Introduction Nalamkal Krishna Pillai in his essay on Ettumanur his book,
Mahakshetrangalku Mumpil, narrates the following incident: An acquaintance of his did not
have an issue for several years after marriage. When his wife conceived she vowed that the
first feeding ceremony for the child would be performed at the Siva temple Ettumanur. She
gave birth to a son. When the time came for annaprasanam she reminded her husband about
her vow.
Author - K.R. Vaidyanathan
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