INTRODUCTION

At his magnetic touch, the land became sanctified, atmosphere glorified, people spiritualized, and particularly rulers divinised to the extent of dedicating their kingdoms to the Lord of Lords and accepting the trusteeship as exemplified by the existence of Padmanabhadasas in this sacred land.

Though the abodes of gods are modest in dimensions and sublime in exterior, their interior is so divinising that it electrifies the true Bhaktas without exception. The austerity and piety breaking through the rituals observed and festivals conducted have become such a standard specimen that the highly developed godmen poured out their souls in ecstatic raptures when visited. Here is a gem of panergy coming from no less a person than Gandhiji, the Father of Nation, testifying to their glory and uniqueness. It begins - "I visited temples before in North India, but had not done so in a devout spirit, and they had failed to stir me. But the majestic Kerala temples spoke to me. Every carving, every little image, every little oil-lamp had a meaning for me". Undoubtedly all is due to the alchemy of Bhargavarama. Hats off to this holy land for inheriting, imbibing and implementing, and above all retaining those ennobling traditions, although the western political thought has been making the administrative machinery scrape its exterior a little bit now and then.

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