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ONCE UOPON A JAFFNA !! GHOST STORIES (REAL) VERY OWN TAMIL GHOSTS ON PROWL !! ENCHANTING WORLD OF GODS DEMONS AND MYTHOLOGICAL BEASTS !! ON THE TRAIL OF GOD SILK AND SPICES >>>>BUT NOT NECESSARILY IN THAT ORDER ! SERIOUS (PRETTY SERIOUS) KADDURAIKAL ! MANY MORE ! AMBALAM !

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`drfnft kadfFbfKqf clcltfEtaDmf `Rvi.;AlkAqy<mf ekaFkAqy<mf tdvicf eclfLmf emlita[ mnftmaRtmf. paDmf p<qfqi[gfkqf. 'lflacf cl[gfkAqy<mf ctftgfkAqy<mf uqvagfki ~[alf `vbfAby<mf Emviy Ema[ `Amti tvZmf ;dmf. rmfymf '[pEt ;Tta[f. 'nft ;dmf 'nftkf kalmf '[fB ecalfl MFyatTmf, `pfpFcf ecalfvT `vciymbfbT '[f{mf pFya[ maycf Vzlf `T. cAdtft mrti[f kIzf ;R uRvgfkqf o[fAb eya[fB ubfBpf parftftpF cmfpaxitfTkf eka]fFRnft[. pl kalmf pzkiy Mkgfkqak etriyEv kidfdcf ec[fB parftfEt[f. `dEd! nmfm pkfktfTtf etRpf piAqyarf. `RkiliRpfpvrf viyac M[ivrf EpaliRkfkibEt ~mmamf cadfcatf viyacErta[f! M[ivrfkQkfKmf taFkfKmfta[f '[f[ epaRtftmf. '[f[ panftmf.

 "Eta epriy vixytfAtpf pbfbi EpCki$rfkqf EpaliRkfkiT '[fB kaAttf tIdfFkf eka]fEd[f. na[f vnftAt u]rfnftvrfkqaktf etriyvilfAl. crita[f `Tv<mf nlflTta[f. "tavT Ekdfk na[f uqbikf ekadfF epriyvrfkqi[f captftibfK "[f uqfqak Ev]fDmf. ~[alf ;vrfkqf capgf ekaDkfKmf rkmaktf etriyvilfAl. `vrfkqf nlfl vkfkA]yak `mrfnftiRnft vittfAt parfkfk u]fAmyilf epa$Amyaktfta[f ;RnftT. pkfktftilf pamfp<pf p<bfB. 'Bmfp<kqf caricariyak UrfnfT eka]fFRnft[. 'lfla uyiri[gfkqi[f ;ylfp<kAqy<mf "bfBkf eka]fd epRnft[fAm `vrfkqilf etrinftT. EkaArpf p<lfLkfK Emlf mikpf ptvicak ;Rnftarfkqf. ~$yirmf evqfqikfK kFmavilf ecalflicf ecyvitft lv<wf CvIdfFlf ;RpfpAtvidv<mf hayfyaktf ta[f ;Rnftrarfkqf. p>raymakcf ecalflvilfAl - `pfpF oR ;Rpfp< paRgfEka. ;TvAr 'nft natakfkQmf ;pfpF Ckmak cikfkarak ;RnftAt na[f ka]EvyilfAl. ;nft ;RpfApcf ecalflicf ecalfliEy mayfwfC Epaklamf. ;nft ;dtfti[f vcIkrmf ;vrf kqidmiRnfT ta[f viyapikfkibT. lv<wf CvIdfFlf ~Cvacmaktfta[f ;Rkfk MFkibta '[f[, ~dmfprpf epaRqf kQkfKritfta[ kvAl `rikfkamlf viDkibta? pZtaki viDma, Pd viAl ekaDtfT "manfT vidfEdama, `Dtft tvA]pf p]mf '[fB pl. nvI[ nrrfkqi[f viti. '[f[ ecyfvT !.

