What started out as a day trip ended up taking much longer. We wanted to go down to Karaikal and Tirunallar to visit the Sree Saaneeswara Bhagavan temple. This temple is dedicated to the planet Saturn which has a strong influence in both of our horoscopes. The trip was thought to only be about 3-4 hours drive by car. But because of traffic, narrow roads and roads dammaged by recent rains, it took us closer to 6 hours. We drove down the East Coast Road past Mahabalipuram, through Pondicherry, Cuddalore to Tirunallar. Near Mahabalipuram, there is a crocodile park which we visited. As it was midday, most of the reptillian residents were snoozing. Had we come at feeding time, it might have been much more interesting. Still, I have never seen so many crocs in one
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