Airatheeshwarar Trip

In a small village on Trichy -Tanjore route

Stands an ancient temple

So proud and divine

Dedicated to Shiva and Alankari Amman.

Flows beside it the quiet Kaveri

While the fields are ripe for harvest

Nandi sits deep in the womb

Nonchalantly waiting for whispers

'Abhishekams' flowed from milk to honey

The gods were appeased

So was I

For I haven't had such a peaceful dialogue with god

In years that have passed!!

I had been on a road trip to this little village called, 'Nemam' on the Trichy-Tanjore route. It was so wonderful to see the river Kaveri flow tho' she was quite sluggish. The grand anaicut built thousands of years ago by Karikala Cholan is FASCINATING.

I also stayed in an agraharam, in a house built in 1865. Somehow I had a restless sleep. The agraharam transported me to years yonder when the caste system would have been barbaric!!!