My Trip To Auroville Marathon from 16th February 2024 to 18th February 2024

 My experience on Day 1(16-02-2024) from Bangalore to Tiruvannamalai and Tiruvannamalai to Auroville:

On 16-02-2024 Karthik, Myself and Sridhar started from Karthik home(Whitefield) at 6:40 a.m. and passed through Whitefield, Sarjapur Bellandur Road, Electronic City, Attibele and Hosur. While going in the car Karthik, Myself and Sridhar were having some casual talks/discussions and conversations. Karthik told me to take photo sunrise morning and didn't take properly then later on he took photo of sunrise image and i also did correctly take photo sunrise and learnt it clicking on the camera the object focusing on sun and then clicked photo he told me very good Manas and then he went via Kolar Chittoor Road to Murugan Idli Shop on 9th and he did not take Kolar Road he took Hosur Road and then stopped for breakfast at Murugan Idli Shop from 8:05 am to 8:45 am. while going in the road, Karthik told me that I like seeing the road sceneries so was enjoying the full road sceneries, greeneries and being with nature always and was fun.

Karthik, Myself and Sridhar at Murugan Idli Shop

At Murugan Idli Shop some discussions were happening that is Karthik was sharing his Pune Trip went to Customer Visit Maersk exactly one year 5th Feb 2023 and came back on 18th Feb 2023 last year and wanted to know which days I come to office and told Tuesday Thursday and Friday and Sridhar comes 2 days but then Karthik requested Sridhar to come 3 days a week what Sridhar's team says and he should come 3 days a week and also we were chit-chatting amongst ourselves casually just fun and breakfast was podi idli, vada, podi onion uthappam and sakra pongal I took and Karthik took podi idli and vada and sakra pongal and Sridhar took plain idli and did not eat much even though he's on diet and a good breakfast break from 8:05 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.  and then I drank plain hot milk and Sridhar and Karthik drank coffee and then went through Hosur, Krishnagiri and Tiruvannamalai and reached Tiruvannamalai at 10:25 a.m.. When we reached Tiruvannamalai Ramana Ashram we went and Sridhar and Karthik gave money donation annadhanam at Ramana Skanda Ashram and took blessings of Lord Ramana and meditated and asked Who am I and I am not the body, mind and the soul and the one existing in the universe got the answer and was a great annadhanam in Ramana Ashram Tiruvannamalai and then drove from Ramana Ashram Tiruvannamalai to Auroville and passed through Tiruvannamalai, Gingee and Auroville and left at 12:25 p.m. from Tiruvannamalai and reached Auroville at 14:30 p.m. which is Discovery Guest House and had some talks/discussions/conversations while reaching guest house Karthik was very tired as he had driven 9th to 14th which is 9th 350 kms Mahabalipuram 13th 100 kms and 14th 350 kms and again Sunday 18th he had to drive back to Bangalore so we took rest from 14:40 p.m. to 15:40 p.m. since we were very tired after a long drive from Bangalore to Tiruvannamalai to Auroville. At 16:00 p.m. Karthik, Me and Sridhar went to Auroville Fraternity he showed us the kitchen of Discovery Guest House, full of nature for relaxation and then took a walk around Auroville nature Discovery Guest House and went to Auroville Bakery for drinks and hydrated ourselves there from 16:25 p.m. to 16:45 p.m. and then went took our car from Discovery Guest House went to Aurobindo Ashram remembered Mother Aurobindo and then took blessings of Mother Aurobindo and prayed for well-being, prosperity and happiness and then went to mannur vinayaka kovil ganesh temple and prayed for lord ganesh helping us remove obstacles, making us be happy, positive and not negative and was a good blessing for lord ganesh as elephant lakshmi passed away in 2022 and remembered elephant lakshmi of mannur vinayaka kovil ganesh temple and then went from Pilayar Temple to Discovery Guest House and at Adyar Anand Bhavan had some sugiyum, salt item korkattai and drank coffee/tea.

Then we went to the room freshened up and had some talks/discussions/conversations about our work in general and other things life and so much talking from 19:20 p.m. to 20:30 p.m. and then went to Hope Cafe for dinner and took dinner in Hope Cafe and karthik requested me to put lightning, plant in balcony verandah and also a nice place for relaxation and meditation and that was the talk on it in Hope Cafe and he told me that I am like Balu Uncle always going out every time monthly exploring different cuisines and enjoyed from 20:30 p.m. to 22:10 p.m. and dinner was vegetarian pizza and pasta and

went to Discovery Guest House, did wrestling me as a referee and was very good and slept off at 22:30 p.m. In the evening time Karthik told me we meditated at Ramana Ashram and Aurobindo Ashram and do good things not bad things doing good things and being positive which was very important and great meditation at Ramana Ashram and Aurobindo Ashram.

