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ANNADANA PRABHU OF VAIKOM |
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MANIKYAVACHAGAR'S EPISODE Incidentally it throws light on the Lord's iron hand to the wrong doers and soft velvet heart to the genuine penitents. It happened Manikyavachakar, a celebrated minister of the Pandyan king, visited Vaikom in the capacity of a Minister for buying horses, imported here from Arab countries, as it was a renowned harbour then. Being an expert in the art of Aswasastra he had a profitable deal and purchased several hundreds of horses for the king's army. Soon after the purchase, he made use of the temple premises for the horses stay without proper sanction from the authorities, presuming that the royalty is above law, and his dignified status would not be questioned. |
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