Directions to Uttardi Mutt, Malkajgiri

Namaskara,

Here are the directions from Begumpet Airport to Uttaradi Mutt Malkajgiri. Aditya Rao assures me that once you get to S.R.S Mutt Malkajgiri, it will be much easier for us (ie ITMS members) to come and direct you if you get lost.

Directions (from Begumpet Airport) :

NOTE THAT ALL DISTANCE MEASUREMENTS ARE NOT FULLY ACCURATE

I shall start these instructions under the assumption that you are on the flyover, directly above the airport entrance (I forget its name, but I think you may know what I am talking about)

1.Proceed straight through the 3 flyovers (ie, the one above the airport, as well as the other two flyovers stretching across Gymkhana Grounds and Parade Grounds).

2. After you reach the end of the second flyover, go straight ahead, past St. Ann's College. There should be a round-about.

3. Go straight at that round-about. Turing right, shall take you to Sangeet Theatre, while turning left will take you to.....hmm don't quite know actually (maybe someone could tell me where). However, go straight ahead.

4. Keep on going straight, past Shenoy Nursing Home. Enter the AOC centre, and keep heading straight, until you reach a waterfall circle (ie, a roundabout with a fountain rather than grass).

5. At the waterfall circle, head right. This will get you into the way of Safilguda. Keep heading straight, and you shall reach Safilguda Railway Station.

6. Cross the tracks and 200 metres down, you shall reach an intersection with the statue of NTR (from memory). Keep on heading straight. Turning left shall take you to Neredmet.

7. Another 300 metres down, you shall reach Anandbagh 'X' Roads. This shall be confirmed by the presence of a Venkateshwara temple on your left hand side. Keep on heading straight. After Anandbagh 'X' Roads, keep on heading straight, past some shops on your left, an ICICI ATM on your right.

8. Go underneath the railway bridge, that is just past the Lakshmi Vilas Bank branch office in Malkajgiri. After you go underneath the bridge, keep a look out for a T-Junction. You should see a Shah Electonics shop opposite to that T-Junction. People familiar with the Malkajgiri area will tell you that this T-Junction is 100m before the Anutex Showroom, Malkajgiri. Also note that the T-Junction is adjacent to a shop called S.S Mobiles (which is housed in a complex).

9. At this T-Junction take a left, and 100 metres down, you shall find yourself outside the main gates of Raghavendra Theatre (in another T-Junction). At this junction take a right, and after going a bit further, you shall find that you are in the Malkajgiri 'X' Roads.

10. Take a left, and keep proceeding in the direction of Malkajgiri Police Station. Opposite to Malkajgiri Police Station, there is a lane. Turn right into this lane. Take the first left of this lane. You shall now be moving along a wall which is the boundary of the Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt, Malkajgiri.

11. Take a left and keep on going straight, past the entrace of the SRS Mutt. Keep going straight, past a Ganesh temple till you reach an intersection. This intersection may be hard to find, but one landmark is that there is an auto-rickshaw stand at this intersection. From SRS Mutt, this intersection is around 1 km.

12. Take a left at this intersection, and keep on going straight. Make sure your eyes are peeled towards a board saying "Sri Gururaja Caterers" on your left hand side. From memory, I believe the lane towards Uttaradi Mutt is the second lane on the left after this board. Once you are in this lane, keep on proceeding straight, and take a left after some short distance. You should now be looking at the Uttaradi Mutt, Malkajgiri.

I would like to mention that my sense of direction is a bit hazy after point 11. However, I have been assured by Mr. Aditya Rao, that once SRS Mutt has been passed, and if you have any queries, you can call the ITMS members, who shall guide you all to UM.

If anyone wishes to add (or remove anything) from this instruction set to make it more clearer, please email me ASAP