Memories never die
Tiruvadanai Shrine F our decades ago, on a hot summer day, I happened to be in Tiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram District, Tamilnadu. It was soon after I got through my graduation in civil engineering. Tiruvadanai has been the destination earmarked for my stay of at least one year, to start off my career as overseer (professional title for civil engineers during those days). To my case it resembled an auspicious attempt of a squirrel trying to quench the thirst of a religious cause. I have been there as the term was bestowed to me by HH Maharaja Ramanatha Sethupathi (who headed Ramanathapuram Devasthanam) as local candidate was not available for the post, at that time. I have been there without heeding to the suggestion of friends in Bangalore, insisting on me to skip that post as people countrywide on those days avoided venturing into Ramanathapuram (Ramnad) district for long stays. People were fear struck as cyclone in that district blew away a portion of the Pamban b...
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