Manasuni kothi tho polusthaamu. Adi kuduruleni thanaaniki chihnam. Mari Hanumanthudu? Aayana ghanatha emani varninchagalam. Atuvanti manasune oka daarilo petti entho saadhinchina theeru amogham. Aa kuduru, aa bhakthi aayannundi nerchukovaali.

Oka disagaa jeevithaanni ankithabhavamtho daarilo pettaali. Anduku, dhyanam thappakundaa sahakaristhundi.

Idi aa Hanumanthuni deggara chusi nerchukovalasina vishayam. O Hanumaa, aathmabalam, sankalpabalam entha goppado chupinchavayya. Dhanyavadalu!

I wanted to write about my good old childhood memories in my language, Telugu. Starting it out... :)

Nenu puttindi oka palletoorilo. Amma cheppedi thana naanamma thananu, nannu entho premagaa chusukunedi ani... Nenu puttina oka samvatsaram tharuvaatha, aavida kaalam chesaaru. Aavida ichchina golusu, amma naaku gnyapakamugaa ichchindi. Adi chusinappudu evo theliyani bhaavaalu naalo meduluthaayi.

Maa Thatha ku nenante entho ishtam. Nannu Chennai ki theesuku velli penchuthaamu annaaru. Maa pinni thatha ammammala naduma konnaallu perigaanu. Maa aata paatalanu aa kaalamlone video theesaaru. Naaku emmanna ayinappudu, thatha mamayyalu entho aadurdaagaa, bayati vaathaavaranam elaa unnaa pattinchukokundaa, naa kosam aasupathriki theesukuni vellevaaru. Entho chesevaaru. Ooty lo cheristhe naaku naa thammudiki chaduvu baagaa abbuthundani aaraatapadi cherpinchaaru. Adee elaa anukuntunnaaru, naa LKG(Chennai) tharuvaatha direct 1st class ke akkada cheraanu. Thammudu LKG nunde... :). Alaa oka moodellu hostel lo unnaamu. Moddullaaga thayaarayyi vachchaamu. Problem ekkada ante, ae school manchido sarigga kanukko ledu... Ooty lo anni manchi schools ae untaayi ani apoha paddaru. Ika tharuvaatha vaari kashtaalu chudaali. Maaku Telugu raadu. English lo edo vaaguthunaamu. Ika school lo cheristhe Tamil compulsory. Aa debbaki amma maaku nerpinchi nerpinchi thanaku konchem Tamil vachchesindi. Ippatiki Andhra lo unnaa, appudappudu Tamil serials follow ayipothundi... ;) Inkaa, maaku chaduvu baagaa raavaalani, intlo tuition kudaa pettinchaaru. Aavida entho nerpugaa opiggaa maaku saayanthramu entho dooram nundi intiki vachchi maree paataalu cheppevaaru. Chaalaa manchaavida. :) Naanna eppudu kottevaaru kaadu. Kaani, chadavakapothe maathram godakurchiye. Chachchevaallamu. Tharuvaatha konnaallaki Hyd shift ayipoyaamu. Malli akkada school, tuitions, friends tho aatalu, ilaa vaatitho busy ayipoyevaallam. Naaku naa gurinchi aa samayamulo thelusukunnadi entante, naaku dance, story writing, drawing ante chaala ishtamani. Thatha, nannu chinnappudu kadhalu raayamani prothsahinchevaru. Might be, naa annapraasana appudu pen and book pattukovatam vallemo... ;)

Ika maa chinnappati nundi summer holidays vishayaaniki vasthe, modatlo maa ooriki vellinappudu, amma paatlu chudaali. Maaku Telugu nerpataaniki naanaa thantaalu padedi. Elaago saadhinchindi. Thatha naanamma memu vachchaamani entho uthsaahamgaa maa kosam edo okati chesevaaru. Entho sambaramugaa akkadi friends tho aadukuntu selavalu gadipesevaallamu. Maa oorilo naaku nachchevi emitante, maa thatha naanamma maa kosam kashtapadda theeru, thatha vekuvane lechi nanamma ku help chesi polaaniki vellatam, inkaa thatha perugannam lo ullipaaya thinatam, saayanthram aarintike bhojanaalu chesesi, edu enimidi kallaa varandah lo manchaalu vesukuni alaa aakaasam vanka chusthu bayata challani gaalini anubhavisthu kaburlu cheppukuntu padukovatam. Inkaa, poddune nannu suryudu leputhunna theeru ante naaku bhale ishtam. Saayanthramu poota, thatha maakosam kobbari bondaalu, thaatikaayalu kotti ichchevaaru. Memu venakarugu meeda kurchuni aaraginchevaallamu... Poddunne, akkada thatha aavuki metha petti paalu pithakatam, avi bhale undedi. Mokkalu enno penchevaaru. Saayanthram vela mallepoolu kosi maala kattedi amma. Roti tho pachchallu chesevaaru, pindi rubbevaaru. Thiragalitho pappuni pindi chesevaaru. Naanamma chesina minapasunni ante entho ishtam. Maa cheyi kudaa vaatilo padedandoyi. Naanamma saayanthramayyesariki bayata arugu meeda kurchuni chuttu pakkala vaallatho arusthu palakarinchatam baagundedi. Inkaa kaalam gadiche koddi oorilo, nenu chusina praanulu; kappalu , thellu, mandaragabba ivi. Poddune varandah oodavaalante bhayam vesedi. Endukante, thellu patta kinda undevi. Arusthu genthuthu vaatini champedaanni. Thathani pilichi vaatini eththe varaku vadile daanni kaadu. :) Inkaa cinema ki velthunnamu ante oka pandage. Thatha, Nanamma ready avvatam bhale baavundedi. Manchi neellu avvakudadani oka lavangaaya notlo vesukuni kurchunedi naanamma. Ippatiki aa alavaatu undi. Rickshaw vaaditho beram aadaake cinemaaku kadilevaallamu. Ilaa gurthuku vasthu unte enno, inkaa ennennooo gnyaapakaalu. Vachche postulo eppudo raasthaa...

