलं आणि त्यातून नंतर वृश्चिक ते श्रवण असा आकाशगंगेच्या पट्ट्याचा सुंदर टाईमलॅप्स मिळाला.
पहाटे साडेचारला उठून पूर्व क्षितिज नीट दिसेल अशा जागी दुर्बीण नेली. मोबाईल आणि बायनॅक्युलर तयार ठेवले. आणि अगदी सहज धूमकेतूू सापडला! पूर्व भाद्रपदा नक्षत्र अर्थात् महाश्वच्या मध्यभागी अपेक्षित जागी बघितल्या बघितल्या सापडला. प्रकाश प्रदूषण अगदी कमी असल्यामुळे तो बघण्यामध्ये अडथळा नव्हता. डोळ्यांनी मात्र दिसला नाही. पण मोबाईलच्या एक्स्पोजर फोटोग्राफीमध्ये उमटला आणि टेलिस्कोपमधून स्पष्ट दिसला!
पुढचे तीन- चार दिवस हा धूमकेतूू शहराच्या बाहेरून पहाटे सूर्योदयाच्या थोडं आधी बघता येऊ शकेल. तो तेजस्वी होईल पण सूर्याच्या जवळ असल्यामुळे बघायला कठिण असेल. आणि धूमकेतूू सूर्याचं दर्शन घेऊन पुढच्या आठवड्यात परत फिरेल तेव्हा तो संध्याकाळच्या आकाशात येईल खरा आणि तेव्हाही तो तेजस्वी असेल. पण तेव्हा दक्षिण गोलार्धातून तो जास्त चांगला दिसू शकेल. त्यामुळे त्याला बघण्याची सर्वोत्तम संधी पुढचे दोन दिवस हीच आहे. अर्थात् त्यासाठी जवळ कोणतंही शहर नसलेलं अंधारं आकाश आणि एखादा बायनॅक्युलर लागेल. आणि स्मार्टफोनमधून योग्य पद्धतीने त्याचा फोटोसुद्धा घेता येऊ शकेल.
वाचल्याबद्दल धन्यवाद. माझ्या ब्लॉगवर ट्रेकिंग, आकाश दर्शन, विज्ञान प्रयोग, ध्यान, फिटनेस, सायकलिंग इ. बद्दलचे लेख उपलब्ध. -निरंजन वेलणकर 09422108376. लिहीण्याचा दिनांक- 14 एप्रिल 2026.
Sunday, April 12, 2026
South India cycle expedition 5: Wellington- Isha Adi Yogi (Coimbatore) 98 kms
✪ Extremely dangerous downhill abyss from Wellington- Coonoor
✪ Mountains, streams, forests, valleys and finally a river
✪ Interactions with people on the road
✪ Isha Adi Yogi- Epicenter of Yoga and meditation
✪ Dialogue with Isha volunteers
Hello. Sharing experiences of cycling done in January. 16th January. Today I will ride from Wellington to Isha Adiyogi, the Sadhguru centre. Today’s it will be mostly downhill, so it may not take a long time. At least I was feeling this before leaving. But the actual ride was going to be much different. Started the ride in calm and green surrounding at Wellington Cantt! Fifth day of the cycle tour started from Bangalore! After completing the herculean climb Yesterday, there should not be much difficulties henceforth. The road will go downward from 2000 m and so I will experience winds and cold. Feeling prepared for that.
Crossed the Cantonment and reached the highway. Again the steep downhill! Relentless it is! Generally while cycling downhills are welcome! Pleasant! But this is so relentless and there is no flat road anywhere! I crossed famous hill station near Ooty- Coonoor. Very beautiful area! But now urbanization and crowded buildings! Nature and mountains are so cool! Fog on top of that!