Thiruvadurai Special
Nearly every household in India will be eating kali and kootu today for lunch. It took me a lot of digging around to find what exactly the significance of Kali and Kootu is. When found the sweet anecdote, I couldn't resist sharing it!! So heres a story to go with your lunch today ;) Cedanar of Naukoor, a disciple of Paddinattu Adigal, used to eat only after feeding Saiva devotees. Due to a constant bad weather, a bit like what we have now (yay snow :( ), he could not get together all the essentials for a proper meal. Thus, he had no option but to mix water with flour and prepare a mashed paste. Lord Siva understood his predicament. He wanted the people to know how sincere Cedanar's devotion was, thus, he disguised himself as a Siva devotee,visited Cendanar’s hut and enjoyed what was given to him as food. The following morning, temple attendants saw the premises scattered with the mashed paste. Lord Shiva had eaten the prasadam and it had created a mess within the templ...