DHANVIN, ISHAAN, MRIGASYA, SHIVENDRA A strange glow was seen inside the temple at Suchindram, a slow and steady ringing of the bells vibrated around the small town, slowly the people moved towards the temple as if in trance.
The aroma of Holy ash filled the air, they felt his presence even before they saw him. The ground seemed to vibrate with energy that was pouring from his being. With a face shaped like a conch, eyes like petals of lotus, complexion like that of radiant moon, blue throat shimmered, long matted hair looked like molten gold, poured almost to his feet. The crescent moon shone with a brilliance, as they neared, the sound of damaroo was hypnotizing, his right hand held a Trishul, rudraksha beads covered his chest, tiger skin around his waist, legs astride Mahashaktimaya gave darshan to his devotees.
Crowd increased by the second, they stood in silence, a prayer on their lips, their eyes unblinking. They were born again , resurrected.
Palms joins in supplication, they just swayed to the beat of the damaroo.
Stanu raised his hand in blessing.
A chant of Om Namaha Shivaya rippled through the devotees.
Be witness to the Union of Shiva Shakthi Nandi addressed the crowd. You will all be sanctified.
The aroma of vibuthi seemed to engulf their souls as they prostrated before Sarveshwara.
Shakthi sat looking at the 100s and 1000s of sugarcane stumps, coconuts and Beetle leaves that lay in front of her. Each one was cleverly made to look like the one requested by her.
She looked at Narda, a bemused expression on her face. Where is he? She asked.
Narda looked towards the huge carved doors of the temple.
And then he seemed to walk in, right through the thin air in all his magnificence and brilliance.
He stood looking towards his Shakthi, his eyes slowly wandered around the scattered leaves stumps and coconuts and a smile danced on his lips.
He looked back at her, and stepped towards her, only to be stopped by Narda, much to Shakthi exasperation and Mahadev's amusement.
Narda bowed, his hand outstretched, Mahadev, the coconut, the leaf and the cane he said with a smile.
Shiva looked towards Uma, a twinkle in his eyes, she looked into his with devotion and anticipation.
A luminous glow emitted from his forehead.
A coconut took form its shell brown the three eyes appeared dark and then got absorbed itself into Shiva's third eye, leaving it completely whole.
A Beetle leaf grew from the ground itself, the veins lifted and spread into the Trishul
The Sugar cane emerged from the Stone wall of the temple; the stumps detached and became part of the Damaroo.
Narda murmured, Narayana NarayanaâŚ.
Shakthi was engulfed with radiance, Shiva gazed at her enchanted