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THE VADAKKUNNATHAN TEMPLE |
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All he did was
to go to the temple with his carpenter and pray to the Lord for a while. He then went
inside the old structure, spread a cloth and lay on it for an hour. Then he came out and
ordered the carpenter to demolish the old structure and start building a now one. The
perplexed carpenter asked where was the "Puram Kuttu"' or sketch? The Nambudiri
replied that he had already made 'Akam Kuttu' (mental sketch) and asked him to go ahead as
he ordered. The final result was the beautiful structure, which we see today.
The Highness was very much pleased with the skill of the Nambudiri. He wanted to test his
skill on another occasion. He asked him to reconstruct the outer wall of the temple and
wanted to know the exact number of bricks that would be required. The Nambudiri thought
for a while and gave a number. The king had warned him that he would take him to task if
the number was found less or more. |
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