Memories of Mahabalipuram

First of my many visits to Mahabalipuram was ten years ago. Those were the days when I was not yet bitten by the travel bug. It was a hot, sunny day in the month of May 2004 when I got down from the bus – definitely not an ideal time to visit the coastal heritage town. With no fixed agenda, the day was spent roaming around the town visiting the heritage sites – the shore temple, stone chariots, cave temple. I stumbled on these photos after a long time and had me going back in time, reliving those days and my visits to Mahabs.

The first visit was followed by quite a bit of short visits – the main goal of the visits being to break the monotony. Get ready to office a bit early in the morning, then drive down to Mahabalipuram. Catch the sunrise at the beach. Spend an hour or so at the beach looking at the waves & sun and then head back directly to the office with a coffee break in between.