BHAGAWATHI OF GHENGANNUR

THE SANCTITY OF WEST GOPURAM

Among the other uniques the temple is deservedly famous, for the west Nada deserves mention. On the right side of the west Gopuram there is a hole and it has an exotic episode to narrate. It is supposed to contain a venomous serpent inside, and one is afraid of taking oath inserting finger into it. If he utters lies while the finger in the hole, the serpent bites him and instant death follows. 

So one is mortally frightened to take oath at this place in this method. Liars met with instantaneous deaths, hence the very mention of west Nada of Chengannar strikes terror into the minds of liars. Its origin is quite interesting-it appears once a fake Vishavaidya from Tamil Nadu went there and boasted that none would beat him in curing snake bites. Unfortunately a twelve year boy, the lone- survivor renowned for Vishavaidhya heard it and reported it to his fond mother.

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