;pfpF na[f cinftikfktf etadgfkiy k]Em, vinaykrf '[f pkfkmf tiRmfpi, pD kaCvlak vidfd ;dtftiliRnfT 'gfkqf cmfpaxA]Aytf etadRmf pavA[yilf " `mfm]iyidmf ecalfL, kvAlEy pd Ev]fdamf. kidfdtftdfd ugfkqf vdfdartftiAl ;RkfKmf 'lflacf c[Mmfta[f tmizftf et[fblf pFkfki$rfkqf, ~[alf ecalfl madfdarfkq.f pD `Mkfk[fkqf. `T m[it Cpavmf. Ematkmf `vlf C]fdlf ~kiy ptarftftgf kqi[f ecyfMAb pbfbi niAbypf Epadcf ecalf. " '[f$rf.

piqfAqyari[f k]fkqilf ;pfEpa etrivT KBmfpa ;lfAl k[iva '[fB ecalfl MFyvilfAl. cibiy k]fkqilfta[f 'tftA[ vcIkrmf. `vrf k]fkqff tkvAl `tirfv< `Alkqak '[f YMAqkfKqf EnrFyakcf ecLtfTki[fb[ '[fB pdfdT. piqfAqyarf ecalfl niA[pfpT 'lflamf t[f padfDkfK '[f m[tilf cinftA[yak evqipfpDkibT EpaliRkfK. Y`nft `tirfv<kqf YMAqyi[f `ti Ndfp pKtiyilf ptivaki '[kfK viqgfKmf emazikfK pibfpaD mabfbpf pDki[fb[ '[ `{ma[ikffkiEb[f. cinftA[kfKmf 'dfdat uyiri[f YMlatar Amymf '[f[ilf ;RpfpT '[kfEk ~cfcrfy mayiRnftT. u]fAmyilf piqfAqyarf '[f[ilf ;RnfT ta[f EpCki$rf '[fb u]rfv< `FkfkF "bfpdfdT. ;T canfnitftiy viEcxmf. ;vRd[f 'nftpf paAxyiLmf kAtkfklamf '[fB etrikibT. `vrvrf paAxyilf ;ylfpakpf ptilf vnftAdy<mf. ;gfK ndnft viyacri[f cmfpaxA]yilf ;TvAr na{mf XdEv ;Rnft matiriya[ pavA[ p]f]i ;ylfpakpf Epci[arf piqfAqyarf. vidfd KAb, vitiyi[f AkEpalf tiRmfpi vnfT, '[fA[tf etadfd matiri yiRnftT. ;T vAr na[f cinftitft vixygfkqf 'lflaEm ;vRkfK etrinftiRkfkibT. '[T cil ecalflkf Pdat cilfmixgfkqfXd camikfKtf etrinftiRkfKmf '[ niA[v<kfK vrEv cgfEkajmak enqinfEt[f. `dEd oR `zka[ mnfthas p<[f[Ak. _yfyyfEya ! cilfmixgfkAq parftfT vidfdarf EpaliRkfK. oR KdfD viZnftT. vi]f vi]f '[fB m]fAd vlitftT. mv<sf t[f padfDkfK kIcfcidfDkf eka]fFRnfT `TpadfDkfK k]i[i ktftrikfkayf eparivT matiricf ctfttfTd[f ptiv< ecyfT eka]fFRnftT. viyacrf `vrf padfFbfK CElak mAz epazinfT eka]fFRnftarf. 'lflaEm ;ylfpakEv ndnfT eka]fFRnft[.

" nIyavT et[fblf pFkfki$ya? " '[fB Ekdfdarf piqfAqyarf. na[f Mtlf pkfktftiliRkfKmf t[ipf pdfdvrfkqiAdEy mdfDmf '[fb `bivipfp< vackmf etadkfkmf pi[f `dfAdyiLqfq eladfEda viqmfprmf vAr pFkfkiEb[f mhapfpirp< '[fB ptiliBtfEt[f EpaliRkfkibT. pirp< '[fb varftfAtkfK vnftv<d[f "cut that prabhu crap out" '[fB piqfAqyarf niBtfti[arf. ;[iEmlf camI '[fEb XpfpiDvTta[f cri '[fB pdfdT.

