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Greetings people, welcome back to my channel 'Follow Jack'. We’ll see about a special trekking in this video
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I’ll explain about it, which is only opened twice a year
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also I'll share my whole experience in this trekking
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so watch it till the end
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Guys look we're having an adventure here
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it's a different vibe I guess there are around 400 people here
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for now, it's crowded
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Before that change your video resolution to HD and also use headphones
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Let’s Start our journey
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"Majestic Music"
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we reached Thirupati station at 4 AM.
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then we catched the bus for the temple, we had a plan to walk on hill steps with our feet
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but at last minute I heard about this thumbura theertham was open on that day
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so I wanted to take that trekking so I have to go on bus
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this trekking is open only on two days one is during "Panguni Uthiram" and the next day of that
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so this trekking is crowded with so many people
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many travelled from different places for this trekking
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and they provided special buses for this place
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and I reached the place near Papavinasam dam
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and we'll reach the Starting point aftre walking for 500 mts from there
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Children below 10, elders above 50, and overweight persons are not allowed for this trekking
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so in starting there was a quarrel between officials and public
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also there are no plastics are allowed in this trekking
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so they will check our baggage before allowing
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Hello guys, welcome back to my channel Follow jack
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after a long time, I wanted to resume with an auspicious trip
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so currently we're in Tirupati and
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we travelled up for 30-40 minutes
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to reach a place called papavinasam temple and it looks like a dam
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if we move further
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we can find a small falls which is called as holy water(theertham)
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it's situated between rocks, the exact name is Thumbura theertham
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so they always do strict checking and
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that is they wont allow children below the age of 10 and people above 50
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Specifically males of that age
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because it will be more challenging for them
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so they don’t allow them
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this place is opened only during Panguni uthiram and the next day of that
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so we’re lucky to have this opportunity to witness
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I'll introduce the people with me, Brother's name is
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-Hi, I'm Satheesh Balaji from Coimbatore
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I'm meeting him for the first time and trekking is also first time for him
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and his leg got injured, but we motivated him
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to reach and witness that place and
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[SPEAKER NOISE] the exact time is
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actually they supposed to start earlier but it's late
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Sun is scorching now
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[BACKGROUND NOISE]
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[SPEAKER NOISE][BACKGROUND NOISE]
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brother's name is Karthik
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he is like Indiran...who also has beard
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he is a friend of Indiran, we did 2-3 trekking
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so this trekking will be a new experience, this is the way to the entrance
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we'll go to the spot where we'll get the holy water
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so they provide water here
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Plastic bottles not allowed so
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they sell water in glass bottles so if you visit here avoid using plastic
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go with glass or aluminium bottles
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they're strict and will confiscate plastic bottles, it’s good to stay hydrated
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this place is sunny and seems to be hard as per claims
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and I guess it’s First time for many like me
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[BACKGROUND NOISE]
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are you ready brother?, tell us something about this place
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-so if you ask for info, Thumbura means
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-'Toad' in tamil because
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-that holy water will drip in the middle of rocks and looks like a small lake
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-so I visited Tirupati for almost 30 years
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-Last year Indiran mentioned about this place
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- he also said that we're only allowed twice a year
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-so i don’t want to miss that thing this year
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-but unfortunately for us
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-put up...stupid
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-it's not like stupid, but still when last time he came
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-it's that they said, 'you're obsese so we can't let you in'
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they will never allow overweight persons, as the way always looks like this
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we both did many trekking like this, but
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[SPEAKER NOISE] - see this is not as tough as trekking we did in Agashtiyar hills
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- but we can’t fight with the authorities
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they're very much strict in that age limit
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and also for the obese persons
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- the reason is... we can personally attack them but
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- the actual reason is for these two days
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- we're going to travel in the deep forest which has animals like cheetah
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- and roads are also not proper
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"divine music"
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this is the [SPEAKER NOISE]
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they paved and layed this steps in this middle of the forest
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moving further is plain land only
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we're moving inside a reserve forest which has active wildlife
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that is why the follow these strict rules
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so it may look difficult
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because many wish to visit who're prohibited by these rules
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Specially ladies
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but we have to respect the safety concerns
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"Pleasant music"
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the path we're travelling is nothing but broken stones
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it's like walking on brocken rocks and stones
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people who had footwear and shoes managed, but I wonder about people with barefoot
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and there is small shrine of Lord Perumal
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all the trekkers will worship him and drink the water from the nearby oasis
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then they will continue, the path way contains
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baskets like this, to dispose trash
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or plastic bottles, time is 10.30 AM
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and now sun is scorching and
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it will getting even stronger as time moves on
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after 2 PM, no 11 or 11.30 I said too late initially
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they will stop allowing the people from 11-11.30 AM
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becasue they need to close the gate after evacuating the returning people
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that safety reason is also followed as I mentioned before, it's a active wildlife area
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so they will close earlier
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if you see the path we're walking
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it was like a plain ground before but it's rocky now
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so walking in barefoot is possible... but it's hard
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as you can see, we'll go like this
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they have water in every 100 metre interval
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it was too long since I took my last trekking, so I get thirsty easily
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so from now our vlog will
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happen continuously without any gap
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many are unaware of this thumbura theertham, as they open this only for 2 days in a year
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and we came during the second and last day, so these rules
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are strictly followed as it's closing time, they maybe lenient yesterday
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but today is closing time so
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they're following it strictly
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-first time... is it fantastic? - must try!
