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Thrissur Memories of SBTians

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Worked in SBT, Thrissur? Participated in the get together on 25.10.25? (“No”. Then  You missed a page of the glorious history of SBT) A "Get together of SBT Officers Thrissur on 25.10.25 " whatsapp group was opened by Shri Prasad on 23rd July 2025. More than 700 eligibles joined the group within 45 days (the group strength now is 726). 326 members confirmed participation and 300 plus happily joined the celebrations on the "D Day" at Casino Hotel Thrissur. Unbelievable, but made possible by the team led by Prasad and the ever willing SBTHRISSURians of yesteryears. Travancore Bank with the 'elephant' logo and SBT with 'long tradition of trust' emblem welcomed us. The function started with the famous SBT Song. A formal inauguration of "lighting the lamp" by the old 'elite' added colours to the event. The ever dependable Harishankar (I am his batchmate😊) wore different hats on that day. Shri Sunil performed the role of master of ceremo...

Shirdi Tour with e…Routes

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  Shirdi - Nashik - Pandharpur - Kohlapur -    Tour with e…Routes -  A perspective Group Tour: e…Routes, Coimbatore organised the above tour. I was one among the twenty six tourists, with majority of them coming from Sreevatsa Global Village, Coimbatore. (The residential complex where I live).  Deities Worshipped: We took a flight from Coimbatore to Shirdi on 7th Oct’ 25 and returned from Kohlapur to Coimbatore on 11th Oct’ 25. Travel from Shirdi to Nashik, Pandharpur ( Pandaripuram Vittal) and Kohlapur ( Mahalakshmi) were covered by Road. We were fortunate to have had four darshans  of Shirdi Sai, including Khakkad Aarti, two darshans at Pandaripura Vittala and Rukmini, one each at Nashik Triyambakeswarar, Kaala Ram, Kaboleswarar(Sivan), Kohlapur Mahalakshmi. Except in Kohlapur, where we spent nearly half an hour in the queue, before Mahalakshmi graced us with her merciful eyes, the time spent in the other worship centres, before we could experience the g...