Balaji amidst a lovely spread of sunflower in a backdrop of beautiful mountains. He spotted the place on our way back home. With the permission of the person who owns this field, we had a gala time taking pics of us here. 

Wow! 

with a backdrop of the "Gopuram", smarty Umitti smiles. 

Bala. This too was shot jus before we started for darshan. looking at the pic its really tough to tell the time. this was around 2 PM. 

Charming Ramki. 

Myself with a sandal coat to my tonsured head. Love this photo for its lighting.. reminds me of mani's movies. 

Umesh this time with a great view of the greeny hills behind. 

Umesh. This is jus before we started for darshan. 

Bala in conversation.. 

Venki mama looking thoughful.. Don't rub ur eyes.. the blurness is because of slight movement of hand after taking the photo. 

Yet another view from our place of stay. 

A view of the morning hills.. 

This is a view of Thirumala from where we stayed. Time was around 6 in the morning. 

Created this one to post our trip snaps.