SRIRANGAM

Bring back the idol by plea ing the emperor by musical entertainment. Their plan worked out successfully, and the dancing troupe of musicians could entertain the Mogul emperor satisfactorily by their jangini dance.

The emperor was plea and offered a reward to the troupe. The party submitted their desire get back the idol of Alagiya Manavala Perumal. The emperor wanted to know where it was. The troupe informed the emperor that the idol was with the emperor's daughter in the harem. The emperor agreed their request and permitted them to take it away. It was difficult get it from the princess. So they planned to make her sleep with the wonderful music, when it would bepossible to remove the idol.

Went on entertaining her with enchanting music as a lullaby to induce her to sleep. When the princess fell asleep the idol was quickly removed and carried fast to Srirangam. The Mogul emperor found the
next morning that his daughter in a bad state of despair at the loss of the idol from her bed chamber. The princess was in
a love-lorn state and, when it was found difficult to bring her to normalcy, the Mogul emperor sent her to Srirangam along with
a posse of soldiers under a commander with orders to bring the idol back. When the princess and her escort reached
Srirangam they found the temple doors closed.

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