The Resurrection; Phase 5
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| Image Courtesy: Google |
Next, I asked the students if they have done
something adventurous in their lives, or an achievement, which came to them
after a hazardous struggle.
One of the boys stood up.
He said he loved Chenda,
the ancient traditional drum used in temples of Kerala. Once during his
childhood, when he was about five, a master came to their village temple and
offered to teach the children of the village the art of playing Chenda. The little boy was very excited.
He was at the time an assistant to the priest to the temple of Kaali
Even though he wanted to learn how to play Chenda, the priest of the temple he was
assisting did not permit it. His father too succumbed to the distorted argument
of the priest that a priest’s assistant should not indulge in another activity.
There should be focus, shradha and
obeisance, bhakthi towards and only
towards the goddess, the priest had explained.
However, the little boy of five was not familiar with
the idea ‘intimidation’ yet.
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| Chenda Image Courtesy: Google |
He hid himself outside the small shack where they
taught Chenda.
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