I remember the first time I went to this place was in December 1996. It was just one year my father passed away and we planned a trip to the shrine of our Lady of Health at Velankanni, tamilnadu and we decided to go further to Madurai for two days.
My
mom, sister, brother in law and my nephew visited Madurai; as I had a Priest
friend who was posted there at that time.
I remember it was a meaningful experience for me – visiting the historic
temples, shopping around and the most beautiful moments were that I celebrated
my birthday at an old age home among the inmates who prayed and sang for
me. I cut the cake and shared with the
senior citizens. Later on I came to Chennai and stayed with my friend and
celebrated New Year with her family.
The
second time I went was from my office; where I worked in the Pastoral Care
section; that focused on psycho spiritual dimensions to health. As part of orienting
myself I went to Madurai and I moved on to Dindigul, Theni and Salem. I did not spend much time in Madurai.
The Third time is last month, wherein I attended a seminar at Madurai with my friend and her daughter. This time was also a pleasant experience and I re-visited Madurai Meenathchiammma temple. I found a lot of changes and loved the smell of jasmines and enjoyed the south Indian breakfast.
Be Blessed & Be Happy!
Nice to meet you, G. Angela.☺ Madurai looks like a lovely place to visit. I've never been further east than Turkey, but at least we can do armchair travelling, thanks to the internet. Cheers!
ReplyDeletesame here Debbie... thanks for accompanying me, internet is a blessing for us to not only connect but also share our journey's... thanks, I appreciate you for stopping by..
DeleteLove seeing Madurai through your eyes:-) Oh Jasmines - my favorite and I bet the food was yum too:-) Thanks for taking us along:-)
ReplyDeleteGlad Eli for connecting with you here.. .wish I could send you some Jasmines and yes food was very good.. thanks for coming along with me in my journey..
DeleteThank you Genevive for these lovely travels. I loved reading about your birthday celebration in the old age home! We have jasmine blossoming in spring, such a heavenly scent!
ReplyDeletep.s. I responded to your comment on my blog a post or 2 back but I didn't 'stack' in properly and I am concerned you may not have been notified about it.
Thanks Susan its always nice to connect and I am glad to know that you loved reading about my birthday celebration. Its one of my most memorable one and I cherish it in my life. I have seen your response, and I am also happy to keep track of the theme you have chosen, its so interesting, I don't want to miss any post... thanks for being here ...
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