THE KOCHUNILLAKEL ODESSEY

Chengannur, better spelt as chenganoor or so to say spelt in any way –coz the people living nearby either visit this place to board a train or to reserve a berth in any one of them.  It is one of the infamous stations of Indian Railways. Famous it is for the ones, who alight here to visit the nearby sabarimala shrine. This station is usually crowded only when Kerala Express, the train that connects this place to our capital arrives at 1320 hrs IST. It is crowded not because of passengers boarding the train, but of nuts accompanying them. 

Chikpet is 50 hrs journey from Chengannur. As you reach this place, you are greeted by a bunch of coconut and palm tree extracts, laid beside the roads that would ease the tiredness’ of your tiresome journey. On the roads you would find Orange colour buses of Orissa state, lined up to pick u up for a visit to Jaipur or Bhubaneswar via simiguda. Usually people visiting Simiguda, rejenuvate themselves at chikpet before they commence their journey to one of the picturesque locality of Orissa (Simiguda). Simiguda is six hours journey by bus from chikpet, the journey of six hours is bounded by the Inca Ghats. During the Journey from Chikpet to simiguda the buses are interrupted by Andhra police for laxity as part of the area falls under their jury. They usually check the passengers for availability of liquor, as during the time, Andhra was short of toddy. You could smell essence of Viagra from these brown khakied voyeurs. 2bcont'd