piqfAqyarf etadrfnftarf. " cri, u[f p<tftita[f etriy<Em. capfpadfD parfclilf cbfbi vRmf ti[tf tnfti Eppfprilf ;RkfKmf ekaciB ecyftiEylflamf vacitft pFEyta[f capfpiDvayf. `Tv<mf pti[aB vyTpf pRvpf ep]f ki]bfbFyilf cBkfki viZnftaqf, pdfdpf pklilf ctkf ctkf '[fB ktftikf KtfT ;nftmatiri ecyftiey[f$lf oR vRdpf pAzy Eppfprf '[fBmf paramlf pray]mf p]f}kibv[ftaE[nI "'[f$rf. ;nft piqfAqyaAr '[kfKpf piFtfTvidfdT. `vrf ;pfpF mikv<mf uriAmy<d[f KdfDvT Pd piFtftT. EmLmf `vrf " YM[fB MAb k]kfK EcatA[kqilf u[kfkak 08 marfkfAk 88 ~kcf CzitftiRkfkiEb[f. eca[f[pF Etgfkayf uAdtftaya " '[fB KdfF[arf.

vixymf nkRmf tiAcAy mabfb My[fB EkdfEd[f. " `T cri cami, 'lflaRmf viyacpkvaA[pf Epalf krfm Eyakiyak ;Rkfk MFy<ma, ekawfcmf paradfF ubfcakpfpDttavidfdaLmf prvayilfAl ;RkfkiE$Ema ;lfAlEya '[f$vT k]fD ekaqfq Ev]fdama? " '[fEb[f. piqfAqyaEra cAqkfkamlf " mi[fcitfta, ubfcakmf '[fb UbfB u[kfKqiRnfta[f epagfk Ev]fDmf. `T cri o[fB ecalfkiEb[f ecyfki$ya? `mfm]iyidmf, et[fbAl `Dtft ;tZd[f ;ZtfT YMdcf ecalfL. ;lflavidfdalf `Rkfka]i nacfciyarf KrgfKpfpiqfAq eptftaqamf '[fb matiriEy Epayf viDmf. Mtlilf oR vixytfti[f `RAm etriyEv]fDmf. `vrfkQkfK raciyiRnftalf `tT "bfbvaB ndkfKmf. EtAvyilflamlf ti]ikfk Ev]fdamf . yaRkfKmf pirEyac[mf ;lflat EvAlAy krfm Eyakmf '[fB Xdcf ecalfl MFy<ma?" Pics: Eating Pillaiyar. Vinayagar Agaval depicts Pillaiyar as a cosmic principle without form. These are mystical verses and to understand a few lines meditatively  is to understand the amazing nature of mind. My purpose is to narrate a simple 'encounter' in time zone. Not the metaphysics and scientific theories behind it.

" `pfpFEy ~kdfDmf cami, piqfAqyarf ecalf$[f, ;nft mi[fcitft[f ecyfy$[f, nIgfkqf oRvadfF eca[f[a....... " '[ pvfviymakcf ecalfli AkAyy<mf virAly<mf kabfbilf nIdfF sfAdlakcf CzbfbiE[[f. '[f[ ~cfcrfymf ! DvIxf ! DvIxf ! DvIxf ! '[ virlAcv<kf Ekbfp pvrff oli kabfbilf kmfpIrmak 'ZnftT. udmfpilf MBkfEkbi, oR tilf vnftT. ;Dpfp<mf kIzfpakMmf Ecri dpfpagfKtfT ~d tyara[T. piqfAqyarf '[T tyarf niAlAypf parftfT mnfthacmak ciritftarf. 'pfpF '[f EvAl? '[fpT Epalf ;RnftT `vrf parfAv.

