AHOBALAM

Here is another anecdote of bhaktas' unbounded dedication to this compassionate Lord. Tradition says that the Lord is staying here permanently of his own accord after that lokadhdharanakarya. One version is that his infatuation for Chencheeta - a local belle whom he married was so great that he became totally oblivious of Vaikunta and his former status and all. He is abiding in this hill abode since his first appearance. That is the reason why the locals especially padmasalis perform Kalayanotsavam of this Lord in such grandiose manner that the whole temple region reverberates with piety that goes hand in hand with gaiety. For, they claim that his divine consort belongs to their caste. The entire community assembles and lustily participates in the function. The peculiar custom observed then is the selection of person to perform the wedding ceremony. How to select that 'ONE' and 'WHO' to be given that privilege? They have away out and it is followed for centuries.

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