Beauty. Symmetry. Intricacy. Devotion. Grace. Joy. Sri Rama in Srivaikuntam Kallapiran temple. I was intrigued by kalla or thief. Heres the story - source Wikipedia A local thief of the village Srivaikuntam invoked the blessings of Lord srivaikuntaNatha when he started for his daily nocturnal rounds (to commit night theft). For the purpose of evading arrest he faithfully offered fifty percent of his booty to the Lord’s temple. Along with his confederates he committed theft in the royal palace also. One day when one of his abettors got apprehended enquiry officers zeroed in for the thief. Lord vaikunta natha in the guise of the thief appeared before the king for enquiry and to face the charges. The Lord when accused of the offence sermonised to the king that philanthropy, Fire, thief and the king are joint owners of public property and when the door of philanthropy is closed thugs get hold to them a head of the king. So the king hereafter should open the channel of philanthropy to avoid such situations. The king realised that it was none other than Lord Vaikunta Natha disguised as the thief. He prostrated before the Lord and turned a new leaf in his governance. From then on the Lord was come to be known as kallarpiran (chora natha in Sanskrit) or the Boss of the thieves.
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