The title may seem a bit awkward, but I couldn't think of a better one. Well, the town is Ongole, the head quarter of Prakasham district. Two of my former colleagues (at ETV2) got married here in a gap of 3 months. This was an opportunity for me to meet all my media colleagues, since all them would definitely attend the weddings. The first time five of us went there in my car. After the wedding we also went to one of my friends house in a nearby village, Naguluppalapadu. We also thought of visiting the Gundlakamma project, but didn't have the time.
Second time, (for another friend's wedding, that is) we were some fifteen of us. Traveled from Hyderabad to Ongole by train. After the wedding, we had plenty of time and decided to visit all the places we missed earlier. Our first visit was to the Gundlakamma project on the Gundlakamma vaagu. Luckily, since it rained the previous week, the project gates were opened to let out excess flood water. It was a magnificent view from the project to see the water gushing out. There was a temple on the other side of the project of Mannavaram Prasanna Venkateshwara Swamy temple. Next we started to our friends village (the same one which we visited on the earlier trip).
We were back in Ongole by 7 in the evening to attend a small party hosted by a local politician (friend's friend). He arranged almost every delicacy available in Ongole. A couple of drinks later, and a lavish dinner, we bid adieu to him and reached the bus station to catch our bus back to Hyderabad. After a delay of 1 hour, a flat tyre in the middle of the night and a back breaking ride, we reached Hyderabad at 10 am next morning. With some discussions on the next get together, all of us headed to our respective homes.
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