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The Rajagopuram had been decorated with serial bulbs for the festival. Happily we got down from our vehicle and climbed up the stairs. We were just a few feet away from the entrance,when we received the call.
Not just here, we had another instance where a Gurukkal called back to let us know we could still reach in time to witness the Artha jama pooja, during this trip. This kind of customer service I have never seen in any other part of Tamilnadu at least. Venkatesa Bhattar called back confirming the availability of his son at the temple till 8.30 pm. We had nothing to gain by turning back about a kilometre away from the temple and if the temple was open we had everything to gain.
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The driver asked us if we should continue to proceed towards the temple or return to the hotel. He mentioned that he was on a bus coming back from Coimbatore, and promised to check with his son if he was still at the temple and revert. So I called Venkatesa Bhattar, the priest of the temple.
We were worried if the temple would remain open at that time of the night. It was 8.10 pm and our vehicle was moving through pitch darkness towards the temple. Having heard a lot about this temple, we decided to visit there during our recent Krishna Jayanthi trip. It also has the wonderful and unique Saligrama Rama Temple. Punnainallur - the name has become synonymous with the Punnainallur Mariamman Temple.