“Hey! How strange is this! How do you know her color? Have you seen her? Where and how did you see it? If only the reaper knows this, your life is not yours!…”
"Wow! You know I'm not afraid of all this. And I don't do anything fancy. In Veeranarayanapuram, when the entourage of Pavuvettaraiyar passed along the road, I stood aside watching along with the crowd. Are the elephant, the horse, the palanquin, the circle all the honors you have sent? Is that true?”
“Yes, we sent it so what?…”
"so what? Nothing. I compared the reception you gave to Paluvetaraiyar and the reception you gave me, nothing else…!”
Gandamaran smiled lightly and said, “We paid him the respect due to the ordination officer. We gave you the welcome that should be given to a pure hero! Once upon a time, by Murugan's grace, if you become the son-in-law of this house, we will welcome the bridegroom with due respect!” He said. Then, “You came to say something else; By then the conversation had changed. Yes, you said that Aasi Naagi of Paluvetarayar is a good red color, how did you know that?” He said.
“Paluvetaraiyar was coming on the big black matthakaja of the Kadampur mansion, like Yamadharma coming on a buffalo! All my memory was above him. At one time I was thinking that I should become like him. Just as I was wondering who might come in the mud palak, a hand pulled the curtain of the palak slightly from inside. A face was visible through the drawn screen. Hands and face were nicely tanned! That's all I saw! From what you just said, I'm assuming that girl is the villain's desired heroine.
"Come! you are lucky It is said that no male child has ever laid eyes on the Ilayarani of Pavuvur. Didn't you see her hand and face for a second? Do you have any idea as to what country she might be born in? Kanthamaran asked.
“I didn't think about it at the time. Come to think of it, she was probably a Kashmiri woman; Or it seems that it could also be a goddess who came from the countries beyond the seas like Savagam, Kataram, Yavanam, Misiram etc. Maybe an Arab woman. It is in that country that women wear their masks from birth to death!”
At that time, from somewhere, the sound of instruments started to be heard. Sally, bear, drum, flute and uduku sounded together.
to be continue……………………………………………………………………
