TRIPRAYAR - KOOTU VAZHIVADU

Confronted with unaffordable hardships and insoluble problems threatening existence, man looks up and with palms joined prays to heaven to illumine his path and grant strength to cut the Gordian knot. And takes vows of different kinds for instant relief and sure release from the tight grip of Satanic forces. His faith on realisation of follies starts escalating and goes on propelling till he is hurled at the feet of the Almighty Providence for refuge permanently. That All-powerful Supreme God sheds compassionate mellowed light then, and saves the penitent devotees with miracles of infinite variety.

On crossing the ocean of grief, and when placed under the all-protective umbrella, man thinks of redeeming his debt in cash or kind as vowed during crises. The redemption is made through numerous ways and temple chiefs have established means to fulfilling the object. Thus come into existence several sevas, vazhivadus etc. They vary from temple to temple. And some of them extremely strange and appear ridiculous even to the staunch theists. As they are strange, so is the tradition, but seen through the eyes of those who took vows thus, they are justified on all counts. Offering hair, tulabharam of new born first baby, naivedyam of several kinds, currency, coins, animals etc. is a common place tradition in practice and temples are making provisions and arrangements for redemption. And the income that comes is becoming the backbone of their existence.

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