LORD SIVA OF ETTAMANUR

THE EPISODE OF NANDI

On crossing, after prayers to this divine lamp, the visitor goes to the garbhagriha. Just opposite the Srikoil, there are two images of Nandi, the Lord's mount installed on a raised platform in the Mukhamandapa; one is a stone made and the other metal. This metal Nandi was offered by the King of Chambakksseri under special circumstances.

According to the belief in circulation, the King who suffered from stomach pain came to the Lord for cure, when he met with disappointment at all places. Believing in the Lord's abundant compassion and that alone cures him, he mediated and worshipped the Lord for 41 days, observing austerities enjoined. Miracle happened. The ailment that could not be cured by the expert doctors with best medicines disappeared sans doses and sutures.

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