ever once in a while, if there is unexplicable discomfort, be it of the mind or the body, i request my wife to suthipodu.
the good lady, grabs some red chillies and salt, makes the rest of the family sit together, and waves it a few times in a circle, clockwise and anticlockwise, and rushes to the washroom to flush out these absorbers of sorrow.
my grandmother used to do the same thing, except that the said chillies used to go the kumutti, where depending on the level of crackling and smoke, it was interpreted as to the level of prevalent soonyam that was rid.
when i was a teenager, one of my friends lost two elder brothers, in similar road accidents within 3 years. the previous owners of the house, also had their sons die in road accidents.
my uncle on hearing this, suggested that the land where they lived, was previously a graveyard. he said that the only folks who had the power to remove the curse of the house, were certain muslims, who planted a chakra at the gate.
evil spirits, ghosts and goblins (kuttichaathaans) are as prevalent in canada, as they are in tamil nadu. various sightings of floating ghosts are whispered. though no one would announce it publicly.
is there another dimension, that is close to us, that can influence us and our living conditions?
the good lady, grabs some red chillies and salt, makes the rest of the family sit together, and waves it a few times in a circle, clockwise and anticlockwise, and rushes to the washroom to flush out these absorbers of sorrow.
my grandmother used to do the same thing, except that the said chillies used to go the kumutti, where depending on the level of crackling and smoke, it was interpreted as to the level of prevalent soonyam that was rid.
when i was a teenager, one of my friends lost two elder brothers, in similar road accidents within 3 years. the previous owners of the house, also had their sons die in road accidents.
my uncle on hearing this, suggested that the land where they lived, was previously a graveyard. he said that the only folks who had the power to remove the curse of the house, were certain muslims, who planted a chakra at the gate.
evil spirits, ghosts and goblins (kuttichaathaans) are as prevalent in canada, as they are in tamil nadu. various sightings of floating ghosts are whispered. though no one would announce it publicly.
is there another dimension, that is close to us, that can influence us and our living conditions?