`dcf ! camikfK nmfYMrf pzemazi eylflamXdtf etrikibEt. nmfm Cpfprf sfdari[f `gfk `Acv<kQmf Pdtf etrinftiRkfkibT. ;et[f[ epriy ~cfcrfymf, ;T nmfYMrfcf camitaE[. ~[alf `tT ndkfkEv]fFy pF ndkfKmf '[fb ttfTvmf camiyi[f EtctftibfKcf cripfpdlamf. nmfm EpdfAdkfK ;T eclfLma? ymA[pf pcfcF EpadfdvrfkqayibfEb? tmizilf crkfKpf Epadfdalf `edda `RAmya[ vixymf ;Atkf ekawfcmf ~gfkiltftilf Epadfdalf ;AqyvrfkQkfKmf utv<Em '[fb kRtfT u]fdaklamf. ~gfkiltftilf Epadfdalf ;T cgfkmf vqrftft tmizf "D "[f ~gfkilftil Epadpf pDkibT '[fB EkdfdaLmf Ekdfkpf pdlamf. cmaqitfTkf klnfT kdfFpf EpadfdaLmf EpcfC YMcfCkf kiAdyaT. ;ZtfT YMF[alf 'gfEk et[fblf?, cgfkmf nitftiAr ekaqfkibta ? Epa[fb Ekqfvikqf 'zlamf. nmkfEk[f vmfp<. ecanft vixymf pbfbi piqfAqyaridmf EkdfEpaEm.

cnftrfpfptAt nZvvidamlf " cami, '[kfK oEr oR MAb eladfEda vizcf ecyfy<gfEka, Ekavilf kdfDkiEb[f "f '[fB _sf AvtfEt[f. `nftcf ci[f[kf k]fkqilf oEr oR vinaF mdfDmf ci[mf Eta[fbi mAbnftT. ;nft oR vinaF ukfkirtfti[f tkipfApkfPd '[f udlf tagfk MFyamlf nDgfkiyT. mI]fDmf `nftcf canftmf tiRmfpiyT , k]fkqilf pAzy KBKBpfp< mi[f[iyT. " mi[fcitfta, `nftpf pAzy parfAv kymaMk{kfKtf ta[f, u[kfK `T EtAvEyyilfAl. etriy<Ema Oyf? " ;Atkf EkdfD '[kfK ucfciKqir M[fpakEv `vrf etadrfnfT " "[f etriy<ma? u[fA[ viZtft '[kfK ;nft myirilf oR ciB T]fEd `tikmf " '[fB Ttikf Akyilf ;RnfT oR myiAr ;Zkfkpf Epa[arf. '[kfK crfv naFy<mf oDgfkiyT. ~[alf `vrf ciripfp< ma$mlf " pypfpdaEt, u[f ~cfci '[f prm pkfAt. u[f[ilf oR k]f AvtftiRpfptak `vRkfK ekaDtft vakfKBtiAy niAbEvbfbEv vnfEt[f. "bfk[Ev nI oR kiBkfk[. mi[fcitft[f '[fb k]fdbiyat epyrf EvB. ~cfci u[fA[ '[f epyralf eclflmak piqfAqyarf piqfAqyarf '[fB Ppfpidfd pl[alf ta[f ;kfkdfDkfkqiliRnfT u[fA[tf tpfp AvtfEt[f. u[kfK eladfEda viZnftalf KdfFcfCvravayf. ;tbfkakEv yamf u[kfK eladfEda vizvid madfEdamf ". Pics: Fire, water, earth, wind and empty space are constituent element of the cosmos. The proportion and balance determines the form and its attributes. The health of organism depends on this balance. Another fundamental charecteristic arising from the play of elements are gunas: rajas, tamas,sattva.

 EpacfCda, camikQd[f ckvacmf ktfti Emlf ndpfpT matiritfta[f. oR cmymf PArAy piyftfTkf eka]fD ekaDkfKmf, oR cmymf EcatA[ UzfviA[ '[fb epyrilf `AlkfkzikfKmf. tiGer[ ;et[f[ yamf '[fki$rf. kaviygfkqilf kdv<qf vrgfekaDkfKmf emazi vzkfkak ;RkfkibEt '[cf cinftikfKmf M[fpakEv XBvarayi[arf. " pl kalmf '[fA[ EcvitftiRkfki$yf, '[f pkfAtyi[f Epra]fF. u[kfK '[fpat nIzlilff ;dmf EkdfFRkfki$yf. eladfEdaAvvid viAlmtipfpbfb eclfvtfAt tRkiEb[f. u[fA[ '[f{d[f `AztfTcf eclfkiEb[f. '[T mFkf k]i[iAy pramritfTkf eka]fD mv<Cd[f viAqyaFkf eka]fD ;R " '[f$rf. udE[ ktftiE[[f " _Eya cami, ~Aq viD cami, EcvitftT u]fAm, ~[alf `nft vytilf padlfkqi[f epaRqf criyak viqgfkvilfAl. "Eta kxfd kaltftilf EcatA[ pasf p]f] ugfkAqtf TA]kfK `AztftT '[[Eva u]fAm.. patkf kmlmf '[B Cmfma oR ;Tkfkakcf eca[f[alf `At cIriycak 'DkfkibIrfkEq camI. na[f 'gfEk nIgfkqf 'gfEk. viyacri[f kalf TaCkfKkfXd na[f cm[ak madfEd[f. oqAv, viyacrf Epa[fb pkft k]gfkQkfK `REk na[f vrlama? '[fA[ m[f[ikfk Ev]fDmf". '[tf t]fd[idfEd[f. tmiz[i[f YMAqya Cmfmava?

