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It had been more than a year since we last went on a trip together as a group. So, for the Republic Day long weekend, we planned a relaxed get-together and a short drive outside Bengaluru. Priya took the initiative and booked   Hillock Vista Homestay   in Sakleshpur for our stay — a perfect choice for a peaceful escape close to nature 🌿. We started early in the morning from Bengaluru, and Sakleshpur is about 220 km away, which takes around 5–6 hours by road, depending on traffic and breaks. We made a couple of food stops along the way — one for vegetarian breakfast near  Kadamba Hotel , and another at  SLR Biryani near Channarayapattana . Multiple stops made the drive more enjoyable and relaxed. After a comfortable drive, we reached the homestay around 1:00 PM. The weather was pleasantly cool. Even though summer was around the corner, the fresh air and slight chill made the place feel refreshing and calm. After a quick lunch, we spent some relaxed time in the swimmi...

After completing our peaceful darshan at Rayar a  Matt, we planned a small temple tour around Mantralaya 🙏. To make travel easy for everyone, we booked an auto for a round trip. It cost us ₹1500 and comfortably accommodated 8 members, which worked out well for our group 🚖. Our first stop was the  Shri Anjaneya Temple , a newly built temple that I was visiting for the first time. Right opposite this temple, a Shri Rama Temple is currently under construction, which was nice to see 😊. It was a quick stop of a few minutes, but the calm atmosphere made it special. This temple is just outskirts of Mantralaya temple (around 5 Kms). From there, we continued our journey to the famous  Panchamukhi Anjaneya Temple , which is located about 20 km from Mantralaya. This temple is very popular and dedicated to Lord Hanuman in five forms (Panchamukhi) 🐒🙏. The place was very crowded, and darshan took longer than expected, but the divine energy made it worth the wait ✨. Our final stop ...

Our  New Year family trip  began on a spiritual note with a temple visit to  Mantralaya  😇. Since our group was big, we decided to travel together by booking a  sleeper coach bus . We were  18 members , and it felt like we had booked almost the entire bus for ourselves — lots of fun and excitement right from the start 😄. 🚌 Journey from Bengaluru Mantralaya is located about 400 km from Bengaluru, and the journey usually takes 9 to 10 hours, depending on traffic and breaks. We boarded our bus from Majestic at 8:00 PM and, with minimal stops, reached Mantralaya early in the morning around 4:00 AM 🌙✨. We had pre-booked our rooms, which really helped. After freshening up, we headed straight to  Rayara Matt  for darshan around 5:30 AM. I was truly surprised to see how much the place has changed since my last visit. The  temple corridors are completely rebuilt  and look  beautiful, clean, and well-organized  🏛️✨. Even though it w...