56,522km through 4 countries: How this Karnataka man took his 71-year-old mother to pilgrimage on a scooter

MYSURU: After traveling 56,522km through four countries with his mother in a scooter, Mysuru resident Dakshina Murthy Krishna Kumar returned to his residence on Bogadi Road on Wednesday.
He had taken his 71-year-old mother Chudarathna on a pilgrimage and visited temples on a two wheeler. He started his 'Matru Seva Sankalpa Yatra' on January 16, 2018 and spent two years and nine months traveling with his mother.
"It was a special feeling. I had almost spent my lifetime as a homemaker. I never dreamt about visiting any tourist spot of our own state. But today, I visited so many holy places," explained Chudarathna to TOI.
"I didn't face any difficulties traveling on the scooter. It was a comfortable during the journey," she explained.
Locals and family members received the mother-son duo in Mysuru on Wednesday morning.
"We stayed in Mandya for a few days and visited Melukote and other places. Everywhere people showed a lot of affection and love," said Krishna Kumar.
"We had left our house key with our neighbor. They had maintained it well," he explained.
It can be recalled that mother and son duo entered the state on May 24. They visited holy places of India, Nepal, Mayanmar, and Bhutan.