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A weekend trip to sringeri and horanadu

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Sringeri - Sun Rise view amid mist Introduction : Our starting point was shimoga. So, if you are travelling from bangalore, consider extra 7 hours. We started from Shimoga on sunday evening around 5 PM. Reached sringeri around 8 PM. I was driving slow so that my parents are comfortable. Took the Theerthahalli road but the road was very bad. Had a pit stop at theertha halli for 30 mins and then left to sringeri. Tip : Take the BRP dam road from shimoga. It is THE BEST road. On the same night, we visited temple. There was a "darbar" inside the temple due to navarathri. We were able to see Guruji Sri Bharati Tirtha . It was nice to visit temple during this time. Tip : If you have plan for dinner at Sringeri temple, better go before 8:30PM Next day morning 7:30AM, we visited the temple again. Finished breakfast outside and little bit of shopping (Jackfruit papad, mixed pickle, Kashaya powder, Banana chips and so on).  The route from Sringeri to Horanadu is quite bad. I...