Trip to Golden Temple, Vellore

Hello Friends,

I recently visited the Sri Narayani Peedaam , in Malaikodi, a small village about 8 kilometers outside the town of Vellore.

We started our trip on Saturday 17th November 2007, From Bangalore at 8:30 AM in my Getz car.

Route Map :-

Hosur Road - Electronic City(NH7) - Attibele(NH7) - Hosur(NH7) - Kamandoddi(NH7) - Shoolagiri(NH7) - Melumalai(NH7) - Kurubarapalli(NH7) - Krishnagiri (NH7) - Bargur (NH46) - Vaniyambadi(NH46) - Ambur(NH46) - Pallikondaj(NH 46) - Vellore(NH46).

It took around 45 min to cross Electronic city from Basavanagudi as it was Saturday morning traffic was bit less, later we crossed the Karnataka border, then we entered the National Highway - 7 no sign of traffic ,wow super fast 4 lane roads well maintained clean roads.

National Highway - 7 Satellite photo.

In Krishnagiri we need to take deviation towards NH-46 Just fallow sign boards.

On the way u will find 3 Toll gates 1st at Krishnagiri (NH7) Toll Fee Rs 38/- 2nd at Vaniyambadi (NH46) Toll Fee Rs 53/- and 3rd Toll gate at Pallikondaj (NH 46) Toll Fee Rs 65/- . all fee is for Private Car/Van/Jeep valid for 24 Hours only. Fee differ for Buses and Taxis.

We reached Vellore around 12 Pm ,On the way we had our lunch in Hotel Baby Residency No 7, Officers line, Vellore – 632001. We reached temple around 1:30 PM.

Golden Temple is exactly 225 KM from Bangalore (Basavanagudi) its around 4 hrs drive.From Vellore District temple is exactly 8 km far.

Temple parking block open field, u can c my silver color Getz car in the center. Place is heavily crowded with buses cars and all types of taxis. From parking block temple entrance is 5 min walk.

Once we enter the temple complex u will find metal blocks each with a capacity of 60 to 80 chairs. There are around 6 to 7 blocks similar to Tirumala Tirupati Q block. Till the blocks are filled gates will not be opened. This is the one way of entering the temple other way is we can purchase a archane ticket worth of 250/- valid for 2 person, with this ticket we can directly enter the temple without standing in the Q. In the Temple entrance u will be checked twice manually and also by metal detector. Inside the temple No electronic goods {Mobiles, Handy cams, Digital Cameras} are allowed. So u need to drop all your electronic goods in the counter or in your car.

We can reach the temple only through a star-shaped pathway, laid to a distance of 1.5 km. On either side of the pathway, the messages of 'Amma' and quotes from Bhagavad Gita, Bible and Quran are displayed.

Don’t forget to carry snacks and light food items. Since its 1.5 KM long walk it will take around 2 hrs. So better carry all of them on the every corner of pathway u will find refresh point with taps and mineral water bottles are available.

You never get bored walking in the temple, green landscape, artificial water fall and fountains and lots ….wow its like entering in your dream world .. The lighting is arranged in such a way that the temple glitters even during night. With intricate carvings and sculptures, the entire structure, except the walking space, has been plated with gold. It has a rajagopuram, resembling the Tirupati temple, with 36 pillars around. Even the central chandelier is made of gold.

Sripuram temple is open from 7am - 8pm all 365 days. Long waiting periods for the darshan on weekends and holidays.


Goddess Mahalashmi main idol in the temple.

Golden Temple landscape on 100 acres of land.

Sri Narayani Amma founder of the Golden Temple.



Temple Before Gold covering

Golden Temple new photos, Vellore. { Click on the photo to view the next photo }

Flash Version of the Photos { Click on the link } :- Golden Temple Photos

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