 

Me and Sridhar at Murugan Idli Shop

 

My experience on Day 2(17-02-2024) at Auroville:

On 17-02-2024 we got up early in the morning at 6:40 a.m. and then freshened up and went to Auroville Beach at 7:10 a.m. in the morning to enjoy the sunrise and had some casual chat chit chat and met Aaron and was asking what's the plan so many talks discussions happening can't remember as it was within Me, Karthik and Manas and enjoyed in the beach from 7:25 a.m. till 8:15 a.m. and good view of the beach and then 8:15 went for breakfast to Auroville Bakery which was from 8:30 a.m. till 9:40 a.m. and then went to Discovery Guest House and were just sitting relaxing in the nature outside of the room and then should not have any distractions/emotions should control ourselves talk going on between 10:00 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. and then was taking bath, did some mindfulness practice closing my eyes observing my breath and relaxing and then sat in hammock swinging ourselves and was fun from 10:45 a.m. till 11:10 a.m. and then went to Auroville Visitor Center to collect our BIB for next day half marathon 18-02-2024 and met Pramod and was very happy and really enjoyed the full view some talks chit chat going on from 11:30 a.m. till 13:00 p.m. took a walk went to Visitor Center as Karthik got book and A Dream Being An Aurovillian and then was from 13:00 p.m. to 14:00 p.m. and went to Solitude Farm for lunch at 14:15 p.m. till 14:45 p.m. and then was relaxing and chit-chatting and talking don't remember what exactly but some casual talks which was in Solitude Farm hut inside and then had good farm food and met Krishna he remembered us 4 years back and then after that we left from Solitude Farm at 15:20 p.m. to take our t-shirt L size for our Auroville Marathon 15:30 p.m. till 15:55 p.m. and went to Discovery Guest House did some walking tappering warm up body from 16:00 p.m. to 16:15 p.m. also we went to Milano Dreamers Cafe to take icecream to hydrate ourselves as it was very hot 

and left at 16:20 p.m. to Discovery Guest House from Auroville Visitor Center and reached there at 16:50 p.m. and in the rest house were just relaxing and rejuvenating ourselves from 17:00 p.m. to 18:40 p.m. and then did book reading 18:40 p.m. As A Man Thinketh  about thought as a character that is we should have good thoughts and good thoughts make our character being a good character whatever good thoughts we have we must do it and plan it and execute it was the discussions from 18:40 p.m. to 19:30 p.m. and then went to have dinner pasta at Tantoos good food for our long marathon half marathon next day Sunday 18-02-2024 from 19:45 p.m. and Karthik told me to live now being in the present moment and compartmentalize personal development on one side professional development on other side which was the discussion at Tantoos and met Sridhar Dad neighbour Ranga whom we met 4 years back 8th February 2020 and then finished our dinner from 19:45 p.m. to 20:40 p.m. and then went to Discovery Guest House at 20:40 p.m. to 21:00 p.m. walking and then met some few people who did full marathon at 5:00 a.m. on 18th February and also some discussions and talks happening and was a great time spent. Karthik appreciated my photography skills are excellent and really improved. We then slept off at 21:35 p.m.

My experience on Day 3(18-02-2024) at Auroville Marathon and From Auroville to Bangalore:

On 18-02-2024 we got up in the morning at 5:00 a.m. and freshened up to get ready for Auroville Half Marathon which happened at Auroville Visitor Center starting point and some warm up stretches exercises and then there were display of fireworks of 14th Auroville Marathon and observed two seconds silence of Aurobindo since it was his 150th birth anniversary in 2022 and then the run half marathon started and I finished the half marathon in 2 hours 36 mins 47 secs and Karthik completed in 2 hours 24 mins 52 secs and Sridhar finished his half marathon in 3 hours 49 mins that's 4 hours he took to complete and Karthik told me Great Job Done Keep It Up of Half Marathon and then after Half Marathon some body stretch and got a medal for Half Marathon and then took breakfast and then drank tea hot after that went to Discovery Guest House at 11:00 a.m. and then took some rest relaxing ourselves to get ready for Bangalore and was a great Auroville Marathon 14th edition and left at 12:50 p.m. from Auroville and passed through Auroville, Ganjam, Tiruvannamalai and went to Tiruvannamalai Temple and prayed for everybody good pooja darshan of Annamalai God and then drank some hot badam milk  and Karthik went to Ramana Ashram and then he gave Lord Ramana photo and we took it and then 1 hour 45 mins time spent from 15:45 p.m. to 17:30 p.m. and then passed through Tiruvannamalai, Krishnagiri, Hosur and attended Art For Inclusion session with Ferose and Vilas Nayak Ferose was appreciating Me, Sridhar and Karthik did Half marathon awesome good to see us joining even though while we were travelling and Vilas shared his story of artworks lots of discussions, also Gansu was appreciating great to see Me, Karthik and Sridhar joining AFI call discussions happening and listened to podcast having positive attitude being positive so many things and then 17:30 p.m. to 21:20 p.m. passed through Tiruvannamalai, Krishnagiri, Hosur, Attibele and Silkboard and then Me and Sridhar went by Uber Cab that is Sridhar booked an Uber Cab to Jayanagar Mantri Garden he got dropped first and then I got dropped at Bannerghata Road Meenakshi Residency and was a great half marathon me doing it and a good trip to Auroville from 16th February 2024 to 18th February 2024. After the run we met Peter Van Gett who is a runner and trekker and cyclist and has done many runs, treks and cycling and a great person he is was appreciating my memory dates days and was able to recollect and tell and a great thing and such an inspiring person Peter Van Gett is which is Karthik introduced me to Peter Van Gett.