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 was early morning, the crowd was huge! Thankfully, we completed our darshan within one hour and felt truly blessed 🙏.
🛕 Other Temples & Sightseeing
After darshan, we visited the Panchamukhi Anjaneya Temple, which is about 20 km from Mantralaya. We returned by 2:00 PM, had lunch, and took some rest 😌.
In the evening, we spent time near the Tungabhadra River, enjoying a beautiful sunset 🌅 and clicking memorable pictures 📸.
Later, we went again for darshan and spent time walking around the temple complex, soaking in the divine atmosphere.
We also visited nearby temples like:
Shri Lakshmi Venkateswara Swamy Temple
Shri Anjaneya Swamy Temple
Shri Mariyamma Temple
One of my favorite spots was the Kalyani (temple pond) next to the temple 💙. It looked stunning during the day and absolutely magical at night under the lights ✨🌙. We visited it multiple times just to admire its beauty.
Our visit to Mantralaya was peaceful, divine, and truly memorable. The spiritual vibes, well-developed temple surroundings, and time spent with family made this trip extra special 🙏💖.
Until the next journey… stay blessed and keep traveling! 🚗✨