Journey towards Tiruvannamalai
- Venkataraman leaves Madurai Junction on the 29th of August
- He reaches Villupuram Junction on the 30th of August
- On the afternoon of 30th August, he reaches Mambalappattu Junction
- Visited the Sri Atulyanateswarar Temple in Araiyaninallur
- Visited the Sri Viratteswar Temple in Kilur
- On August 31, he arrived at Tirukovilur railway station.
- As there was no train till the next morning, he spent the night at the station.
- On the morning of the 1st of September, 1896, he boarded the train to Tiruvannamalai.