Ancak KAdnfEt[f. " cami, viyac pkva[f partmf 'Zti 'tftA[ ~yirmf ~]fDkqaki[fb[ '[fB ;[fB vAr `biwrfkqf KcfCpfpiF KDmipf piFyakcf c]fAd piFkfki$rfkqf. ;gfK parftftalf ;pfEpaTta[f 'Ztikf eka]fFRpfpT matiri ;RkfK? " '[fb '[f EkqfvikfK piqfAqyarf udE[ ptilf ecalflvilfAl. ekawfcmf epaBtfT, oR ttfTv mnftirmf ;rkciymakkf katilf PbividfD " NAzkibta? " '[f$rf piqfAqyarf. " ;[f{mf valfta[f ekawfcmf micfcmiRkfK cami " '[fEb[f. mv<ci[f valf epanfTkfKqf NAzvAtpf parftfTkf eka]fFRnfEt[f. " Oyf na[f `Atcf ecalflvilfAl ka}mf. kalmf evqi ~kiy tftTvgfkAq kadfFE[[f. Epakpf Epak t[fpadfFlf p<riy<mf. nI KzB pF ecyfyamlf Cmfma ;Rnftalf mnftirmf t[f EvAlAycf ecyfy<mf" '[fB piqfAqyarf KdfF[arf. " cami ugfkQkfK M[f[alf nibfKmf epaZT k]kfKpf padMmf Atylkfkavi[f KdfDmfta[f wapkmf vRkibT " '[fEb[f. `vrf eca[f[ kalpf epR evqi ekawfcmf p<rinftT matiriy<mf ekawfcmf p<riyatT matiriy<mf `tfT vitmak ;RnftT. camiyarfkqi[f pripaAxEy ;pfpFtfta[f. 'lflamf 'pfpEva MFnft kariymf '[fparfkqf. CmfmaviR '[fparfkqf. Cmfma Knftikf eka]fFRnftaEla, EcamfEpbi '[fparfkqf. `vrf mI]fDmff " ;pfepaZtavT NAzkibta parf. " '[fB PbividfD, "cri na[f vRkiEb[f n[f$k ;R " '[fB vazftfti[arf. . (pdmf BapfEpP 'rimAl Kzmfp< kkfkibT 1996)

 " cami palf pzmf ekawfcmf AnEvtftiymf p]f] Ev}mf, ;Eta vRkiEb[f " '[cf ecalfli na[f kiqmfp<M[f '[fA[ niBtfti[arf. "Kdmf Kdmak paAl '[f Tmfpikf AkkfKqf ti]itfTvidfdarfkqf, vriAc vriAcyak ni[fB plvnftpf pDtfti[arfkq. piqfAqyarf palf KFkfki$rf vaRgfEka vaRgfEka '[fB Pvi cnftikfKkf eka]fD vnfT vidfdarfkqf. `pfpE[, ;pfEpaetlflamf paAl niAtftaEl p<ArkfEkBkibT. "[f nIyavT ;vrfkQkfKcf ekawfcmf ecalfli yiRkfkpf pdaEta? '[fB eca[f[arf. ;pfEpa KznfAtft[mf ekawfcibfB, viAqyaFbfB. " camI nIgfkqf o]D, EpdfAdkfKpf EpdfAd o[fBkfKpf ptfT Emtavikqf. na[f eca[f[alf Ekdfkmadfdarfkqf."f "cri ;Eta kiqmfpi vidfEd[f"f '[B Pbi m]ikfkdfAdtf tiRpfpi EnrtfAtpf parftatftarf. EnrtfAt parftft k]Em mAbnfTmf vidfdarf piqfAqyarf mAbnftv<d[f rmfmyma[ kaD pygfkrmf niAbnft pirEtcmak viArvak mabfbmAdnftT. TartfEt 'rimAl enRpfp<kf KzmfAp kkfki, va[tfAt civpfpakfkiyT. kdlf eknftqitfTkf eka]fD cIbiyT. Epatakf

