The scene shifts to the bank of pavana Tungabhadra flowing beside
the reputed Mantralaya, the famous centre of pilgrimage, luring
streams of pilgrims throughout the year for over three centuries
now. The characters, strange to hear belong to both living and dead.
Shocks you a little; isn't it? Sure it does, but its aftermath is
undoubtedly serves unbearable shocks to the non-believers, rather
agnostics, who insist upon 'litmus paper' tests.
Among the living,
comes again an Englishman, holding a high office in the British
Government and was invested with the powers of taking decisions
independent and seeing them approved for implementation. His name
was Thomas Munro. The other was H.H.Raghavendraswamy, the
world-renowned Madhvamatha Peethadhipathi, who not only adorned the
galaxy of pontiffs of our sacred Ind, but added light and colour to
his pontificate through a wide variety of miracles he produced
during his life. Many legends are woven around his personality both
when living and after Sajiva Samadhi, which are still shining like
pole stars to the ill-fated duhkarthis. The time of action is 1916,
and the Government records embody it with all details of its
occurrence.
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