A rock carving in Mahabalipuram.
Now, guess the
animals or atleast tell
how many are there?


Naalugu rojula kritham maa mamayya vaallu vachchaaru. So, full sandadi.

Modati roju, ikkada Spencer and Marina beach ki vellamu. Baaga varsham modalayyindi madhyalo. Ayinaa kudaa kaburlu cheppukuntaa, alaa velthu, chusthu aanandinchaamu. Tharavaatha restaurant ki velli, dinner chesi intiki cheraamu.

Next day, maa plan Mahabalipuram ki. Morning weather, bhale gaa undi. Daarilo, Madhya Kailash temple(Tidel Park deggara undi) ni darsanam chesukuni, atu payanamayyamu. Mahabalipuram ki 1/2 an hour lo reach ayye mundale accident ayyindi maaku. Luckily maadi Ambassador kaabatti, andaram anni parts tho safe ayyamu, but konchem pains tho. Aa Qualis athanu ento road ki suddenly addamgaa vehicle ni naduputhunaadu and sudden break kotti mari aapaadu. Maa Ambassador(call taxi)lo driver emo speed lo unnaadu plus break control kaaledu. Appatiki side nundi velladu. Ayinaa, accident. So, rendu vepulaa, thappundi. In seconds, Qualis venaka and Ambassador mundu parts pachchadi ayyayi. Intha deggara nundi ilaa accident ni chudatam and face kaavatam modati saari. Full shock aa moment lo andaramu. And, janaalu help cheyataaniki munduku vachcharu. Felt happy for that. Later, hospital lo mandulu theesukuni, hotel lo lunch chesi, Mahabalipuram chusaamu and akkadi local driver ni pattukuni Ashta Lakshmi temple chusi Parrys velli shopping chesi intiki vachchaamu. :) Memu adrushtavanthulam anipinchindi, coz, God every moment maatho unnaaru aa roju. Inko vishayam thalachukunte kudaa aanandamgaa anipinchindi. Bayata nadusthunte, no varsham and car lo thiruguthunnappude(after accident) varsham start ayyedi.

3rd day morning full urumulu and baagaa vaana. So, madhyanam T.Nagar Saravana Bhavan lo full gaa lunch chesi shopping lo paddaamu. Later, Mylapore lo Kapaleshwar temple and Triplicane lo Sri Parthasarathy temple chusi intiki vachchaamu. Tharavaatha roju, Vadapalani Karthikeya temple chusi, Saravana Bhavan lo Idly sambar thini(mari ikkada famous kadaa), Big Bazaar ki velli intiki cheraamu. Almost, ilaa ee naalugu rojulu full varsham lo Chennai roads anni cover cheyatam modati saari. Chaala koththagaa, different gaa anipinchindi. And, andaramu saradaa saradaagaaa samayaanni gadipaamu.

Places mentioned :
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Spencer Plaza : A Shopping complex.
Marina Beach : One of the longest beaches in the world.

Madhya Kailash Temple : You can observe a unique idol called "Adhyantha Prabhu" which is part Ganesha and part Hanuman over here. And even since, it's between Kasi(north) and Rameswaram(south), so the name "Madhya Kailash".

Mahabalipuram : It's the town of King Bali Chakravarthy and so the name. You can hear more about his story from Vamanavatharam of Lord Vishnu.

Ashtalakshmi Temple, Besant Nagar : Loved the architecture with the beach view near by.

Parrys, T.Nagar : Commercial areas in Chennai.
Kapaleshwar Temple, Mylapore : Oldest temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Sri Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane : A temple dedicated to Lord Krishna.
Vadapalani Murugan Temple : Lord Karthikeya's / Subrahmanya's Temple.

The Telugu year begins with the month Chaitra (in March or April, depending upon the position of the planet) and ends with Phalguna. Here is the list of months, in order.

Chaitra [Festivals - Ugadi or Telugu New Year, Sri Rama Navami]
Vaisakha
Jyeshta
Aashaadha
Sravanam
Bhaadra [Festival - Ganesh Chaturthi]
Aswayuja/Ashvin [Festival - Vijayadashami / Dasara]
Kaartika [Festival - Karthika pournima]
Maargashirsha/Margasira [Festival - Vaikunta Ekadasi]
Pausha/Pushyam
Maagha
Phalguna [Festival - Holi]

You can just know more about these months from here.
If any idea about any festivals falling in these months, do hint.