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if they change this 2 days thing to 7 days
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then many will get the chance to see
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- I'm not sure why they have this 2 days rule, there must be a reason
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- Panguni uthiram is a main reason and actually they will do abhisheka ritual to perumal with the water from Papanasam
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- so during panguni uthiram
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- they will bring this holy water to do abhisheka ritual for perumal
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I remember they broght me to Tirupati when I was small, I can confirm it from a childhood photo, but I can’t emember anything about it
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so with my full knowledge I'm visiting Tirupati for the first time
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"Pleasant music"
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so this is the way we traveled so far
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this hose is used to transfer drinking water for us
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so there is one brother having water in this point
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and the path way continues like that
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and 45 minutes ahve passed, so I guess we walked for 1 Kms
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it maybe 1-1.5 Kms, it looks beautiful in pictures
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I don't know whether the water level will be the same, as it’s summer time
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and it also looks like water way which is dried out
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we need to check only after reaching there
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these people return from a early visit
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I guess we'll have many incidents there for us!
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I'm hyped for that famous Tirupati Laddu
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I'm eager to eat that, they provide food offerings there also
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I saw earlier, it also have timings like 10.30-2
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2-4.30 and then dinner, they provide it for 3 times
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we'll only have that after worshipping the Lord
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first 2 Kms they provided water in cups for the people
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then I can’t see water points, but the positive aspect is
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we're now walking downhill for now, but it will be hard when we're returning
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because of lack of water, besides the walking way
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I can see the tree shadows and sun is scorching as early as 10.30 AM
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don't forget to bring 1-2 cans of water but not in plastic bottles
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use metal or glass bottles, it's essential
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so they confiscated our bottles
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and we need to take breaks too often, one guys asked if we need any water
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he is a good person who is travelling with a child
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we don't have any water!
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I don't know how we can survive for the remaining, our other companion went ahead
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I guess he'll be returning when we reach there
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this reminds me of the experience in agasthiyar hills trekking
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so guys there is this meter marking here
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3000 metres, we have climbed down now
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look at the surrounding it's so beautiful
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yet, sun is at it's peak!
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so this is the surrounding
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this place also reminds another trekking memories of kedharnath
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Because that landscape is similar to this
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we passed 3000 ft as per calculation
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totally 4000? oh 3800 range only
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I guess we’re reached there
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I was in that mindset, but the path looks ever expanding
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in the middle we had the experience of walking in a dense forest
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and that place had many water crossing
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Including 2 major water crossing where water is on waist level
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that is the major task here, consider it as a railway crossing
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up-down travellers must meet here, so it's crowded heavily
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I put my shoes in the bag and crossed in barefoot
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"calm music"
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guys look at the adventures we're having
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I removed my pants and crossing with my underwear
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we need to cross the river like this only
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everyone is having this situation and I also upheld the bag
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we're standing with less control and
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brother is using 360 cam
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"calm music"
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now only you’re entering? -yes!
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good heart, he waited for us, so we all enter
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I think the next place will have chest level water
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there is also so much crowd
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[SPEAKER NOISE] we crossed around 6-7 Kms?
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as per my watch we have travelled 7 Kms and the return will be 7 Kms
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I never had water after the start
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as there was no availability, I need to check for water there
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mind is asking that only
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as you witnessed the water level and just watch how we're crossing
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I never expected these things but they made the trekking
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as a wonderful experience
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and we saw a major scenery after crossing this path
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I never saw a beautiful scenery like this in our south India
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this place gives me a different vibe
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I guess we're 400 people, currently here
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and after finishing that crossing
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we need to climb down more now
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now I'm walking without shoes
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it's hard to walk in barefoot
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look that's the place
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look how majestic it is!
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now we have to walk stealthly in the crowd
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there is less chance of returning after you enter here
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I was stuck in this situation and we can move either left or right only
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the middle path is hollow as it contains water
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so this rock has this natural shape that allow us to slouch and walk
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thank God!, I never had breathing issue or physical harm
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we moved one by one and the forest officials
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and fire rescue team helped the people a lot
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and finally we reached the place of thumbura theertham
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as we're thirsty for 5 Kms, we fatch water from there to drink
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other people also did the same
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"calm music"
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I never expected this,
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these views are amazinga nd you should not miss this
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but the sad thing is it's only for 2 days in a year
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twice a year, Panguni uthiram and the next day
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you must try this journey and don’t forget to bring water
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That was the major issue here otherwise
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this place looked amazing, it's a must try in your life
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also I'll meet you in another video, till then stay tune guys!
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I'm your Follow Jack, signing off!
