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Tiruvannamalai Beckons: The World’s Best Idlis

Chapter 5/17

Parag Shah
4 min readOct 17, 2024

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This is the 4th chapter of a 17-chapter serialised travel story.

Previous Chapters:

  1. The Traffic Cop
  2. A Swarm of Bikes
  3. Old Dreams
  4. From Fantasy to Reality

And if you only need to refresh your memory, then here are the last few paragraphs from the previous post.

When you drive long-distance, it’s only after you’ve reached the destination that you realise how tired you are. As I entered the room, I felt a wave of relief through my body. I switched on the AC, washed my face, and flopped down on the bed.

I was probably snoring within a few seconds, with my socks still on my feet.

Two and a half hours later, I woke up with red eyes, wondering where the hell I was and what I was doing in this unknown place.

The World’s Best Idlis

After blanking out for a few seconds, I somehow managed to dodge my way from the bedroom to the living room with my empty water bottle. I’m glad I didn’t crash into anything because my eyes were still half shut.

Abhi had returned from work and was sitting on the living room couch, watching TV. I…

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