Beautiful temple, would be even better if it was slightly more organised
Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple的点评
点评:I visited the temple with my sisters and mother. My mother is not able to
Walk much so luckily, our driver knew where to park nearest to the temple.
There are plenty of shops there where you can buy white cloth to wear as skirts as there is a strict dress code to enter the temple. Upon getting to the temple, we were told that it was a special day and the Main Mandap was only open for 15 minutes.
Within this time there was a very long line of people trying to get inside the temple and since there was no special Darshan available, as usual people were trying to jump the lines and simply get inside.
The procession was beautiful which took place at exactly at 5 pm. After that, when you finally get inside the Mandap up, you hardly get even two minutes inside as they let in a whole lot of people at one time at the same time and you are pushed from one end to the other! Though it is a beautiful experience to be at the temple, I wish Temple authority could make it slightly more organised so devotees could spend 20 seconds peacefully insidethe Mandap.
Luckily, we did not take our mother inside as she would have not been able to cope with the crowds and all the pushing that happens inside. It really is not for young kids or old people are not strong on their feet.
Please also note that you’re not allowed to take your phones or any electronic watches and bags inside. You are only allowed a small purse with cash and they strictly check this before you enter the temple. There is a locker outside the temple where they can keep all these things for you safely.
翻译:我和姐妹们还有妈妈一起去了寺庙。妈妈行动不便,
幸好我们的司机知道哪里离寺庙最近。
那里有很多商店可以买到白色布料做裙子穿,因为寺庙有严格的着装要求。到了寺庙,我们被告知今天是特殊的日子,主殿只开放15分钟。
在这段时间里,排着长队的人都想进入寺庙。由于没有特别的朝拜仪式,像往常一样,人们试图插队直接进去。
游行队伍非常壮观,准时在下午5点开始。之后,当你终于进入主殿时,你几乎待不了两分钟,因为他们一次放很多人进去,你会被人从一头推到另一头!虽然在寺庙里是一次美好的体验,但我希望寺庙管理方能稍微规范一下秩序,让信徒们能在曼荼罗(Mandap)内安静地停留20秒。
幸好我们没有带母亲进去,因为她肯定无法承受里面拥挤的人群和推搡。这里真的不适合年幼的孩子或行动不便的老人。
另请注意,您不能携带手机、电子手表和任何包袋进入寺庙。您只能携带装有现金的小钱包,而且他们会在您进入寺庙前严格检查。寺庙外设有储物柜,您可以把这些物品安全地存放在那里。