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Then
he asked one of his trusted men to get the exact number asked for but hide two bricks
somewhere, When the wall was completed finally, two bricks were still required. The king
asked the Nambudiri's explanation. Undaunted he told him that his man has either brought
two bricks less or hidden them elsewhere. The pleased king presented him with a golden
bracelet such was the skill of the architect.
Sacred Bull
There is another amusing story about the origin of the white rishabha or bull at the main
entrance to the nalambalam from the west. Once a Young and strikingly hand-some saint came
to the temple. He sat on the mandapam, in front of the sanctum and meditated for hours
together. He disappeared the moment the temple was closed and appeared again when the same
was reopened. He was so attractive that many people especially women who came to worship
stood and stared at him. After a few months the children born to several women in this
place resembled the saint. The men became angry at this and wanted to drive him away.
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