KAbkfK AdE[acrf Epa[fb "Eta oR radfct miRkmf tdkf tdkf '[ OFvnfT '[fA[pf piFkfk 'tft[itftT. Ktikfkalf pidriyilf tdfd Odtf etadgfkiE[[f. `Tv<mf viDvtayilfAl YMci YMcikf eka]fEd TrtftiyT. `t[f kalF OAc tdkf tdkf '[ vr vr mik `]fAmyilf EkdfdT. kidfdtftdfd tpfpividfEd[f '[fB niA[kfKmf epaZT `t[f piF ;BkiyT. piqfAqyaEr '[fb XcfcLd[f tiDkfkidfD viZnftT ta[f etriy<mf. Pics Dinosaur: monsters of a different age that freely roamed the planet. The geological upheavals and evolution made them extinct but not quite, they are the current rage of scifi fantasy. The racial memory of mythological beasts and geological turmoil have been carried into human psyche, orally through Indian art of story telling in form of Puranams. These have  rare insights, if you care to listen. The geological upheavals like submerging of Lamuria, rise of Himalayas are perhaps carried into our collective memory, as taboos associated with direction of South. The lord of death being associated as the ruler of southern direction. This probably a primeval fear, signifying the loss of large number of lives when Lamuria was submerged.

k]fA] vizitft epaZT mFyiliRnfT rajajiyi[f viyacrf viRnfT p<tftkmf nZvi viZnftT. ktv< ;pfepaZT tdkf tdkf '[tf tdfdpf pdfDkf eka]fF RnftT. enDEnrmf tdfFy<mff tibkfkat 'ricfcLd[f ktv< ~maralf `FpfpT matiritf tdfdpf pdfdT. ktAvtf tibnfEt[f. " '[f[ 9 m]iyacfC, AldfDmf EpaEdlfAl '[f[ nitftiArya, tmfpi vErlfAlEy ;[f{mf? " '[fb pF mA[vi pirc[f[ma[arf. wapkmf vnftT ;[fB viyazkfkizAm. ep]fcati ( "[f k]vA[ ~]f cati '[fptilfAl?) pjA[kfKcf ec[fB ;pfEpaT ta[f tiRmfpiyi Rkfki$rf. evqiEy nkrmf ejkcf Ecatiyak etrinftT. viAry<mf karfkqi[ff evqicfcpf epadfDkfkqf kBtft mAlkQkfKcf Vdpfpdfd 'ltfEra[ikf evqicfc maAlkqf Epalf cari cari yak `AcnfT eka]fFRnft[. etaAlviLqfq etRviqkfKqf cl[milflat kdlf prpfpilf pqigkaktf tktktfT mi[f[i mi[f[ikf eka]fFRnft[. nkrtfti[f pimfpmf maytf Etabfbmak kdlilf pirtiplitfTkf Eka]fFRnftT.

;T oR maAl EnrtfT mykfkmf. kalEtv[i[f klkfkmf. '[f$Lmf ;At Evtanftmak viritfT epaRQArkfk '[kfKcf camrftiymf EpataT. KAbnft pdfcmf jc[fEprfkfki[f nicfcymi[fAm ttfTvmf, ecarfFgfkri[f p>A[, ekawfcmf `ktftiyrf naF Ejasfymf, `y[fCAt[i[f kalmf- evqi carfp<tf ekaqfAk '[ 'lflamf klnfT camfparf ecyfy Ev]fDmf. `T '[f[ ecarfFgfkri[f p>A[ '[B EyacikfkibIrfkqa? nlflT Eyaciy<gfkqf. ! cri ;tfTd[f vidfD viDEvamf.