SABARIMALAI

No sooner did he arrive in devaloka confrontation began. Mahishi though put up a stout resistance with all her allies, met with death. When Manikanta threw her corpse on the bank of Alasa, Leela emerging prayed for a strange boon - she requested the slayer to take her as his wife. Chuckling to himself, he said that he would take her, provided there was no Kanni Ayyappan -first time visitor worshipper in a particular year to shoot an arrow at the Saramkuttiyal - the name of a banyan tree which is shot at by every novitiate pilgrim.

Mahishi jumped with joy and started waiting for the dawn of the year, when there would be no novitiate worshipper Kanni Ayyappa to shoot at the tree. She has been waiting, waiting... Alas! her waiting would be endless and be certainly stretched to infinity, for there is witnessed a speedy, uninterrupted rapid increase of novitiates to the temple since then. Thus the stupid she - buffalo Mahishi is out witted. Was not her object strange? Stranger was the condition set!! And strangest was Ayyappa's wit!!! Avarice must be modest, else...

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