ED WAP4 Netravathi Express Curves and thunders through Angamali
Erode WAP4 22274 curves in and blasts past Angamali with 16346 Thiruvananthapuram Lokamanya Tilak (T) Netravathi Express in tow.
Netravathi River is the lifeline of Coastal City of Mangalore in Karnataka. It originates from Gangamoola in Western Ghats and joins the Arabian Sea right beside Mangalore City. The Dam built at Thumbe (Thumbay) in Bantwal of Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, supplies water to Mangalore and the other places of DK District.
Netravathi Express gets its name from this river, as the train used to operate from Mangalore to Kurla before Konkan Railway opened for service. It used to take the Mangalore - Shornur - Salem - Bangalore - Wadi - Pune route to get to Kurla.
Kalady is a village located east of the Periyar river, in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. Notably, it is the birthplace of Sri Adi Shankara, and thus is a popular destination for pilgrims. Kalady started featuring in the spiritual map of India only after its rediscovery in the late 19th century by the then Shankaracharya of Sringeri and the subsequent consecration of a temple for Sri Adi Shankara in 1910. The Centenary of Kalady was celebrated in May 2010 and the story of Kalady has been documented in digital media.
Sri Adi Sankara Keerthi Sthamba Mandapam is an eight-story memorial built by Kanchi Kamakoti Mutt. The entrance to the memorial, guarded by two elephant statues, leads to the Paduka Mandapam. Two silver knobs represent the padukas, or wooden sandals of the Teacher. The walls of the memorial feature framed relief paintings that tell the story of Adi Sankaracharya. Several large statues of Ganapati, Adi Sankara, and others are also housed in this memorial. Adi Sankara's shrines in Kalady are open to all pilgrims, irrespective of religion and caste. Visitors can review the life of Sankara Acharya as they climb to the top.The famous Sankara Stupa has 8 sides.
Cochin International Airport, Nedumbassery is the nearest airport, 5 km away from Kalady. Angamaly (8 km away), or Aluva (22 km away), are the nearest railway stations. Buses and taxis are available from Angamaly to Kalady. The Main Central Road starts at Angamali and connects Kalady with important towns in Kerala, including Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad and Kozhikode
I'm grateful to Mr. Pratik Shetty for allowing me to borrow his pic for the video thumbnail.
Location: Angamali (Ankamali), AFK, SR
Date: 20/04/2013, 15:07hrs
Adi Shankara Crocodile Ghat Kalady
Crocodile Ghat or Muthala Kadavu is the place where Sree Shankara took 'Manasa Sanyasam' or his vows of renunciation. It is situated on the bank of the Periyar. Even from a young age, Shankara was spiritually inclined and wanted to take up sanyasa much against his mothers wishes.
Once while Shankara was taking bath in the Periyar river one day, he was caught by a crocodile. Sri Sankara informed his mother that his life was nearing to an end, but if he became a Sanyasi, he could start a new life as a sannyasi. Thus Sri Sankara obtained permission from his mother to become a sannyasi and the crocodile let him go unharmed.