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Thodikkalam- By Chance

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  It was a trip , made with a different agenda .  Visiting the  Thodikkalam shrine  was only  by chance .  Before starting out to Kannur, had to brush up a little on a few basics about the place. Weather , food , safety , the usual . The World Web is more than useful . It gives what is sought and also what is not sought . That's how the name Thodikkalam  snared the mind- a name i had not even heard of a year ago.  Google said there is a medieval Siva temple there. Not far from base camp.  It HAD to be visited.  Because of  that one picture that appeared on screen with that name ! Obsession at first sight .  Old temples in obscure places have a charm all their own . Peaceful to Dreamy to Evocative to Mysterious - adjectives glide through a gamut of sentiments difficult to express. If that old temple is situated in a lush woodland ,by an ancient pond ,with remnants of  carved stone scattered around , then  it becomes a...